Best management practices for the prevention and control of Johne’s disease
Because Johne’s disease is difficult to diagnose without repeated, regular testing, elimination of the disease through “test and cull” approaches have been very expensive, time consuming, difficult, and unsuccessful. A better approach may be to reduce the risk that calves will get infected in the first place.
Completed: 2007
Investigating weak calf syndrome and early neonatal mortality
The overall objective of this study was to identify factors that may play a role in ‘weak calf syndrome’ and early calf mortality. These researchers studied stillborn calves and calves that die within 3 days of age.
Completed: 2008
Evaluating industry cattle transport practices
This study should help to inform discussions about how Canada’s beef industry raises, manages, handles and transports cattle. It will also help to identify real problems so that industry can develop cost-effective ways to correct any issues that are identified.
Completed: 2009
Factors affecting the fed cattle basis
Basis influences feedlot profitability. The “fed cattle basis” is the difference between the prices that U.S. and Canadian packing plants pay for fat cattle, adjusted for exchange rate. In a normal market, basis reflects transportation costs and differences in supply and demand between Canadian and U.S. markets.
Completed: 2010
Mycoplasma bovis strains derived from calves in commercial feedlots in western Canada
The objectives of this study are to: determine the prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis in fall-placed feedlot calves; describe the ecology of M. bovis within pens of feedlot calves; and determine if specific strains of M. bovis are related to disease in the feedlot.
Completed: 2010
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