Livestock

Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia’s federal animal and plant health service, has expanded its ban on imports of hogs and pork from Ontario to include all meat from the province, the Reuters news agency reported Tuesday. Reuters says Rosselkhoznadzor imposed the new ban “for fear of the H1N1 flu virus,” although no cases of H1N1 have yet been […] Read more

Researchers’ early observations of how the human strain of H1N1 influenza affects hogs suggest they get sick, then recover naturally, as they would from any other flu virus seen in hog herds worldwide. Though it acknowledges more study is needed, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) made that early assessment after having mapped the full […] Read more

Canada Post plans this month to issue two new commemorative stamps to honour the contributions of the hardy Canadian Horse and the Newfoundland Pony to the country’s settlement. “Both species are recognized for their strength, and, despite their small statures, they’re known to endure harsh environments,” said Wilson Lam, creative director at Toronto-based Wilco Design, […] Read more

Few details are yet available as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency launches its investigation into what’s now Canada’s 16th case of BSE. The CFIA confirmed Friday that the carcass of the animal, an 80-month-old dairy cow from Alberta, did not enter the food or feed chains. The six-year-old cow’s age and location make it “consistent […] Read more

Manitoba farmers who lost forage crops to last year’s flooding and excess moisture and had to buy feed, but weren’t eligible for government aid, might now qualify. The federal and provincial governments on Friday announced the expansion of their Forage Restoration and Feed Assistance program to nine more rural municipalities (RMs) in the province. As […] Read more

A federal livestock research facility at Sherbrooke has granted part of its grounds for Quebec’s transport ministry to extend a ring road around the city’s south side. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said Friday that it has accepted the ministry’s new planned route for the extension of Autoroute 410 past AAFC’s Dairy and Swine Research and […] Read more

Eight cattle herds in eastern Manitoba are under federal quarantine in what may mean a temporary end to Canada’s status as free of anaplasmosis, the Manitoba Co-operator reported Thursday. Dr. Lynn Bates, a veterinary program officer with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Winnipeg, told the Co-operator’s Ron Friesen the herds are in an […] Read more

Ongoing cash losses with no end in sight at Atlantic Beef Products have led the Prince Edward Island government to seek private-sector buyers, CBC reported Thursday. The broadcaster said the packing plant, which has lost money since it opened in late 2004, is now losing cash at the rate of $200,000 to $300,000 a month, […] Read more

China and the Philippines have eased export market pressure on Canadian pork by clarifying that their recent bans are limited to hogs and pork from Alberta, the Reuters news agency reported Wednesday. The two countries were among about a dozen that have put restrictions in place since a human influenza strain, H1N1, was found to […] Read more