animal health Archives - Page 4 of 11

Bull scrotal size is important to measure before purchasing a beef sire.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Finding ideal scrotal size important in sire purchasing

Animal Health: Be careful not to buy a bull with too large of a scrotal size

By Roy Lewis November 12, 2024

If there’s something the market desires, there’s no doubt that purebred beef breeders can make it happen. A few years ago we did notice breed averages for scrotal size coming up a bit, so the minimum accepted scrotal sizes were adjusted up just a bit (one centimetre) in some cases. I think that is about […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Livestock

There are now many veterinary clinic models

Animal Health: Veterinarians have specialized and also offer more telemedicine

By Roy Lewis October 8, 2024

In rural Western Canada, the veterinary clinic was traditionally a mixed-animal practice, with everyone being a jack of all trades and emergency work in all species. But cattle were the bread and butter. We have all heard of the shortage of veterinarians for both small and large animals, but there has also been a big […] Read more

Pretreated calves usually need a booster for mycoplasma once they arrive at a feedlot.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Lower stress, lower mycoplasma

Animal Health: The secondary respiratory and joint disease can be limited with prevention

By Roy Lewis August 2, 2024

Feedlot owners and backgrounders across this country always have one question for me: “Is there anything new out there to combat mycoplasma?” While there are a couple of vaccines licensed for cattle, they do require multiple shots. Vaccines help, but focusing on decreasing stress and other diseases can limit mycoplasma infection. Mycoplasma comes in many […] Read more

Shared pastures can be a biosecurity hazard as the mixed herds can bring disease back to their home herds.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

For your cattle, the best biosecurity offence is defence

15 plays to keep your beef herd safe

By Beef Cattle Research Council June 19, 2024

The recent passing of highly pathogenic avian influenza A into bovines in the United States has people talking about the value of biosecurity in beef cattle herds. As humankind evolved from a nomadic hunter-gatherer society into agricultural-based settlement populations, there is a reason domesticated bovine played a major role as a farmed species. Cattle are […] Read more

File photo of a desk in Canada’s Senate. (Dougall_Photography/iStock/Getty Images)

News

Biosecurity bill draws questions from Senate ag committee

Some senators said the bill should cover everyone who enters a livestock operation because anyone can pose a biosecurity threat

By Karen Briere June 6, 2024

Senate scrutiny has begun on Bill C-275, the private member's bill to amend the Health of Animals Act, which would increase fines for those who unlawfully enter livestock barns and processing facilities.

March 20: I was surprised to find twins when I checked on this calving cow.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Cow-Calf

Calving season brings blizzards and twins

Eppich News: Loss, and then surprise, shows the challenges of managing cows

By Heather Eppich May 25, 2024

On Feb. 27 we bought a bull from Ulrich Herefords. It was the last bull sale for Peter Ulrich and we wanted to get the chance to have some more Ulrich Hereford bloodlines in our small registered Hereford herd. We were not able to attend the sale due to the weather, so Gregory talked to […] Read more

With Enriched Ag’s RealTime + Vision + Insights package, users get a customized tablet that allows them to access data and make management decisions on the go.

Equipment, Features, Livestock

AI assistance for ranchers

A high-tech tool aims to help users make better management decisions around grazing practices

By Mark Halsall April 5, 2024

Nowadays, it takes more than just horsepower to drive some of the best ag tools. Artificial intelligence is becoming a leading force in driving innovation that not only helps boost efficiency and productivity for producers but also can make their farms more sustainable. A high-tech startup called Enriched Ag maintains there are fewer AI-powered tools […] Read more

General

Feds announce $1.7 million for foreign animal disease prevention

Cash boosts Animal Health Canada's efforts to prevent and prepare for ASF, FMD

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News March 7, 2024

The federal government has pledged up to $1.7 million toward foreign animal disease prevention, the federal agriculture minister announced today.

Cattleman’s Corner

‘Grimace scale’ could help gauge pain, stress in cattle

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan February 16, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia — Dr. Maria Camila Ceballos has been researching animal welfare her entire career. Now, she’s a beef cattle welfare assistant professor at the University of Calgary. Along with her PhD student Mostafa Farghal, Ceballos is researching animal welfare by identifying and measuring pain in Angus beef calves. Ceballos says currently, pain in calves […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Use an NSAID for the right reasons

Mitigating pain makes sense in many areas of cattle production

By Roy Lewis February 16, 2024

Pain medication may be accompanied by treatment with antibiotics, but sometimes this is unnecessary. If your veterinarian prescribes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain, he or she may choose one based on label claim, experience in the field, price per treatment, duration of activity, ease of administration, advice of associates or slaughter withdrawal. There are […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

CBOT Weekly: Soybean, wheat futures come down

Masterfeeds to enter new ADM/Alltech feed joint venture

GFM Network News