Source: Merck Animal Health news release
Merck Animal Health has introduced two new tools to bring important cattle health information to cattle producers' fingertips. The Merck Animal Health Herd Health Manager guides producers and their veterinarians to build a customized...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
PROJECT NO.: 0008-016
RESEARCH INSTITUTION: Lakeland Agricultural Research Association
LEAD RESEARCHER: Meghan Elsen
Background:
Each of Alberta’s crop zones has agronomic and forage yield information for grasses and legume varieties. Grain yield data (but not forage yield data) is also...
Source: Alberta Farm Animal Care
by: Dr. Karin Orsel, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), accounts for most of the disease and deaths in Alberta feedlots and feedlots in North America. Although BRD is a multifactorial...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle Section 3.3.1
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a leading cause of sickness and mortality in the beef feedlot industry (3). Feedlot operators take a variety...
Source: University of Calgary
What are the costs and benefits of pre-conditioning as it relates to disease prevention and reduced antimicrobial use?
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), is the most significant disease in the Alberta beef industry. It accounts for approximately 60-70%...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
Evaluation of Distillers’ Grains from Ethanol Plants for Feedlot Cattle
Researchers:
Wenzhu Yang yangw@agr.gc.ca
Tim McAllister, Karen Beauchemin, M.L. He (AAFC Lethbridge) and John McKinnon (University of Saskatchewan)
Background
Rumen microbes convert dietary starch and fiber into volatile fatty...
