Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the care and handling of Beef Cattle – Section 3.3.3
Nutritional disorders associated with high energy feeding include acidosis (grain overload), liver abscesses, and laminitis. In most cases, acidosis is...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
“A cross-sectional survey of cattle on entry to Alberta feedlots to measure prevalence and factors associated with antimicrobial resistance in respiratory isolates.”
LEAD RESEARCHER: Dr. Michele Anholt (Prairie Oyster Ventures)
COLLABORATORS: Tim McAllister, Cassidy Klima (Agriculture and Agri-Food...
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: T. Hamilton and B. Pogue
Introduction
When market prices are low, cattle feeders are sometimes tempted to hold cattle in the feedlot past normally optimum weights and levels of finish. Rather than...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca,
On most cattle operations, feed represents the largest single variable input cost. Livestock producers continually examine ways to reduce this cost and explore options to efficiently and safely feed their livestock. While hay, pasture,...
Source: Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund
Project Title:
Research support to the establishment of a NIR network and feeding practices that will lower feed costs and improve net feed efficiency in feedlot cattle – Fecal starch and grain processing index.
Researchers:
Tim McAllister,...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
“Assessment of feedlot cattle respiratory pathogens’ antibiotic sensitivity and development of a screening management tool for industry implementation.”
Lead Researcher: Praseeda Ajitkumar (Institute for Applied Poultry Technologies)
Collaborators: Nick Allan (Institute for Applied Poultry Technologies), Heather Matheson-Bird and...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: Anita Heeg, Feed Ingredients and By Products Specialist
With many feed ingredients available to producers, protein is still a sought after nutrient, not necessarily due to a lack...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title: Further strategies to enhance the use of wheat grain in feedlot diets.
Researchers: Tim McAllister, Ph.D. and Pierre Hucl Ph.D. tim.mcallister@agr.gc.ca Tim McAllister, Ph.D. (Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge), Pierre Hucl Ph.D. (University of Saskatchewan);...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
PROJECT NO.: ANH.12.18
LEAD RESEARCHERS: Dr. Cheryl Waldner (Western College of Veterinary Medicine)
COLLABORATORS: John Campbell, Nathan Erickson (Western College of Veterinary Medicine)
Background:
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD or shipping fever) is the most common and costly disease affecting beef...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Late season and winter grazing can reduce your feed costs. Stockpiled forage makes good late season pasture. An acre of corn stalks will feed a beef cow for one to two...
