Zoology Archives - Page 81 of 81 - Manitoba Co-operator

Livestock, Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Shortage of feed brings lambs to market

By Mark Elliot November 6, 2008

The Grunthal sale Oct. 14 appeared to be a continuation from the Winnipeg auction Oct. 2 with similar prices for the sheep and goats. Lamb prices were slightly down, with a range of $1 to $1.02, although a couple groups reached $1.09 per pound. Most of the ewes on offer were going for meat. Within

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Other

Sask. cow turns up with anaplasmosis: OIE

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 6, 2008

Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials plan to test a south-central Saskatchewan cattle herd and neighbouring herds for anaplasmosis after one cow turned up positive for the disease. According to the website of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), CFIA confirmed the disease Oct. 10 in a beef cow from an 89-cow herd in the

Hogs, Livestock

Maximizing piglet survival

October 30, 2008

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Careful attention to sow and piglet management and close co-operation between staff is the key to maximizing piglet survival, Ciaran Ormond,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

Mexico lifts Alta. breeding cattle ban

October 30, 2008

The Canadian and Mexican governments have reached an agreement to remove Mexico’s temporary ban on imports of Alberta breeding cattle. The agreement resumes trade of all breeding cattle born after January 1999, lifting a ban the Mexican government imposed in August after Canada’s confirmation of its 14th case of BSE in a six-year-old Alberta beef

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

COOL blunts U. S. packers’ need for cattle

By Ron Friesen October 23, 2008

“They’re going to need cattle but COOL is standing in the way.” – Kevin Grier, George Morris Centre The U. S. is feeding fewer beef cattle but country-of-origin labelling will likely restrict opportunities for Canadian cattle exports. Uncertainty over COOL will override the U. S. industry’s need to make up for a shortfall of cattle

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

Good science no substitute for human intuition

By Kris Ringwall October 23, 2008

In the end, it takes a science-based team blended with a husbandry-based team to make the beef business work. The report from the human side of the chute was not very good. We had 32 open heifers that were pastured together and exposed to one bull. The bull had passed the breeding soundness exam. He

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U. S. plants start rejecting Canadian cattle

By Ron Friesen October 16, 2008

“It’s a very significant disruption. – John Masswohl, CCA Canada’s cattle shipments to the United States are plummeting as the new country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rule takes effect. Some U. S. packers are taking a hands-off approach to Canadian cattle as uncertainty reigns over how to handle slaughter animals from another country. The impact became noticeable

News, Other livestock

Sheep & Goat Market Report – for Oct. 16, 2008

By Mark Elliot October 16, 2008

The lamb selection at Winnipeg Oct. 2 was highly diverse with something for every bidder at the auction. Whether bidders were looking for a couple of lambs for the holiday period or for much larger numbers, the room was ready for a full afternoon with nearly 800 animals to be sold. Heavier lambs (over 100

Country Crossroads

Benefit held for Manitoba bullfighter

By Darrell Nesbitt October 16, 2008

Those who wish to send cards and letters, as well as those who may wish to assist financially, are asked by Brad and Dusty Lynn to use their home address – Brad Dunn, RR 3, Box 45, Carman, Manitoba R0G 0J0. Twin Lakes Ranch Ministries (Ron and Lorna Silvester) is also accepting donations in support

News

Argentine beekeepers no longer in clover

By Helen Popper October 16, 2008

“…any crop that is planted uniformly across large areas with the use of herbicides deprives bees of the flowers they need.” – Alicia Basilio, School of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires Beekeepers had it easy when cattle roamed freely across the flower-filled meadows of Argentina’s Pampas plains. But a boom in soy farming has changed

Daily Network News

CFIA updates plant protection regulations

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease after gains driven by Black Sea jitters

CBOT Weekly: Watching for Chinese soybean purchases

Tag Archives Zoology