Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta poultry research is looking at extracts from plants able to grow on the Prairies and which could inhibit growth of E. coli and could be fed to chickens.
A plant-based tool against E. coli in chickens
Research looks to plant extracts for new avenue on antimicrobial action
The changing face of veterinary medicine and beef production
Beef production has changed dramatically as techniques have improved, and that’s a story the public needs to hear
Reading Time: 3 minutes Beef production has changed dramatically as animal care techniques have improved, and that’s a story the public needs to hear.
American company to debut eggs from in-ovo sexed chicken flock
American company NestFresh will begin marketing eggs from in-ovo sexed chickens next year, a feat it's touting as a leap forward for animal welfare.
Why is my horse shaking its head?
The range of causes for head shaking spans learned behaviour and discomfort from equipment to nerve disorders, head trauma and tumours
Reading Time: 3 minutes The range of causes for head shaking spans learned behaviour and discomfort from equipment to nerve disorders, headtrauma and tumours
Your horse is not your pet
Horses have different care, handling and housing needs compared to other companion species like dogs or cats
Reading Time: 3 minutes Treating horses like pets restricts healthy movement and activity, critical social interaction in a herd, leads to unnatural feeding strategies and practices and can seriously impact a horse's health and well-being.
Farm connections flagged in U.S. dairy bird flu spread
Shared equipment, workers may play roles in interstate spread
Reading Time: 3 minutes USDA investigation into U.S. bird flu in dairy cows suggests shared equipment and shared workers may have helped HPAI cross state lines.
Biosecurity bill draws questions from Senate ag committee
Some senators said the bill should cover everyone who enters a livestock operation because anyone can pose a biosecurity threat
Senate scrutiny has begun on Bill C-275, the private member's bill to amend the Health of Animals Act, which would increase fines for those who unlawfully enter livestock barns and processing facilities.
Healthy foals need healthy brood mares
Foal well-being starts with a focus on the dam
Reading Time: 3 minutes While significant attention is directed towards the health of foals themselves, understanding the factors contributing to the welfare of the brood mare is equally, if not more, important for development of well-balanced, healthy young horses.
Anti-activist bill back before Commons committee
Bill adds protections for biosecurity, farmers' mental health, Barlow says
A bill to create harsher penalties for unlawful entry onto farms and biosecure zones is back before the House of Commons after a previous iteration died on the order table in 2021. Conservative MP John Barlow brought forward Bill C-275, “an Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms),” as a private […] Read more
Vietnam approves commercial use of first African swine fever vaccines
U.S. Agriculture Secretary says farmers may purchase as precaution despite no domestic cases
Hanoi | Reuters – Vietnam has approved the domestic commercial use of two home-grown vaccines against African swine fever, the government said on Monday, making them the world’s first commercial vaccines against the deadly disease. The vaccines include NAVET-ASFVAC, co-developed by Navetco Central Veterinary Medicine and scientists from the United States, and AVAC ASF LIVE […] Read more
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