Producers of small ruminants must pay close attention to a pregnant dam’s nutritional needs, especially those with multiples. That was the message given by Dr. Robert Van Saun, Pennsylvania State […] Read more
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Ways to identify and prevent pregnancy toxemia in small ruminants
Intake, not percentage, matter when feeding to prevent metabolic disease
Push increases for foot-and-mouth vaccine bank
Producers tell federal government that a pound of preparedness is worth an ounce of FMD cure
If Ontario had an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the financial and mental health consequences would be catastrophic. “There’s $130 million worth of agriculture goods moved back and forth across the […] Read more
Opinion: One Health approach gaining ground, and it’s about time
I don’t always agree with Sylvain Charlebois has to say, but I do agree with him on one thing — that avian influenza deserves more attention than it has been […] Read more
Study tracks wild bird infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza
First-of-its-kind study looks at how the virus may be spread by wild birds
Glacier FarmMedia – For the first time, scientists have tracked the movement of a wild bird known to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza in North America. The new research, […] Read more
Digital biosecurity software attracts local, international attention
Ontario-based Farm Health Guardian improving communication for farmers during disease outbreaks
Disease prevention and responding quickly in case of an outbreak are two critical components to keeping livestock healthy, borders open and food on grocery store shelves. An Ontario company has […] Read more
The next incarnation for dairy disease resistance
Immunity+ traits from Semex are now incorporated into genetic indices, with broad application across the herd
Dairy customers of Semex now have a more in-depth decision to make if they aim to increase the resistance of their herd to disease, thanks to an updated version of […] Read more
Federal funding lined up for programs, planning against swine fever
Two-year package to go toward pork industry work
The federal government is putting up an eight-figure funding wall to help prevent African swine fever from ever reaching Canada’s hog farms — and to prepare against any breach. Agriculture […] Read more
Hunt for disease pathogens goes even smaller-scale
AAFC scientists are developing biological assays that can be used to detect crop and livestock diseases
Researchers at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research centre in Saskatoon are developing molecular diagnostic assays to detect significant pathogens associated with crops and livestock production. Biological assays are […] Read more
Feds back poultry disease insurance planning
Three industry organizations have been earmarked for $1.2 million in funding
The federal government has announced $1.2 million for insurance against poultry disease outbreaks as Canada continues its battle with bird flu. Until earlier this month, no new cases of highly […] Read more
Lessons learned from the H5N1 outbreak
Changes to disease response must be considered as climate change means the virus will continue to be a threat
Canada’s poultry sector has seen relatively minor repercussions from an ongoing global outbreak of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) but panelists at the recent Health Day hosted by the Poultry […] Read more