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Anthrax Reported In Alberta

Anthrax has been confirmed in two beef cattle farms and one sheep farm in the Fort Vermilion area, as well as in bison in Wood Buffalo National Park and in the Syncrude bison herd north of Fort McMurray. Dr. Jagdish Patel is the manager of the pathology section in Alberta Agriculture’s animal health division. He told our Ken Blackley that a few cases of Anthrax are reported in Western Canada nearly every year.

Interview with Jagdish Patel (2:58 minutes) (1.36 Mb)

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Ice Makes Reorganizing & Moving Sheep Hazardous!

Video: Ice Makes Reorganizing & Moving Sheep Hazardous!

Ice makes reorganizing the sheep barns and moving sheep in preparation for lambing very hazardous - it looks more like sheep skating in an ice rink than walking in a barnyard! But, lambing season is quickly approaching, and we have the final group of ewes that require vaccinating prior to lambing, the last breeding rams need to be removed from breeding groups and tattooed, and the barns all need reorganizing to accommodate the new lambs that will be arriving shortly. So, in today’s sheep farming vlog at Ewetopia Farms, we can no longer wait for better weather conditions and must brave the treacherous ice and hope no one gets injured! This is Canadian sheep farming!