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Ontario farmers raise more than half of Canada’s goats. Alliance-funded research is identifying animals with stronger immune responses to common parasites to help Ontario producers breed for healthier and more productive herds. Keeping Ontario goats healthy is the main goal of an ongoing gut worm study by University of Guelph researchers.
The team hopes to help producers and veterinarians better combat infection by gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs), which affect nearly all Ontario goat farms,...
A University of Saskatchewan (USask) leader in beef cattle health and welfare has been awarded the 2024 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation.
Dr. Cheryl Waldner, a professor and researcher at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), was honoured at the 2024 Canadian Beef Industry Conference in August 2024.
“Waldner’s work has no doubt improved the competitiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry,” said Craig Lehr, chair of the Beef...
ASF is a severe disease in pigs. Close to 100% of pigs may die when infected with certain strains of the virus.
While ASF is currently not present in Canada, if it was, it would have a devastating effect on swine herds, the industry, the trade of Canadian pork products, and the Canadian economy.
Early detection of ASF is crucial to quickly contain and minimize impacts.
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Dr. Nathan Erickson is the recipient of the 2024 Veterinarian of the Year Award from the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners (WCABP) and Boehringer Ingelheim Canada.
Dr. Nathan Erickson (DVM) of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has received the 2024 Veterinarian of the Year Award from the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners (WCABP) and Boehringer Ingelheim Canada.
Erickson, who graduated from the WCVM in 2005, is an associate professor in the...
Number of cases negligible but continued diagnostic testing and collaboration with producers are keys to ensuring community health, experts say.
Recent reports coming out of the U.S. of avian influenza virus (H5N1) being found in cattle has been garnering attention. First noted in mid-March as a “mystery illness” when a handful of dairy farms saw a drop in milk production and low appetite amongst some of their herd, traction on this story has grown as additional states began reporting cases....
Watch this video featuring Jenna Donaldson, DVM, who explains the practice model of Trillium Equine Veterinary Services, an ambulatory service that provides after-hour emergency care for horses on a subscription basis.
Watch this video featuring Nigel Caulkett, DVM, MVetSc, Dipl. ACVA, as he discusses the challenges in recognizing chronic pain in cattle through behavioural assessments, as well as the availability of techniques that can provide analgesia in food animals. He also mentions some of the analgesic and anesthetic medications available to manage pain in cattle.
Watch this video featuring Nigel Caulkett, DVM, MVetSc, Dipl. ACVA, as he discusses his approaches to sedation and anesthesia when dealing with a fractious horse. He lists his choice of medications for intramuscular sedation and describes a unique situation he experienced with a wild horse.
Watch this video featuring Pierre-Yves Mulon, DMV, Dipl. ACVS (LA), as he discusses possible diagnoses, solutions, and techniques to consider when assessing and treating a swollen navel in farm animals.