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Beef Cattle, Cereals, Cow-Calf, Crops, Features, Livestock

Cattle operation makes the most of every opportunity

That’s how the Betcker family has expanded T Bar Cattle Co. in the past decade

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What a difference a decade has made for Brad and Lisa Betcker and family, Tanner and Morgan, who operate T Bar Cattle Co. just south of Medicine Hat, Alta. They’ve expanded from a cow-calf ranch near Elkwater, secure with steady income from Brad’s job with the county there, into the risky realm of cattle feeding […] Read more
cattle in a feedlot
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

What can we do about mycoplasma?

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When talking to feedlot owners and backgrounders across this country one question almost always comes up. “Is there anything new out there to combat mycoplasma?” While there are things being worked on it is not an easy fix. What we have found is there are procedures, vaccines combined with minimizing stress (often easier said than […] Read more
Dr. Lacey Fowler of Viking Vet Clinic
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Case of vitamin deficiency in calves cracked

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High mortality isn’t normally associated with vitamin deficiencies, but for one Alberta producer, stressful winter weather may have been the tipping point. The family lost 22 of the 70 calves born to heifers during the 2013 calving season. Getting the Viking Veterinary Clinic involved from the outset, when unexplained deaths started happening early in the […] Read more
calf with an eye infection
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

The full cost of pink eye in cattle

Cure the pain as well as the losses


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Pink eye or, more properly, infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), ranks high on the list of most expensive cattle health issues. The impact in lost weight gain alone is substantial. For pre-weaned calves, pinkeye is the second most costly disease, behind scours. One study showed a 17 pound (lb.) loss when one eye was affected and […] Read more
Pasture pigs prove profitable
Features, Hogs

Pasture pigs prove profitable

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When I was a child we lived in rural Saskatchewan on a mixed grain and beef farm. I was never involved in 4-H but I always had some type of business venture on the go. I was fortunate enough to have a YEP (youth education program) in my home. One of my favourite profit centres […] Read more
cows drinking out of a special winter water supply pump
Features, Livestock

Winter water systems for cattle

Frost-free nose pumps and solar energy help keep water from freezing

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Winter water for cattle can be a challenge in cold weather, especially in regions without electricity for running a pump or tank heaters. There are several options including solar power and the frost-free nose pump. George Widdifield, ranch manager at the Western Beef Development Centre’s research ranch at Lanigan, Sask., says their operation utilizes frost-free […] Read more
Dr. Leigh Rosengren
Features, Livestock

Talk, tweet and shout about antibiotics for food animals

We've sat back long enough

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We’ve sat back long enough

Sickness happens. When animals get sick they need treatment every bit as much as people. Retaining access to effective antibiotics for food animals is important for animal welfare and food safety because raising healthy animals means healthful, safe food. This is an important message consumers need to hear from producers in the discussion on antibiotic […] Read more
man testing hay quality
Features, Forages

Don’t gamble on feed quality

Test so you’ll be prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws your way, says forage specialist Terry Kowalchuk

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In a survey of Saskatchewan forage last fall 62 per cent of the 200 bales sampled did not meet the energy requirement for a 1,350-pound cow in mid-gestation at -25 C. Only five per cent of the alfalfa, alfalfa-grass, grass and cereal greenfeed bales supplied enough energy to carry pregnant cows through the last month […] Read more
cattle hoof with a bacteria infection
Beef Cattle, Features

Toe-tip necrosis in cattle still something of a mystery

Early detection critical to treatment

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Having no clue as to what’s causing lameness could be your best clue for diagnosing toe-tip necrosis syndrome in the early stages, which is the only time treatment will be effective. Circumstantial evidence is the key, explains Dr. Murray Jelinski, Alberta Beef chair with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. […] Read more

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