Castrating with teeth not recommended Monday, February 20, 2012 There are a number of recommended ways to castrate lambs, says a December report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. Using your teeth is not one of them. Last June, the Wyoming Department of Health reported two instances of Campylobacter jejuni enteritis among workers at a sheep ranch. In both cases, the workers had participated in a multi-day event involving castration of 1,600 lambs and were the only two among 12 workers known to have used their teeth to castrate lambs. The bacteria were found in workers' stools. Investigators in October found the bacterium in two of five tested lambs. "This is the first reported association of C. jejuni infection with exposure during castration of lambs," the CDC report says."Ranch owners and employees were advised to use standardized, age-specific techniques for lamb castration (e.g., Burdizzo, rubber rings or surgery) and to wash their hands thoroughly after contact with animals," the report says. BF Animal rights organization boosts image Chilean fruit farms harvest the sun for water
2025 Election Results Prompt Concern and Reflection Among Prairie Farmers Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Users on Agriville.com weigh-in on the 2025 federal election outcome As news broke on April 28 that Mark Carney’s Liberals had won the 2025 federal election, many western Canadian farmers on Agriville.com shared their reactions. The mood was largely one of disappointment, with... Read this article online
Support IPM With a Bench Sponsorship Tuesday, April 29, 2025 The International Plowing Match & Rural Expo (IPM) Local Committee has launched the Bench Sponsorship Project for the upcoming 2025 event in West Niagara. This initiative invites individuals and businesses to sponsor commemorative benches for $500 each, helping enhance the visitor... Read this article online
New board members for Ontario Pork Friday, April 25, 2025 Ontario Pork, an association representing the 1,898 pork farms that market 5.9 million hogs in the province, has announced its new board lineup for 2025. As a Guelph, Ontario-headquartered organization, Ontario Pork is engaged in the areas of research, government representation,... Read this article online
A Chicken’s Dream: The Perfect Home for Our Feathery Friends! Friday, April 25, 2025 BY: Zahra Sadiq Do you raise chickens on your farm for personal, friends and family use? Don’t you think your feathery friends deserve to live in style? If so, look no further, Roost & Root have plenty of chicken coop models to choose from that you and your chickens will... Read this article online
Sheep farmers win Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers Thursday, April 24, 2025 Sheep farmers and wool producers from Wallenstein, Ont. are Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2025. “It’s great to be recognized by your peers in the industry with an award like that,” Ryan Schill told Farms.com. “When we started the sheep farm, there were people questioning us... Read this article online