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The auditor will ask about training for the animal-health crew and the training records.
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Animal health management

Canadian feedlot animal care assessment — Part 3

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Animal health management is the foundation of animal care and one of the most detailed sections of a feedlot audit under the Canadian Feedlot Animal Care Assessment Program. It accounts for a possible 85 to 110 points depending on the size of your feedlot and the protocols you follow. Another 70 points are available by […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock

Ontario hogs confirmed with senecavirus

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A hog virus watched closely in North America for its strong family resemblance to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has turned up in hogs in Ontario. Officials with hog industry body Ontario Pork reported Monday that senecavirus A, formerly called Seneca Valley virus or SVV, has been confirmed in the province. Neighbouring industry body Manitoba Pork said […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Cargill profit jumps on beef demand, grain margins

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Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a sharply higher quarterly net profit on Tuesday, helped by rising beef demand and stronger grain trading and processing margins. The privately held company’s net income rose 66 per cent to $852 million in the first quarter ended Aug. 31 from $512 million a year earlier (all figures […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Prolonged negative margins weigh on feeder market

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Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $5-$10 lower last week, with certain auction barns experiencing a week-over-week decline of $15. After 15 months of devastating margins, feedlots have thrown in the towel. If one of the largest, most sophisticated and efficient feedlots shuts the doors, the smaller players are wondering what they’re doing in this […] Read more
(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME lean hogs

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Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts ended sharply higher on Monday, fueled by bargain buying following futures’ plunge by their three-cent/lb. price limit on Friday, said traders. October, which will expire on Oct. 14, closed down 0.1 cent/lb. at 48.925 cents (all figures US$). Most-actively traded December ended 0.2 cent […] Read more
Steer clear of fatigued cattle syndrome
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Steer clear of fatigued cattle syndrome

Animal Health with Roy Lewis, Dvm

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A few years ago cattle from an Amer­ican feedlot went down during transport to a packing plant and others developed severe lameness. This condition was eventually labelled fatigued cattle syndrome and became a huge animal welfare issue due to the appearance of severely lame, non-ambulatory cattle. Initially beta-agonists were incriminated but numerous studies have essentially […] Read more
Livestock, Vet advice

What do coffee and doughnuts have in common with beef? 

Animal Health with Ron Clark, Dvm

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The Canadian Beef Industry Conference 2016 (CBIC 2016) provoked thought on many topics. Presentations by a host of food industry icons stirred the imagination of the cattle industry, a body once thought inert and cloaked so deeply in tradition and romance that any significant degree of change seemed improbable.Through two solid days of presentations, I […] Read more
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Livestock, Reuters

Austria’s chancellor sees CETA on right track

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Vienna | Reuters –– Austria’s government on Monday seemed to have found common ground on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada with Chancellor Christian Kern, who has criticized the pact in the past, saying negotiations were on the right track. Social Democrat Kern’s opposition to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement […] Read more

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