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The Hidden Cost Of Improper Dosing

It may surprise some cattle producers but using animal health products properly and responsibly can actually reduce the overall health costs in a cattle operation. That’s just one of the things Betty Green has learned from personal experience. Green and her family run 1,000 bred cows and a 1,000-head feedlot at Fisher Branch in Manitoba’s […] Read more
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Breeding Tips

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Cattlemen spend a great deal of effort selecting herd sires. This is as it should be as fertility is the most important economic trait. With that in mind here are some points worth considering if you want to get the most out of your investment during this and every breeding season. To manage reproductive diseases, […] Read more
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Quality Starts Here – for Mar. 14, 2011

DEHORNING/ CASTRATION Dehorning The ideal solution is to buy cattle without horns. But that isn’t always possible. Incoming cattle may be dehorned during or after processing, depending on conditions at the time. Recommendedprocedures Ensure staff is trained in the proper use and method of the dehorning equipment you use, whether it be gouge, saw or […] Read more
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FiveWinter Fencing Rules

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Bale grazing is no different than any other production practice. You need to manage it and improve your skills to make it work. If the economics of bale grazing works for your operation, then it is a worthwhile skill to learn. But it is a skill and if you try it for the first time […] Read more
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The Ractopamine Crisis

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Taiwan banned Canadian beef shipments again at the end of January after discovering traces of ractopamine in imported U.S. and Canadian beef. This has Canadian producers pulling their hair out. It is not just that ractopamine has been approved for use as a feed additive for hog and cattle production in more than 20 countries […] Read more
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It’s Time To Go Home

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Jason Pollock started the new year with an announcement that he would step down at the end of this month after four years as CEO and general manager of Canadian Western Agribition (CWA). His decision didn’t come as a surprise to the board members of the annual livestock show — they knew his tenure would […] Read more
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Changes To Spring Calving

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In the last several years our calving season has changed dramatically. Most of these changes have been for the best. This article outlines several preventative health and management changes I have seen producers making in hopes they may provide some new ideas you can implement on your farm. With good bull selection, and virtually all […] Read more
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Feeding By The Genes

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Cattleland Feedyards, a 30,000-head feedlot near Strathmore, Alta., is pulling out all stops to find top-quality calves with a specifigenetic trait through its Genetic Breeder Alliance. The concept evolved from studies by Quantum Genetix of Saskatoon exploring the value of the obese (leptin) gene. Calves from Cattleland’s 1,200-cow breeding herd and 5,000 cows in three […] Read more
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Ergot Poisoning

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Ergot is a serious problem in feed this year. This parasitic fungus of the Claviceps genus starts its damage in the field, replacing one or more kernels in a mature grain head with a hard, dark mass called a sclerotia. In addition to reducing yield, the fungus produces a number of poisonous alkaloids toxic to […] Read more
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Zoning Works Both Ways

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The West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative (WHL) slipped into fourth gear in December with the start of round-the-clock monitoring of livestock traffic from west to east and vice versa. Zoning is a proactive disease management plan approved by the OIE, the World Health organization for animals. It’s a way of locking a country into health […] Read more

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