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Dr. Tim Nickel, Technical Services Veterinarian, Bovine, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc. Article Summary: In any robust parasite control program, there should be both management and treatment options. Animals that have all their nutritional needs met are better able...
Source: BCRC, https://www.beefresearch.ca/ Beef carcass grading is an important step in delivering consistent beef products to consumers. Grading places carcasses into uniform groups of similar quality. The information collected through the grading process is used in making marketing and production...
Source: Government of Alberta Feed barley prices have been slipping lower despite the dry conditions across much of Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan. “Barley is the feed grain of choice for most Alberta cattle feeders,” says Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst...
All-natural DOSTO® Caps supports gut health, performance and more –  helping farmers shift to new reduced antibiotics landscape  The new year means new opportunities for Canada’s beef industry as innovative new options become more widely available to help raise healthy...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry What is vitamin E? Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that is required for animal growth, to maintain immune function, animal health, and prevent muscular dystrophy in young calves. Do feeds have adequate amounts of vitamin E? Current...
Source: OMAFRA The Ontario government is strengthening the province’s beef sector by increasing financing available through the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program to $500 million. The province is also investing in an industry-led market development program to increase domestic and...
Tim Nickel - Bovine Technical Services Veterinarian, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc. Article Summary: The impacts of external parasites are easy to see but are not the only type of parasite cattle deal with. Gastrointestinal worms are a hidden...
Source: Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is seeking public input to proposed changes to the standards for sustainable beef production and processing that form the foundation of the Certified Sustainable Beef Framework (the...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry “Based on Statistics Canada's July 1 inventory numbers, the national beef cow herd declined by 1.7% in 2022 over 2021,” says Ann Boyda, market analyst with Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development. “This decline...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry “In Alberta, cull cow revenue has typically made up over 17% of the total value of production on cow-calf operations, as reported by AgriProfit$ for 2016 to 2020,” says Ann Boyda, livestock economist with the...
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