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A significant increase in US pork exports was recorded in August, with beef exports seeing a decrease, and lamb exports reaching an annual peak.

There are many big issues facing the livestock industry, from climate change and emerging diseases to changing societal expectations and an evolving regulatory environment. It’s a topic that Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) is working to tackle on behalf of Ontario’s livestock sector – and the answers require big ideas and new thinking, says Mike

Often hidden hazards in beef cattle diets, mycotoxins can create a variety of problems including impaired immune response which can lead to secondary infections, compromised growth rates, reduced reproductive performance, lameness and gangrene. Illnesses caused by mycotoxins can be difficult to identify and treatment with antibiotics has little to no effect. Therefore, knowing the threat

Cattle get lame for a lot of reasons, including injury, poor conformation, grain overload, mycotoxins (e.g., ergot) and bacterial infection. Different types of lameness need to be treated differently. Antibiotic treatment only helps if a bacterial infection is involved. Lameness is the second leading reason (behind bovine respiratory disease) that feedlot cattle are pulled and

Everyone knows that bees need flowers. But you might not know that most bees also need bare ground.

Why is this research important for Alberta ag? Human food exports and value-added processing of faba beans are indisputable priorities but frost damage at harvest time generally occurs. Local feed markets are thus important to produce food animal protein with discounted frost-damaged, feed quality beans. Faba bean cultivars differ in days to maturity and susceptibility

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common pathogen in young pigs. Over the years, the use of vaccinations and natural planned exposure methods have been employed in both the nursery and sow facilities to control potential outbreaks. In the last few years, the swine industry has seen an increase in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) outbreaks

Swine Innovation Porc (SIP) is excited to announce the release of its 2023-24 Annual Report, which highlights significant advancements and achievements in the pork sector over the past year

Research has shown the effectiveness of ozone and air ionization technologies in inactivating disease-causing pathogens in swine transport vehicles to be limited.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on the Government of Canada to do more to ensure international trade agreements, like the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, work as intended for Canadian agriculture.