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Sask. looking for beef research ‘centre of excellence’

News Roundup: National Beef Strategy sets targets for industry, and scientists track superbug genes to understand antibiotic resistance

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Research Research shakeup proposed for Saskatchewan If Saskatchewan is going to meet its target of raising livestock receipts by 25 per cent it needs everyone pulling in the same direction. As a first step the steering committee set up by the province last April is recommending the creation of a centre of excellence to co-ordinate […] Read more
BiXSCO CEO Hubert Lau (l) and executive vice-president Ted Power.
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BIXS gets the fix it needs

News Roundup from the January 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Identification BIXS fix No more beta tests, pilots, soft launches or sequels. It’s full bore ahead for Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS) from here on in. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and ViewTrak Technologies are teaming up to form a new company with the provisional name of BIXSCO, that will work with industry partners to take BIXS to […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, News Roundup

Consumers crave quality beef

News Roundup: Highly marbled beef fits the bill, and pulling tail hairs on cattle for DNA sampling

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Consumers crave quality Highly marbled beef fits the bill By Trish Henderson Though the share of AAA-grade beef has increased over the past 20 years, Canadian consumers are still looking for more of the best. “Beef consumption is definitely on a steady decline, but there has been a spike in demand for better quality. Consumers may […] Read more
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Mountainview, a sainfoin with staying power

News Roundup: Vitamin E in stored feeds, Free trade creeps closer, and NDSU Lowline's make the cut

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Forage Mountainview, a sainfoin with staying power By Peg Strankman Mountainview, a new sainfoin cultivar, developed by Dr. Surya Acharya through the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research station in Lethbridge appears to have met the challenge of persistence for this palatable forage. In field testing it has shown it can survive and prevent bloat […] Read more
Can cattle be “fattened up” on pasture without grain supplementation?
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Can cattle be “fattened up” on pasture without grain supplementation?

News Roundup: Virtual on-farm necropsy, VBP animal care module progresses, and calls to suspend COOL

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Forage Can I do that on grass? By Jack Kyle, Ontario forage specialist With increased interest in grass-fed beef, people ask if it is possible to fatten cattle on pasture without grain supplementation. The answer is yes, with a few conditions. When grass finishing animals remember that the market is generally not looking for as […] Read more
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New DNA sampling process to be applied to every pedigree Aberdeen Angus calf

News Roundup: Speak up about the Safe Food Act, ALMA supports Harmony Beef, and Zilmax study shows no harmful effects in cattle

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SEEDSTOCK Big DNA step for U.K. Aberdeen Angus – by Colin Ley The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society in the U.K. and Ireland has introduced a new DNA sampling process to be applied immediately to every pedigree Aberdeen Angus calf at birth with the aim of “raising the bar on pedigree validation.” “With paper-based systems, mistakes […] Read more
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From the July 2014 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Identification Ninety-eight per cent retention of ID tags on calves and yearlings You can realistically expect more than 98 per cent of your approved radio frequency identification tags to remain on your calves or yearlings when you ship them, no matter your production system, geography or the weather, assuming they were properly attached. That’s the […] Read more
RFID tag testing in cold weather.
Cow-Calf, News Roundup

RFID tagging best done in warm weather — PAMI

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Research at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) into why radio frequency ID (RFID) tags sometimes just won’t stay put found cold temperatures have a “profound effect” on tag strength. RFID tags certified by the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) have been tested for retention under cold temperatures, readability and their ability to withstand tampering. […] Read more
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Health: Hypothermia in newborn calves

Given the weather of recent weeks, hypothermia in newborn calves is a pretty legitimate concern, especially at this time of year. Tracey Renelt of South Dakota State University says the mortality in U.S. beef herds from birth to weaning ranges from three to seven per cent. The majority of these deaths occur within the first […] Read more

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