Cattle at Whiskey Creek Ranch are rotationally grazed intensively, moved every two to three days. (Jeremy Simes Photo)

Hot tips for cow-calf beef farmers

From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian

Reading Time: 5 minutes From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian



Workers from the China's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department carry out a cull at a pig farm in southern China in 2023 after samples were found positive for African swine fever. Photo: Dickson Lee/SCMP via Reuters Connect

Mixed results on new African swine fever vaccine

The new African swine fever vaccine still has issues, but also gave researchers insight into how virus strain impacts protection against the deadly pig disease

Reading Time: 5 minutes The new African swine fever vaccine still has issues, but also gave researchers insight into how virus strain impacts protection against the deadly pig disease.

Beef cattle line up at a pasture fence. Photo Diana Martin

A new vaccine for bovine tuberculosis? Maybe not yet, but a step closer

Canadian research suggests bovine TB vaccine candidate MSX-1 may finally offer some protection without intering with tuberculosis test results, but it’s still early days

Reading Time: 5 minutes Bovine TB vaccine candidate MSX-1 may finally offer cattle some disease protection without intering with tuberculosis test results, but it’s still early days.