Highly pathogenic avian influenza has circled back to Ontario for the first time in four months with an outbreak in a commercial poultry flock in Oxford County. The Canadian Food […] Read more
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Avian flu returns to southwestern Ontario
More cases also turn up in western provinces
Innovative tech solutions for livestock win at international competition
Automated feeding, drug administration are among the winning entries
Innovations focused on automation and artificial intelligence accounted for half of the double gold star winners at a leading international event for animal breeding this year. Organizers of SPACE, an […] Read more
Ontario halal processor to buy poultry packing capacity
Amir Quality Meats taking up Wellington Poultry
An Ontario meat processor specializing in the halal market has a deal in place to boost its capacity by buying a nearby chicken and specialty fowl packer. Amir Quality Meats, […] 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
JBS quarterly profit falls almost 10 per cent but tops estimates
Cattle prices 'above the expected level'
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, posted an almost 10 per cent drop in net profits, to US$766 million, driven by the relative weakness of its […] Read more
Cargill, Continental close U.S. chicken deal
Washington | Reuters — Cargill and Continental Grain said on Friday that they had closed their deal to buy Sanderson Farms, the third largest chicken producer, in a deal worth […] Read more
Beef sector calls for Health Canada label exception
The Canadian Cattlemen's Association wants ground beef exempted from proposed rules
The cattle sector is less than pleased by a Health Canada proposal that would put a ‘high saturated fat’ label on retail ground beef. The proposal is part of a […] Read more
National Poultry Show cancelled due to ongoing HPAI concerns
The National Poultry Show – Industry Open House, scheduled for June 22 and 23, has been cancelled. The Poultry Industry Council (PIC) and Western Fair Association (WFA) made the decision […] Read more
Avian influenza continues to break across province, Canada
Concerns rise over spring planting contributing to spread
Despite the best efforts to quell its rise, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) has hit 20 Ontario poultry operations and backyard flocks as of early May. It’s been […] Read more