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Proving the potential of probiotics in beef cattle

By Debbie Furber October 5, 2015

Caution is the word for now from an Alberta intestinal health research group on products claimed to have prebiotic or probiotic activity to promote health benefits for people and livestock. Use of these products won’t harm cattle or people. The worst that could happen from a production standpoint is that they will increase costs with […] Read more

Culicoides sonorensis. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats, Weather

Livestock seen threatened as biting insects press north

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 23, 2015

Bluetongue’s most recent appearance in the Canadian cattle herd may be a taste of what’s to come as insect species expand northward, a new study warns. Anna Zuliani, previously a graduate student in veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary (UCVM), recently published a paper on how geographical distribution of biting midges relates to the […] Read more

Foghorn the rooster gets around now on prosthetic feet. (Riley Brandt photo courtesy University of Calgary)

Livestock, Machinery, Poultry/Eggs

Calgary researchers get rooster back on feet

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 14, 2015

Technology usually used as teaching tools for veterinary students at the University of Calgary has given an injured rooster a new pair of feet. Calgary’s animal and bylaw services agency removed the rooster, now named Foghorn, from a city property earlier this year, the university said in a release. The bird was unable to walk, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

A calving checklist

Get ready ahead of time

By Heather Smith Thomas January 15, 2015

Before calving, you want everything on hand that might be needed, and all facilities and equipment functional and ready for use. Don’t wait till the last minute to get machinery out of the calving barn or maternity pen if that’s where you parked it, or to try to find the new box of OB gloves […] Read more

Research

What to expect from a bull’s BSE (breeding soundness evaluation)

By Debbie Furber February 4, 2014

The ultimate goal of a bull development program is to raise physically sound bulls that meet or exceed minimum predictors of fertility established by the Society for Theriogenology. Bull breeding soundness evaluations (BBSE) can determine whether bulls meet the standards and help to sort future sires with good potential to achieve high pregnancy rates in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

What you need to know about colostrum for beef calves

January 20, 2014

With cattle prices at historic highs, it’s important to get the 2015 calf crop off to a great start and minimize sickness and death. Most cattle producers know that colostrum is important for calves; this article will briefly review background information regarding colostrum, and provide some practical tips. Colostrum is a critical source of antibodies, […] Read more

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

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Proving the potential of probiotics in beef cattle

Livestock seen threatened as biting insects press north

Calgary researchers get rooster back on feet

A calving checklist

What to expect from a bull’s BSE (breeding soundness evaluation)

What you need to know about colostrum for beef calves

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