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A cow disposes of the afterbirth as two young calves lay nearby. Newborn calves are vulnerable to disease, so farmers and ranchers should strive to reduce disease risk during calving season.
Animal Health, Calving, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Reducing disease risk from calving season onwards

Whether it’s scours or Johne’s disease, farmers and ranchers can reduce the chance of transmitting it

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With winter calving almost at a close, grassland producers are preparing for their own spring calving season. Chad Ross calves his herd of 800 to 1,100 cows as close to nature as he can. The owner and operator of L-7 Land and Cattle at Estevan, Sask., switched to grassland calving in the mid-2000s. Unless a […] Read more
cow drinking water at a dugout
Beef Cattle, Livestock

How to detect polio in cattle

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Polio, or polioencephalomalacia, in cattle is not considered infectious, but rather a pathological condition — a diagnostic term describing necrosis of the brain’s grey matter. Clinical signs include: When first described, polio existed primarily as a thiamine deficiency but is now recognized as a metabolic disease involving several factors. Animals exhibiting signs of polio suffer […] Read more
Another BSE irritant bites the dust
Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

Another BSE irritant bites the dust

Trade: News Roundup from the November 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Anyone dinged with discounts on cull cows headed to the U.S. because they couldn’t document the animal was born after March 1, 1999, will have reason to rejoice over an easing of this export policy last month. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has long argued that it no longer makes sense to require the individual age […] Read more
bTB lesions in the lung.
Beef Cattle, Features

On the trail of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)

11,500 head sacrificed so far with no source in sight. 
The final phase of the investigation begins this month


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A year ago beef producers in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan were thrown for a loop when an Alberta cow tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) at a U.S. packing plant. The ensuing disease investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) quickly became the largest and most complex beef cattle investigation in its history, […] Read more
Recent bison deaths in North Battleford caused by anthrax
Beef Cattle

Recent bison deaths in North Battleford caused by anthrax

Disease has a highly rapid onset in cattle resulting in sudden death

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With high temperatures and drought, cattle and bison are at a higher risk of anthrax. Two bison deaths northwest of North Battleford, Saskatchewan have recently been confirmed as caused by anthrax, and seven others are suspected. Producers are encouraged to keep a watchful eye and to refresh their memories on what to do when anthrax […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: The system works

Our BSE protective curtain is on show with Case 19

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Just when we thought we were slipping out from under the weight of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) it pulls us back in. I’m pretty sure every cattle producer and anyone connected with the beef industry clinched when they heard another positive cow had turned up in Alberta last month. After four years of negative tests […] Read more
Dr. David Westaway
Beef Cattle, Features

Making headway on prion diseases

The search for answers about how BSE and other TSE prions work is still ongoing at the Alberta Prion Research Institute

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As the Alberta Prion Research Institute (APRI) enters its 10th year it seems as good a time as any to look back on what has been learned and what it sees ahead in the prevention of prion diseases. Set up by the province in 2005 in response to the disaster brought down on the cattle […] Read more

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