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Improved design of handling equipment benefits all aspects of processing cattle.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Improved design applied to cattle handling equipment

Animal Health: Easier on cattle and people and the job gets done faster

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For three weeks in December 2018, I filled in at a former practice. There were a few really positive things and improvements in many of the farms I visited previously. Most are progressive operators so improvements are always being made. These improve animal welfare and make it easier on the people involved — including me, […] Read more
Low demand and large supplies are expected to make the early fall period a dreary time for feedlot operators.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Markets

Volatile ride ahead for cattle complex

Market Update: Late October may be the best window to sell calves

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The Alberta fed cattle market has been trending lower over the past two months as the market functions to encourage demand. In the previous issue, we explained that the beef market is characterized by an inelastic demand curve. Therefore, a small change in supplies can have a large influence on the price. Monthly beef production increased from March through June. […] Read more
As producers begin to market certified hormone-free cattle to EU and other markets, a better system is needed to provide the certification.
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Suggestions for streamlining cattle exports

Technicians could handle some of the tests and paperwork now done by vets

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Progress generally makes things easier and more efficient but this has not been the case with CFIA veterinary accreditation and the processes for testing and getting approval to export cattle. As a result, many veterinarians — especially those approaching retirement — are letting their CFIA accreditation expire. I now hear of a real shortage of […] Read more
Either store-bought or homemade creep feeder designs, stocked with a proper ration, can be used in early spring.
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Creep feeding spring calves pays dividends

This program pencils out to a $23 per head net premium in 2019

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It’s always heartwarming to see the twitch of a spring calf’s tail as it nurses its mum. As this calf approaches three months of age, the brood cow’s milk production decreases, only supplying about half of the calf’s nutrient requirements. The rest must be delivered by sprouting pastures. But that could spell trouble to calf […] Read more
Canada is currently contending with a burdensome beef supply.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Markets

Higher beef production weighs on cattle complex

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: Consumers will have to eat more beef to compensate

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In my previous article, we mentioned that the cattle market was in a transition phase. Market-ready supplies of fed cattle during April were relatively tight while beef demand was moving through a seasonal high. The fed and feeder cattle markets softened during May as beef production grew. North American beef demand is considered inelastic so […] Read more
South African beef producer Calla Visser with some of his Bonsmara cattle.
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Hyenas aren’t on Canadian predator list

The world’s beef producers face similar but different challenges

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Every evening Calla Visser has to round up more than 400 cattle on his farm in eastern Botswana and herd them into outdoor corrals for the night to protect them against theft and predators. And early every morning Calla and his staff start going around the five different corrals on his 6,000-hectare farm counting all […] Read more
This mother cow readily accepted a grafted calf after her own died.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Spring mishaps and hardships but still hope

Eppich News: Though for different reasons, problems just seem to work out

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On March 23 we had another mishap — a four-day-old heifer calf got stepped on and we lost her. Later that same day we went over to Lee and Erica Redlich’s, neighbours by Landis, to pick up the pig they butchered for us. We had a very nice visit with them and Lee’s father Terry. […] Read more
Proactive management can keep hooves in good condition.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Harden up cattle hooves to avoid foot rot

A proper mineral mix will help hooves 
withstand injury and infection

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After the snow melts, it’s not unusual to hear a lot of stories about footrot on pasture, which may not ease if we continue into a wet summer. Hooves of cattle standing on wet ground or in puddles become soft and pliable, which makes them susceptible to infection. Immediate antibiotic action is effective footrot control, […] Read more

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