Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Timsit, E., Workentine, M., Schryvers, A.B., Holman, D.B., Van Der Meer, F., and Alexander, T.W. (2016). "Evolution of the nasopharyngeal microbiota of beef cattle from weaning to 40 days after arrival at a feedlot.", Veterinary...
Source:
Project Title:
Use of Low Dose e-Beam Irradiation to Reduce E. coli 0157:H7, Non-0157 (VTEC) E. coli and Salmonella Viability on Meat Surfaces
Researchers:
Richard Holley, Ph.D. rick_holley@umanitoba.ca
Richard Holley, Ph.D. (University of Manitoba) and Alex Gill, Ph.D. (Health Canada)
Background
Irradiation has been used...
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Executive Summary
The goal of this work is to develop a method to stimulate immune responses in beef calves that are immunosuppressed by stress or viral infection, as a method to prevent bacterial pneumonia such as...
Source: University of Minnesota Extension
Quick facts
Temperatures above 80F and 90F put cattle at moderate and high risk, respectively.
Heavy, dark-hided or poor immune system cattle are at higher risk.
Heat stress causes poor feed intake, reduced daily gain...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Vyas, D., Alazzeh, A.Y., McGinn, S.M., McAllister, T.A., Harstad, O.M., Holo, H., and Beauchemin, K.A. (2016). "Enteric methane emissions in response to ruminal inoculation of Propionibacterium strains in beef cattle fed a mixed diet.",Animal Production...
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Background
Maintaining gut health is an important part of ensuring feedlot health, good animal performance, and efficient feed conversion. Metabolic disorders like ruminal acidosis and associated secondary disorders like liver abscesses and laminitis...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
LEAD RESEARCHERS: Dr. Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada); Dr. Melissa Moggy (Alberta Farm Animal Care)
COLLABORATORS: Dr. Claire Windeyer (University of Calgary), Natalie Diether (Alberta Farm Animal Care), Courtney Heuston (MSc. student, University of Saskatchewan)
Background:
Transport is...
Source: Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Federica Giannelli
USask research has shown that beef cows that ate ergot-contaminated feed showed signs of poisoning even at concentrations deemed safe by Canadian livestock guidelines, and after a short-term exposure to the toxin.
Ergot,...
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Executive Summary
Dr. Ira Mandell University of Guelph
Results Summary
Three beef cattle growth performance studies were conducted comparing the Bauer Energy Design water treatment system to conventional well water. The 3 studies were conducted at the University...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Akanno, E.C., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Chen, L., Crowley, J.J., Wang, Z., Li, C., Basarab, J.A., MacNeil, M.D., Plastow, G.S. (2018). Modeling heterotic effects in beef cattle using genome-wide SNP-marker genotypes, 96(3), 830-845. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skx002
Abstract
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