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Taking aim at dart gun pros and cons

Effective yes, but they need to be used with the proper diagnosis and product

By Roy Lewis Dvm July 26, 2017

Remote drug delivery (RDD) devices are becoming more common in some modern cow-calf operations. The older-style capture guns used in the past were generally used by veterinarians to tranquilize and “capture” cattle needing further treatment. Tranquilized animals could then be loaded and transported if that was necessary or put in a smaller compound if further […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market firm despite outside influences

By Jerry Klassen July 25, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from week-ago levels despite the strengthening Canadian dollar, stronger feed grain values and weaker fed cattle prices. Feedlot operators are wondering if this is a mockery, a delusion or a snare. Shorter term replacements are hard to come by and haven’t softened a half hair length. Small groups […] Read more

Horn flies swarming on a cow's shoulder.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Garlic is worth its salt for fly control

By Debbie Furber June 30, 2017

Feeding a little garlic powder to cattle does keep flies away and there are finally numbers to show it. Cows that received trace mineral (TM) salt fortified with garlic powder had 52 per cent and 56 per cent fewer flies on average than the two control groups that received TM salt alone during a summer-long […] Read more

For humane euthanasia of cattle, the point of entry of a projectile should be at the intersection of two imaginary lines, each drawn from the outside corner of the eye to the base of the opposite horn. The entry point should be high in the centre of the forehead but not between the eyes.

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Talking about euthanasia

Cattle Management: The final call is ultimately up to the cow-calf producer

By Debbie Furber June 28, 2017

When cow-calf producers talk about the need to euthanize an animal, their first thoughts turn to those that are sick or injured and whether the animal is likely to recover. If it hasn’t responded to care and is suffering, then there is really no other option. This decision isn’t made lightly, as Dr. Melissa Moggy […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Saskatchewan offers provincial pasture leases to patron groups

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 15, 2017

Cattle producers using provincial pastures heading into the final three years of the Saskatchewan Pastures Program (SPP) will get the first chance at leasing them. The province announced in March it would wind down the SPP, kicking off a public consultation process. Based on those consultations, the province confirmed Thursday it will grant the 50 […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Livestock

The challenge with Ontario calves

By John Greig June 12, 2017

Calves from Ontario generally continue to miss the quality mark for larger feedlots in the province which continue to rely on cattle from Western Canada for the uniform lots of vaccinated cattle they need.“We need 200, 300, 400 head together because that’s our pen size,” says Steve Eby, who runs a feedlot near Kincardine. They […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Forages, Research

Making dollars out of sense

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen June 7, 2017

Aside from price insurance (in provinces where it is available), cow-calf producers can’t do much to control the price they receive for their calves, so managing input costs is often the biggest opportunity to improve profitability. The Western Beef Development Centre has found that annual production costs differ by at least $100 per cow between […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Six ways to keep your cattle wormer working

By Debbie Furber June 6, 2017

Resistance among internal parasites to broad-spectrum cattle wormers is emerging in Canada and experience in other countries leaves no reason to believe the problem won’t worsen. On the brighter side, producers here still have a fighting chance to retain the efficacy of available cattle wormers by combining parasite control strategies, says epidemiologist Dr. Fabienne Uehlinger[...]
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Cow-Calf, News, News Roundup

Should you preg check your cows?

News Roundup from the May 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 2, 2017

Really, should you preg check? That’s a question almost everyone in the cow business faces every fall. The advice from governments and veterinarians is generally yes, you should find out if the cows you are going to carry through the winter will give you a calf at the end of it. So why did 50[...]
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Dr. Tye Perrett, Feedlot Health Management Services.

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Calves from vaccinated dams did better in the feedlot

Canadian study looked at protection from respiratory and viral diseases

By Debbie Furber May 31, 2017

A uniquely Canadian study provides the first comprehensive look at feedlot health outcomes for calves from dams vaccinated before conception with Express FP. Dr. Tye Perrett, a managing partner with Feedlot Health Management Services, Okotoks, Alta., oversaw the project that reviewed Canadian feedlot records on 1.4 million calves born between 2007 and 2014 to compare[...]
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Taking aim at dart gun pros and cons

Klassen: Feeder market firm despite outside influences

Garlic is worth its salt for fly control

Talking about euthanasia

Saskatchewan offers provincial pasture leases to patron groups

The challenge with Ontario calves

Making dollars out of sense

Six ways to keep your cattle wormer working

Should you preg check your cows?

Calves from vaccinated dams did better in the feedlot

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