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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlot operators become cautious on purchases

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For the week ending May 10, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Quality packages of lighter calves were priced $10-$15 above week ago levels. Many auction barns are only holding sales every two or three weeks at this time of year with limited numbers on offer. This made the market hard to define in certain weight categories.
A view shows a sign with bird flu protocols on the door of a poultry house at the University of California, Davis, March 6, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Fred Greaves/File
Livestock, reuters

Staff exodus at U.S. farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu

Animal disease unit of USDA has lost 16 per cent of staff

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Chicago/Washington | Reuters – Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration’s push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks. The departures come as the country […] Read more
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.

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