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Feedlots sought to take in TB-quarantined cattle

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 25, 2016

Prairie cattle producers whose herds are stuck under federal quarantine while officials trace out cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) could soon have a option to house animals at an approved feedlot. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Friday said it is working with beef cattle industry representatives to find one or more feedlots where it […] Read more

An audit is designed to provide a snapshot of the animal care and handling practices in the feedlot.

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

What to expect in a feedlot animal care audit

Canadian feedlot animal care assessment – Part 1

By Debbie Furber June 21, 2016

The Canadian Feedlot Animal Care Assessment Program reduces the audit process from overwhelming to manageable by laying out exactly what producers, processors and their customers agree upon. By following a supplied checklist and scoring system, trained auditors provide a snapshot of animal care and handling practices at your feedlot. Self-audits should be done at least […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Vet advice

Marketing is walking the talk: Can the beef industry do it?

By Dr. Ron Clarke September 15, 2015

Beef sustainability is a catchword. It’s talked about in seminars, at producer meetings, and at major industry gatherings where planning and strategy essay a future for an industry that bounces between really good and really bad. Are we making headway, or just adding to public lectures because people either don’t understand what it takes to […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Avian flu risk higher with fall migrations

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 15, 2015

Poultry farmers in Ontario are being warned to keep biosecurity top of mind as wild birds get ready to fly south this fall. “With the fall weather quickly approaching, resulting in colder temperatures and wild bird migrations, the threat of re-emergence of (highly pathogenic avian influenza) is real,” the Feather Board Command Centre, the emergency […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

SW Ontario pullet flock’s ILT contained

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 3, 2015

A warning to southwestern Ontario’s poultry producers in May to step up biosecurity over a non-avian-flu-related disease outbreak has been lifted. The Feather Board Command Centre, the emergency response office for Ontario’s poultry and egg sector boards, last week issued a “stand down” for heightened biosecurity, following an outbreak of avian infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) in […] Read more

Features, Livestock

Keeping visitors to your farm safe

Strike a balance between enjoyable and safe

By Debbie Furber June 30, 2015

If you operate a farm store, market garden, agri-tourism venue or host a family celebration summer brings a lot of visitors to the farm, providing a unique opportunity to promote agriculture right where it happens. But along with the fun comes a responsibility to make it a safe experience for everyone. “You can’t assume that […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Get ready for antimicrobial resistance

The feds have a plan, but there's no quick fixes to AMR

By Gren Winslow May 20, 2015

AMR or antimicrobial resistance; the term certainly isn’t new, but it’s likely you will be hearing more about it now that Ottawa has released its Federal Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and Use. Canada is also working toward endorsing a Global Action Plan by the World Health Assembly. In essence the federal government has started […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Sysco sees U.S. bird flu hurting egg supply up to 18 months

By Anjali Athavaley May 15, 2015

New York | Reuters — Food distributor Sysco Corp. said on Friday that a record U.S. outbreak of avian flu would limit its chicken and egg supply for nine to 18 months, based on information provided to the company by its suppliers. Sysco is the biggest U.S. food distributor, whose clients include restaurants, hotels and […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

By P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek April 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Faced with a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected millions of chickens and turkeys, the U.S. Agriculture Department could turn to what it has always seen as a last resort: readying and deploying a vaccine to fight the disease. Up to now, USDA has said it would prefer not to […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Manitoba canola pest lab backed for equipment, research

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 30, 2015

A new Manitoba lab with federal, provincial and canola industry backing has been opened with the goal of staying a step ahead of canola diseases such as clubroot and verticillium wilt. The federal and Manitoba governments on Thursday announced $969,000 for equipment, including a polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) machine, and $250,000 for research at the […] Read more

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Livestock Tax Deferral regions announced for drought-affected producers

U.S. biofuel policies bearish for Canadian oilseeds but opportunities in sight says FCC

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results

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Tag Archives biosecurity

Feedlots sought to take in TB-quarantined cattle

What to expect in a feedlot animal care audit

Marketing is walking the talk: Can the beef industry do it?

Avian flu risk higher with fall migrations

SW Ontario pullet flock’s ILT contained

Keeping visitors to your farm safe

Comment: Get ready for antimicrobial resistance

Sysco sees U.S. bird flu hurting egg supply up to 18 months

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

Manitoba canola pest lab backed for equipment, research

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