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It pays to control the pain, according to the producers we contacted.

Facing up to pain in cattle

Meloxicam brings comfort to cattle and producers

By Debbie Furber March 28, 2017

No ifs or buts about it, producers who used meloxicam to ease the discomfort of branding, castration and other routine procedures on young calves in the past plan to use it again this spring. Meloxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to reduce inflammation, pain and fever, and fortunately Canadians now have three long-acting meloxicam […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue upward trend

By Jerry Klassen March 28, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels with lighter weight categories selling $6 to $8 higher. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $286 to $288 on a dressed basis, up from $278 last week. This equates to $172-$174 on a live basis, a solid $35 above break-even pen […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

Manitoba aims to increase its beef herd

Associations: News Roundup from the March 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 27, 2017

Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) head into this year with hopes of expanding the provincial cow herd, preparations being made to deal with full traceability, and plans to lobby for fairness to producers as governments move forward with plans for a carbon tax. The association is also preparing for the introduction of the $2.50 per head […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

JBS weighs suspending U.S. IPO

By Reuters March 27, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, will decide in coming days whether to suspend listing its overseas operations after a corruption scandal, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo said Monday. A person involved in the deal told Reuters last week JBS had no intention of delaying the US$1 billion […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

‘Operation Weak Flesh’ takes bite out of Brazil’s meat exports

By Alberto Alerigi, Thais Freitas, GFM Network News March 25, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s meat exports have fallen sharply since a police investigation into alleged bribery of food-sanitation inspectors in the world’s top beef and poultry exporter sparked a wave of trade bans, an industry group said on Friday. Import restrictions by several key importers of Brazilian meat, ranging from China to Europe, […] Read more

The blue trough is on a continuous flow out of a dugout with a timer on 110-volt power.

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Cheaper to pump water than heat it

Grazing with Steve Kenyon

By Steve Kenyon March 24, 2017

Winter water was a very hot topic last month so I thought I would share with you how I supply my cattle with water in the dormant season. I am not afraid to allow my cattle to lick snow, but I have learned from the past to make sure that I have something planned for […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans

By Brad Haynes, Tatiana Bautzer March 23, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, announced on Thursday it had suspended beef production at 33 of its 36 Brazilian plants amid the corruption scandal that has caused some of the country’s biggest export markets to ban Brazilian meats. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said a police investigation, which […] Read more

Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Beef makes the cut as Australia, China move to boost trade

By Colin Packham March 23, 2017

Sydney | Reuters — Australia and China are expected to sign new bilateral agreements on beef exports, energy and security during a four-day visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that began on Thursday. Li, the first sitting Chinese premier to visit Australia in 11 years, was welcomed to parliament in Canberra by Prime Minister Malcolm […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Brazil fears lost market share for meat industry

By Reuters March 22, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil’s meatpacking industry has been badly damaged by a police investigation into alleged unsanitary and corrupt practices, and could lose upward of 10 per cent of its global market share, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said Wednesday. Maggi told a Senate committee that the main concern was with the China and Hong […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

You judge the heifers! Part 2

Can you spot the genomics at work?

By Dr. Susan Markusa March 21, 2017

It’s been said that the most powerful selection strategy for beef cattle is possible if both performance data and genetic data are available. However, only after we receive proof of their performance either in carcass results or replacement breeding offspring will we truly be able to believe that. It’s all about the accuracy of the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle slip on profit taking, technicals after weak beef export data

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Facing up to pain in cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue upward trend

Manitoba aims to increase its beef herd

JBS weighs suspending U.S. IPO

‘Operation Weak Flesh’ takes bite out of Brazil’s meat exports

Cheaper to pump water than heat it

JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans

Beef makes the cut as Australia, China move to boost trade

Brazil fears lost market share for meat industry

You judge the heifers! Part 2

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