Can prebiotics and probiotics help avoid respiratory disease and antimicrobial treatment in beef cattle?
A Fresh Look At Preconditioning Beef Calves
Potential contribution of beef cattle to antimicrobial resistance
Wheat-based Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles for Growing and Finishing Cattle
Backgrounding beef cattle health programs
Backgrounding feeder cattle nutrition
Alternative feeds for beef cattle
Antimicrobial resistance on arrival
Reducing feed cost of gain in the feedlot
Overcoming RFID Ear Tag Readability Challenges
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Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Researchers:
Trevor Alexander PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Background
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is among the most...
Source: Alberta Farm Animal Care
by: Dr. Karin Orsel, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), accounts for most of the disease...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
“Surveillance of E. coli, enterococci, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and Enterococcus species distribution in beef operations and associated environments”
Project No.: FOS.10.13
Lead Researchers:...
Source: Sustainable Beef Systems Research Group, www.usask.ca/beefresearch/ , J.J. McKinnon and R. Beliveau Department of Animal & Poultry Science University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8
Introduction
Beef producers are...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Backgrounding is a commercial feeding enterprise in which recently weaned calves are grown to yearling feeder cattle weight,...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
The primary objective of backgrounding is to ensure optimal growth and development of the muscle and frame of the calf, while...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Straw
Straw is a good alternative feed for beef cows when it is properly supplemented. See the beef section...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
“A cross-sectional survey of cattle on entry to Alberta feedlots to measure prevalence and factors associated with antimicrobial resistance in respiratory...
Source: University of Minnesota Extension
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Extension animal scientist and Hugh Chester-Jones, professor, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Sciences
Quick facts
You can...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Traceability is generally defined as the ability to follow the movement of an animal or food product through specified stages...