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N.S. sheep producers backed for handling upgrades

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 2, 2015

Handling upgrades expected to help Nova Scotia’s sheep farmers cut down parasite loads in their flocks may be eligible for some public funding. The federal and provincial governments and Sheep Producers Association of Nova Scotia (SPANS) recently rolled out a Sheep Handling and Parasite Control Program, which will pay up to 40 per cent of […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters, Sheep/Goats

French farmers cry wolf over sheep killings

By Reuters November 27, 2014

Paris | Reuters — French farmers, who regularly bring livestock into Paris to punctuate their protests, drove some 250 sheep into the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on Thursday to highlight an unusual concern — that a growing wolf population is killing their flocks. Wolves were reintroduced to France in the 1990s under an international […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Reuters, Sheep/Goats

Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

By Reuters November 6, 2014

Sydney / Reuters – Australia will export up to 1 million head of cattle a year to China, worth around A$1 billion ($856 million), to meet booming demand for red meat under a long-awaited deal set to be signed shortly, Australian officials said on Friday. Shipping live animals from Australia to China has been discussed for many years. Official talks began […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Feds back livestock genetics marketing push

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 10, 2014

A bid to boost sales of Canadian dairy, sheep and goat genetics in export markets has picked up seven-figure federal funding. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Wednesday announced $1.6 million for the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association (CLGA), mainly to help the association achieve its target of increasing sales and exports of dairy genetics by 10 […] Read more

Shaun, a six-year-old merino sheep, is estimated to be carrying 25 kg of wool. (ABC.net.au)

Livestock, Reuters, Sheep/Goats

Shaun, when shorn, may be world’s woolliest sheep

By Samantha Mountford August 27, 2014

Sydney | Reuters — Two Australian farmers say they may have found the world’s woolliest sheep, whose estimated 25 kg (55-lb.) coat, if confirmed, could shatter the world record currently held in neighbouring New Zealand. Shaun the sheep was found on Sunday wandering in a country area near the town of Oatlands, 84 km from […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Ex-CFIA doc pleads guilty over stray brucellosis

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 14, 2014

Canada’s first chance to prosecute a breach of its laws against traffic in dangerous pathogens has ended in a guilty plea from a previously well-regarded researcher over stray vials of brucellosis-causing bacteria. Dr. Klaus Nielsen, who had worked at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Fallowfield lab southwest of Ottawa, was first arrested in October 2012 on […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Sheep/Goats

Panel’s report likely to tie farm antibiotics to human resistance

By P.J. Huffstutter July 23, 2014

Reuters — A White House advisory committee is expected to acknowledge the link between antimicrobial resistance in humans and livestock being fed antibiotics when it issues its report in the next few weeks, according to the transcript of a committee meeting held earlier this month. But how much of the public health problem can be […] Read more

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (right) and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger survey flood damage in the Brandon area from the air on Sunday. (PMO photo by Jill Thompson)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats, Weather

Excess moisture costs Man. producers pasture, hayland

By Marney Blunt July 8, 2014

CNS Canada — Flooding and excess moisture causing crop damage across southern Manitoba are also creating extreme obstacles for livestock producers now scrambling to find pasture land. The damage is “pretty well widespread across the whole province,” said Heinz Reimer, president of Manitoba Beef Producers. “In some places guys have totally lost all the pastures, […] Read more

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Ukraine to accept Canadian purebred sheep, goats

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 23, 2014

Canadian producers of purebred sheep and goats will be able to export their livestock to Ukraine under a new agreement announced Thursday. The Canadian government said Thursday the deal will allow Canada’s producers to expand their sales into the market and benefit Ukrainian breeders through “greater access” to Canadian genetics. The new agreement on sheep […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Sheep/Goats

Canadian lamb co-operative near launch

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 13, 2014

The Canadian Lamb Producers Co-operative (CLPC) is set to start buying finished lambs this spring and launch a new marketing arm, dubbed the Canadian Lamb Company, this month. The co-operative, the first-ever federally incorporated national co-op, will own and oversee the Canadian Lamb Co. as its corporate marketing subsidiary. Four years in the making, the […] Read more

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N.S. sheep producers backed for handling upgrades

French farmers cry wolf over sheep killings

Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

Feds back livestock genetics marketing push

Shaun, when shorn, may be world’s woolliest sheep

Ex-CFIA doc pleads guilty over stray brucellosis

Panel’s report likely to tie farm antibiotics to human resistance

Excess moisture costs Man. producers pasture, hayland

Ukraine to accept Canadian purebred sheep, goats

Canadian lamb co-operative near launch

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