Impact of winter feeding and vaccination strategies on carcass outcomes in beef cattle
Source: Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives
Project Details
At this Johnson Research Field, MBFI is researching cow-calf nutrition and needle-free vaccination. This page provides information about this...
Environmental and economic value of forage and grassland in Manitoba
Source: University of Manitoba, The National Centre for Livestock and the Environment
Grasslands cover approximately one third, or 2.4 million hectares, of the total farm...
University of Manitoba on-farm study: flowering habitats for pollinators and natural enemies of pests
Source: Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives
Pollinators and natural enemies of pests may improve the health of agroecosystems. Have you considered practices to enhance them...
Castration of Calves
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
FACTSHEET written by: Dr. Neil Anderson - Lead Veterinarian, Disease Prevention (Runinants)/OMAFRA
Castration Defined
Castration of a bull (male)...
CHEMICAL PASTE DISBUDDING FACT SHEET
Source: Alberta Farm Animal Care
A Fact Sheet for the Canadian Beef Industry Dr. Melissa Moggy
Purpose of Disbudding
All breeds of cattle are either naturally horned...
Relationship between beef heifer residual feed intake and productivity as cows
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
C. Callum*, G. Crow*, K. Ominski*, V.S. Baron†, L. McKeown‡ J. Basarab§.
*University of Manitoba, †Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, ‡Livestock...
EVALUATION OF LOW HEAT UNIT CORN HYBRIDS FOR BACKGROUNDING BEEF CALVES
By: Stephanie McMillan MSc, Dr. Gregory Penner, Dr. John McKinnon, Kathy Larson MSc, Federico Añez-Osuna MSc, Dr. Daalkhaijav Damiran, and Dr. Bart Lardner
Introduction
In western...
Feed Efficiency on Pasture
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
Project No.: 0010-002 Lead
Researcher: Dr. John Basarab (AB Agriculture and Forestry) & Dr. Kim Ominski (University of MB)
Collaborators: Dr. Vern Baron,...
Saliva test could lead to better parasite control
Source: Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Courtney Orsen
Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) are looking for a more accurate way to detect internal...
Use of electric prods on cattle
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: C. Richardson and N. Noecker
Electric prods are commonly used to move cattle into and through...