You have likely heard about fetal bovine serum but you probably have not heard about bovine lipid extract surfactant, which is being “harvested” from animals in our own backyard.
Animal producers point to the Canadian Codes of Care as proof of their concern for the welfare of farmed animals, but do they actually follow…
Every few years, a National Beef Quality Audit is conducted to examine the quality of the nation’s beef and compare it with previous years. The…
Over the last 2 weeks, in Canada, over 200 animals burnt to death in barn fires. The first incident happened in a barn located north…
Zilmax – the medicated feed billed as a growth-promoter in cattle exposed by Reuters as causing the hooves of animals fed it to fall off…
ALBERTA – Last Wednesday, a transport truck carrying cattle crashed on Highway 36, about 10 kilometres south of Castor. According to CBC, many of the animals died…
Researchers from Kansas State University recently published a study comparing the pain levels of cattle dehorning methods. Forty horned calves being raised for beef were…
ONTARIO – Two transport trailers carrying cattle were involved in a four trailer crash on Highway 17, west of White River yesterday afternoon. The Ontario…
The updated Canadian Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle has just been released. Below is a overview of the major points…
