Livestock

Farmers raising cervids such as deer, elk, caribou, moose and reindeer are expected to benefit from federal backing for national traceability and on-farm food safety systems. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Thursday pledged $673,500 for development of a national traceability system, through gathering, storing and analyzing traceability data on farmed cervids. Ritz, speaking in […] Read more

A provincially inspected beef, veal and lamb packer in southern Ontario will get a $1.5 million federal loan for a redesign and new equipment to boost its capacity. Holly Park Meat Packers, which runs a slaughter plant at Bolton, about 25 km north of Pearson International, and a processing plant at Cookstown, about 20 km […] Read more

Poultry processor Olymel and chicken producer Groupe Westco have moved to assemble more land and buildings for their planned poultry plant in northwestern New Brunswick. The companies, operating under a partnership dubbed Sunnymel, said Wednesday they’ve bought two buildings and another 100 acres of land for an undisclosed sum, near the private land they bought […] Read more

Saying it couldn’t wait for the planned construction of a regional sewage treatment system on Vancouver Island, dairy co-operative Agropur has put up $3.7 million for in-house treatment of its Victoria plant’s wastes. Agropur’s Island Farms milk plant, which processes about 60 million litres of milk per year, has put the investment toward a dissolved […] Read more

Another of southeastern Ontario’s long-operating cheesemakers has picked up provincial funding to put in a new waste water treatment system. Maple Dale Cheese, based at Plainfield, about 15 km north of Belleville, plans to use $400,000 in rural economic development funds to “implement a fully functioning waste water treatment system.” “The plant’s waste water would […] Read more

Eli Lilly’s animal health wing Elanco has picked up approvals in Canada for in-feed use of its Tylan 40 brand of hog feed premix to control ileitis. According to the company, Tylan may now be used for “treatment of ileitis and the treatment of persistent or recurring ileitis associated with the bacteria that causes it.” […] Read more

The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency has prepared a stripped-down, quick-loading “lite” version of its Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS). “This application is designed to provide the same functionality and information to CLTS users as the original system, but without the extras that usually delay access for rural users with dial-up connections,” the CCIA said in […] Read more

Proposals for new regulations governing animal establishments, to take aim at puppy mills and other “abusive” situations in New Brunswick, include specific exemptions for livestock. Local Government Minister Chris Collins on Saturday announced plans to adopt a new regulation under the province’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, laying out “specific standards […] Read more