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Beef cows and young calves resting and grazing on dry pasture with trees in the background. Photo: Alexis Stockford

Two protozoal diseases nearly disappeared from herds — here’s what made the difference

The extra-label use of toltrazuril has been a game-changer for calf health, but the closure of federal research facilities raises questions about where the next breakthrough will come from

Reading Time: 4 minutes Two protozoal diseases have nearly disappeared from Western Canadian herds thanks to toltrazuril, but research funding cuts put future progress at risk.


Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $5 higher on average compared to seven days earlier in the week ending April 11. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

Klassen: Stronger fed market pulls feeder cattle complex upward

For the week ending April 11, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $5 higher on average compared to seven days earlier.  Steer calves under 700 pounds were quite variable with quotes coming steady to $15/cwt above week-ago levels. Heifers under 700 pounds were steady to $8 higher on average.   The VJV market report from Ponoka included […] Read more

Mixed-colour beef cows and calves gathered near a wire fence on green pasture. Bovine tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease of cattle and some wild animals. Photo: Alexis Stockford

Researchers advance first-of-its-kind bovine TB vaccine to trials

A vaccine engineered by the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO protected 80 per cent of lab mice against a highly virulent bovine TB strain without compromising the tuberculin skin test — clearing the way for the first cattle trials of a potential Canadian-made bovine TB vaccine

Reading Time: 5 minutes A University of Saskatchewan vaccine candidate for bovine TB has cleared mouse trials and is moving to cattle testing — a potential world first.