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Stay up-to-date on the largest breed in Canada through the CAA blog. The Canadian Aberdeen Angus Association, operating as the Canadian Angus Association (CAA), is a not-for-profit association incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act and represents members from across Canada.
Canadian Angus Association Blog
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A federal bill that purports to protect Canada from the next pandemic is drawing fire from the agriculture sector. In a recent editorial titled “Is Bill C-293 Canada’s ‘Vegan Act ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
2d ago
Shipping fever. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Whatever name you give it, it remains the number one cause of death in feedlots. It pops up on cow-calf operations, too. The Beef Cattle Research ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
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A bill drafted to protect livestock farms from intruders who might spread disease was amended in the Senate to include anyone who doesn’t respect biosecurity protocol. “The amendment will make ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
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It’s early July 2024 and Cedric MacLeod is already preparing for winter. He’s knee-deep in harvesting hay and silage that will be bale feed for his herd in cold weather ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
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Heart failure can occur at any type of operation, at any age, and any level of altitude, according to Isabella Kukor, doctoral candidate at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Kukor ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
2d ago
H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
1w ago
U.S. farmers are increasing pressure on the Biden administration to allow vaccinations for chickens, turkeys and cows to protect them from bird flu infections that have devastated flocks for three ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
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Canada’s farmers will suffer if the country’s productivity crisis doesn’t improve. That was the sobering message from Farm Credit Canada’s J.P. Gervais at the Canadian Pulse and Special Crops Convention in September. “I’m super-enthusiastic about ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
1w ago
A federal bill that purports to protect Canada from the next pandemic is drawing fire from the agriculture sector. In a recent editorial titled “Is Bill C-293 Canada’s ‘Vegan Act ..read more
Canadian Angus Association Blog
1w ago
In 2001, newlyweds Scott and Paula Cornish founded a beef farm together on a compromise and an intoxicating name. Nearly a quarter century later, Whiskey Lane Livestock is still distinguished by ..read more