Livestock
Reading Time: < 1 minute Genome Alberta, the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency and the University of Lethbridge have announced the first of nine projects approved for a total of $4.5 million in funding under Genome Alberta’s Alberta Livestock Genomics Program’ (ALGP). The $470,000 will be used to research methods to reduce the shedding of E. coli 0157: H7, a […] Read more
Project To Reduce Cattle E. Coli
Good Pig Handling Starts With Understanding Behaviour
Reading Time: 3 minutes Effective pig handling for transport starts with understanding the pig’s herd responses and movement patterns, according to Nancy Lidster, an animal-handling specialist based in White Fox, Sask. This requires drivers recognize and respond appropriately to pigs’ physical cues, especially signs of changing fear or defensiveness, she told delegates at the Banff Pork Seminar, held January […] Read more
Six Cow-Calfenomics 2011 Meetings Across The Province
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cow-Calfenomics 2011 – Strategies Moving Forward is a one-day workshop that looks at beef trends, explains some available tools for risk management, and helps cow-calf managers calculate their bottom line. The workshop is being held at six locations across Alberta in early March. This workshop is a partnership effort between Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, […] Read more
Forage Associations Provide Many Benefits To Producers
Reading Time: 3 minutes When cowboy tales are told about the history of the cattle industry in Alberta, they often revolve around the massive cattle drives from the south or the thriving feedlot industry. This romanticizing often glazes over the real reason behind the cattle industry in the West – forage. At the start, a small herd was driven […] Read more
Livestock News
Reading Time: < 1 minute What’s that you say? TheMorning Bulletinof Rockhampton, Australia has been getting a ribbing over its reporting on the damages caused by massive flooding last month. TheBulletininitially reported that 30,000 pigs were lost in the flooded Dawson River. The publication later printed a correction. What the pig farmer actually said was, he had lost “30 sows […] Read more
U.S. Plains Farmland Values Soared In Fourth Quarter 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. Plains farmland values soared in the fourth quarter of 2010, buoyed by strong farm income and robust demand for farmland, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said. The value of irrigated and non-irrigated cropland rose 14.8 per cent and 12.9 per cent, respectively, versus the same period a year earlier. Ranchland values climbed […] Read more
Sometimes Maternal Bonding Needs A Bit Of Help
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are ways to bond a mother to her calf, even when she wants nothing to do with it. Animal behaviour specialist Joe Stookey has some old tricks and one relying on brain chemistry. Normal maternal behaviour is both learned and stimulated by the hormone oxytocin, which is released by the brain in a part […] Read more
Bottle-Fed Animals Don’t Stay Gentle Pets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hand raising an orphan or unwanted male of any species is a dangerous business. Bottle feeding a lamb, calf, or wild creature can be a great introduction to caring for livestock and create wonderful pets which are tame, affectionate, and a lot of fun. But as those loving babies grow up they can become downright […] Read more
REVISED: Ont. border agents seize smuggled frozen chicken
Over 1,800 pounds of frozen chicken smuggled from the U.S. were among the contraband Canadian border agents and police in eastern Ontario snagged in recent seizures. Ontario Provincial Police said last week that charges are pending in the poultry investigation, which is ongoing and so far has included a search warrant executed at a home […] Read more
Man. hog farmers backed for manure storage, treatment
Manitoba hog producers will be able to get public funds to help build or repair manure storage on their farms and set up manure treatment systems to cut the risk of phosphorus runoff into waterways and wells. The federal and Manitoba governments on Thursday pledged over $26 million for a new three-year Manure Management Financial […] Read more
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