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Dairy cattle

No avian influenza has been found in Canadian dairy cattle, but it could be a matter of time, says a University of Calgary researcher. A healthy cow is shown in Canada.
Cow health, Dairy, Livestock

Avian influenza not going away, says professor

Canadian dairy farmers need to be prepared for an outbreak at some point as more than 1,000 U.S. herds have been affected

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Canadian dairy farmers need to be prepared for an outbreak of avian influenza at some point as more than 1,000 U.S. herds have been affected says Frank van der Meer, of the University of Calgary’s School of Veterinary Medicine.
Dave Fortier and Sophie Bédard enjoy the freedom with their children that robotic milking offers them.
Barns, Dairy

Managing through a dairy barn retrofit

Human factors were the most challenging part of dealing with a change from a tie-stall to freestall with robotic milking on this Quebec farm

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Dave Fortier and Sophie Bédard found that human factors were the most challenging part of a major dairy barn renovation which changed the barn from tie-stall to freestall and robotic milking.
The end of a parasite control era
Livestock

The end of a parasite control era

Treating internal parasites, as well as external pests like lice, is a different game now for beef farmers; the age of the one-stop parasite treatment is slipping

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Treating internal parasites, as well as external pests like lice, is a different game now for beef farmers; the age of the one-stop parasite treatment is slipping
Is supply management shielding Canada’s poultry and egg farmers from bird flu?
Livestock

Is supply management shielding Canada’s poultry and egg farmers from bird flu?

Supply managment experts say Canadian system encourages smaller farms, and that helps limit spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza; U.S. industry disagrees

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The U.S. and Canada are both grappling with a multi-year bird flu outbreak in poultry, but the sheer numbers of U.S. birds lost, the spread of the virus in U.S. dairy cattle and dozens of human cases in the country have raised considerable public and agricultural alarm.