Avian InfluenzaWhat is Avian Influenza? Avian Influenza Virus (AIV), often called 'bird flu' is a contagious viral infection causes by avian...
The Cost of CompassionThe price of a pet is more than just its purchase. Learn how prices are established for the services your pet needs.
Biosecurity in Practice - Cleaning and DisinfectionCleaning and Disinfection (C and D) Disinfection in On-Farm Biosecurity Procedures Source: Ohio State University Disinfection in...
Livestock Lightning SafetyThe United States Department of Agriculture estimates that lightning is responsible for 80% of all accidental livestock deaths...
Canada's Eco-Friendly Beef ProducersCanada’s beef producers continually strive toward improvement, and it shows. Their commitment to responsible agriculture has led...
Are You Being Misled About Healthy Beef?Marketing spin or evidence based fact? Healthy food comes from healthy animals and healthy animals are a result of...
Are antibiotics good or bad for livestock?What is an antimicrobial? Antimicrobials are a class of medications that kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms, including...
Are You Being Misled About Healthy Beef?Marketing spin or evidence based fact? Healthy food comes from healthy animals and healthy animals are a result of...
APRUMA: A BackgroundThe Alberta Best Practices Framework for the use of Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals is intended to provide information...
Avian InfluenzaWhat is Avian Influenza? Avian Influenza Virus (AIV), often called 'bird flu' is a contagious viral infection causes by avian...
Biosecurity in Practice - Cleaning and DisinfectionCleaning and Disinfection (C and D) Disinfection in On-Farm Biosecurity Procedures Source: Ohio State University Disinfection in...
Biosecurity in Practice - PlanningIntroduction The Tool Kit is an integral part of Biosecurity in Practice. It contains many of the "how to's" and resource...
Biosecurity in Practice - National StandardsNational Avian On-Farm Biosecurity Standard Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Animal...
Biosecurity in Practice - Production Animal Disease Risk Assessment ProgramProduction Animal Disease Risk Assessment Program (PADRAP) The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Production...
Biosecurity in Practice - ProtocolsSwine Canadian Swine Health Board : An organization mandated to provide leadership, coordination and support in the management of...
Biosecurity in Practice - Risk AssessmentIntroduction (Abstract from: Biosecurity and the role of risk-assessment, Keith R. Hayes, Centre for Research on Introduced...
Biosecurity in Practice - Risk Assessment GeneralRisk Assessment General Information While the questionnaires, score cards and worksheets were designed with the dairy industry in...
Specified Risk MaterialSpecified Risk Material Enhanced Animal Health Protection from BSE , Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Antimicrobial Resistance - Prudent UseAntimicrobials have been important tools in the control of infectious diseases since the 1950s. Their use in veterinary medicine...
Canadian Situation Regarding the Extra-label Use of Cephalosporin Antimicrobial Drugs in Food Producing AnimalsHealth Canada has noted the publication on January 4, 2012 of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA’s) Final Rule of the...
Cephalosporin Order of Prohibition Goes Into EffectThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that the order of prohibition of cephalosporins originally published...
