The Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle.
Beef stakeholders invited to weigh in on code of practice
Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle to be updated
Animal care council won’t update livestock transport code of practice
NFACC says 'no further action' pending
After over four years’ publicly funded work to develop an updated national code of practice for livestock transport for Canada, the National Farm Animal Care Council has called a halt. In an information update dated May 1, NFACC said its board has now decided “no further action will be taken” by the council to update […] Read more
Free training on equine code of practice
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada has created a free training program for the code of practice for the care and handling of equines. The code was developed by the National Farm Animal Care Council and the course (available at horsewelfare.ca) covers each of the 10 sections of the code, the alliance states on its […] Read more
New rest-break rule a challenge for eastern buyers
But reviewing the rules is a good thing because cattle transport is being scrutinized, says veteran cattle buyer
Reading Time: 2 minutes New transportation regulations that cut maximum time cattle can be confined in a transport trailer could have a major impact on buyers such as Ken Schaus. The 48-hour limit is being cut to 36 hours under the new rules (although there’s a two-year transition period which started Feb. 20 when the regulations came into effect). […] Read more
Bison sector has learned how to make best use of bulls
Beef 911: Artificial insemination is rare so there’s been a lot of attention paid to breeding capacity
Reading Time: 4 minutes Since the beef industry adjusts breeding capacity based on libido, semen production, and length of breeding season, I thought it good to review breeding capacity of bison bulls. While longevity is longer than beef bulls, we rarely talk about breeding capacity. The bison industry does not utilize artificial insemination like the beef industry (although it […] Read more
Comments sought on rabbit code of practice
Comments must be submitted by April 1
Reading Time: < 1 minute A draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Rabbits is now available for public comment. The draft code was developed by the National Farm Animal Care Council and provincial rabbit groups based on a number of priority welfare issues. These included areas such as pen and cage design; housing enrichments; recognizing abnormal […] Read more
Pork producers will soon need to use pain medication in routine swine procedures
Pork producers will need to use pain medications for procedures such as castration and tail docking starting in July 2016
Reading Time: 3 minutes Change is coming, but it won’t be huge change nor difficult for pork producers to adopt. Effective July 1, 2016, producers will have to use pain mitigation medication when performing procedures like castration and tail docking. “There are a number of these elective husbandry procedures in the code, and these are painful procedures for pigs, […] Read more
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