Insights and Stories on Livestock

Sep. 26, 2014 at 11:11 am CDT

The stars seem finally to be aligned to revise the Canadian beef-grading system, but don’t hold your breath waiting for it to happen. The last revision was in 1992 and a lot has changed since then. That in itself clearly has not been enough to force a change. The Canadian […]

By gren-winslow

Sep. 5, 2014 at 9:11 am CDT

Seeking solutions to help horses heal and feel better outside of traditional and conventional veterinary medicine is becoming increasingly commonplace. Horse owners are not necessarily rejecting conventional medicine, rather they simply feel that alternative modalities offer complementary approaches. For example in addition to using anti-inflammatory drugs to ease muscle pain, […]

By Carol Shwetz, Dvm

Aug. 29, 2014 at 9:05 am CDT

It was fun while it lasted — the new burger family served in tidy little foil bags; the frosted mug of root beer; the carhops delivering orders to the window. It was 1956 and A&W came onto the Canadian food-service scene with a flare that captured the fancy of the […]

By Debbie Furber

Aug. 15, 2014 at 10:07 am CDT

With new higher-yielding, higher-quality forage cereals in the works, there has never been a better time for beef cattle producers to try swath grazing cereals Swath grazing cereals could save producers almost half the cost of overwintering cattle, says a federal forage researcher. “Extended grazing practices like swath grazing, bale […]

By Jennifer Blair

Aug. 7, 2014 at 2:00 pm CDT

There have already been a couple of cases this year, both caused by batteries Even with ever-increasing education, lead poisoning is still the No. 1 toxic cause of death we see as veterinarians in cattle-producing areas, especially on calves. This article will review the disease, the common sources of lead […]

By — Roy Lewis Dvm