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2012 Agribition was a show to remember at Bar-E-L Angus

Far from the pomp and ceremony of the show ring, Dave and Lynne Longshore grab their touques and head down the lane to start another work day at Bar-E-L Angus southeast of Stettler, Alta. Partway through the daily routine they swing the mix wagon past two small pastures to drop some feed over the fence […] Read more
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Use grazing behaviour to manage pastures

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Cattle have certain preferences in forage plants and some definite behavioural patterns when grazing. Dr. Bart Lardner, a research scientist at the Western Beef Development Centre and adjunct professor in the department of animal and poultry science, University of Saskatchewan says ranchers need to be aware of grazing behaviour and use this knowledge to help […] Read more
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Controlling Canada thistle in pastures

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Canada thistles in pastures don’t just look ugly, they cause economic harm with yield losses approaching nearly two to one. That’s two pounds of desirable forage biomass lost for every pound of thistle biomass. The good news is that you will gain the forage back if you remove thistles, says Dr. Edward Bork, professor of […] Read more
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Spring Fencing — Cell Design

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Spring is right around the corner and it is high time to look at our fencing plans for this season. I hope you have all taken some time this winter to improve the management of the manager. The off season is a great time to invest in your knowledge and improve your skills as a manager. […] Read more
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Brown root rot lurking in alfalfa fields

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A little-known root disease hiding under the Prairie snowpack this past winter could give alfalfa growers a surprise in spring. Weather conditions were ideal for the development of brown root rot, a potentially damaging disease of forage legumes, including alfalfa. Brown root rot is a soil-borne fungal pathogen with the official name Phoma sclerotioides. It […] Read more
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Do we need to worm livestock at turnout?

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When getting ready to send cattle out to grass this spring one big question to ask yourself is, do they need to be dewormed? In the past with our avermectins or pour-on products seeming to be effective in the fall and no chance of reintroduction over the winter we thought levels should be almost zero […] Read more
Severe penile warts.
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Penile problems in bulls

Many can be caught and fixed at a yearling semen evaluation

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When examining young bulls for the first time we as veterinarians look for many conditions besides semen quality that may affect breeding ability. Many of these can be corrected but some result in bulls being eliminated from the gene pool. Young bulls are more commonly detected with seminal vesiculitis and other infections involving secondary sex […] Read more
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The evidence for vaccination at weaning and at the feedlot

It isn’t clearcut, but don’t stop doing it

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There are more than 80 vaccines available for cattle in Canada, most are indicated as an “aid in the prevention of disease.” This label category means the product has been proven to effectively prevent the disease by a clinically significant amount, but not 100 per cent. Add to that the variability within the environment and […] Read more
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Pellets can have ergot too

Wayne Brost learned that lesson the hard way

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Ergot is an infection of grasses and cereal crops caused by the fungus, Claviceps purpurea. The oversized purplish-black ergot bodies that develop in the place of seeds or kernels can be easily identified in standing crops and uncleaned grain, but it’s a different story once the grain has been processed and one with which Wayne […] Read more
Nicole Lamb.
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Biting into the beef market

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Take a conscientious ranching family, add some grassfed beef-finishing know-how, season it well with business and marketing savvy, then garnish with a twist of slow-food philosophy and you have the perfect recipe for a new branded beef line — Bite Beef’s slowgrown grass-fed beef. The Bite Beef Company was started by managing partners Nicole Lamb […] Read more

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