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Be alert for common young calf problems

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Every calving season, veterinarians are called on to examine calves with a multitude of problems. Some are herd management related but many are individual problems of no concern to the rest of the herd. Most cases fall into a few broad categories. Each category has a much different treatment regime. With calves, clinically we need […] Read more
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Good sale results wrap up Crowfoot Ranch

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While southern Alberta rancher Dallas Jensen is probably holidaying in Israel at this point, he doesn’t have to worry about feeding Angus cattle this winter after dispersing the purebred herd on the 100-year-old family farm last fall. Citing it was “time for a change, and time to do some things we want to do,” Jensen […] Read more
Cow and calf in a field.
Cattleman’s Corner

Proper management can prevent scours

Animal health

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Most calf scour documents focus on treatment of calf scours and methods involved to eliminate an outbreak. But with the proper management, preventative measures have proven to substantially reduce all scours. Nothing is foolproof, but if certain measures are followed incidence of the disease can be dramatically reduced. Certain management procedures should be avoided as […] Read more
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Prevention is best tool against foot rot

Anyone can start farming

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Foot rot in sheep and goats is caused by a synergistic infection of two bacteria; Fusobacterium necrophorum and Dichelobacter nodosus. It causes much economic hardship, and is one of the reasons many people caution against buying animals from unknown sources, such as through an auction house. Once established on the farm, the disease is it […] Read more
People from the Diamond 7 ranch.
Cattleman’s Corner

Good food compliments great art

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I have learned over the years if you want a successful field day, community meeting or book launch, serve good food. Even if the particular message you went to hear bombs, at least people aren’t hungry. So when my wife and I were greeted at the door of the Home Quarter Mercantile in Cochrane, Alta. […] Read more
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Trace minerals key to healthy calf-cow rebreeding

Better bunks and pastures

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The last trimester is a very critical time for the average beef cow and her unborn calf. Her unborn calf gains about three-quarters of its birth weight during this period, dramatically increasing all her primary nutrient requirements. While feeding better-quality forages together with a few more pounds of grain and protein supplement tend to cover […] Read more
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Cattle market remains sensitive to demand

Market update

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The cattle complex ended the 2013 calendar year relatively strong. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at the yearly highs of $127/cwt to $128/cwt as seasonal strong demand caused AAA wholesale beef prices to reach $208/cwt, up over $30/cwt from year-ago levels. The weaker Canadian dollar along with lower beef production resulted in the elevated […] Read more
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Autumn is bull sale season “Down Under”

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We are well into autumn, as fall is called down here in Victoria, and the leaves from poplars, elms and plane trees are changing to a golden colour, much the same as in the northern hemisphere despite daytime highs occasionally still entering the high 20s. I wonder where the notion came from that overnight frost […] Read more

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