Federal Liberals answer questions on CVMA priority issues
Before the federal election, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association provided the Liberal Party of Canada, and the other federal political parties, an opportunity to confirm its position on a number of priority issues concerning the veterinary profession that pertains to animal health and welfare, public health and food safety. CVMA will use the responses to …
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CQM Program Revision Oct 2015
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has issued a revision to the Canadian Quality Milk (CQM) program’s Workbook and Reference Manual. The new version is dated September 2015, which replaces the June 2010 version. The CQM program is transitioning to the Food Safety component of proAction®, DFC’s quality assurance program, so the new book is titled …
Rabies in Saskatchewan Sept 2015
There have been rabies positive bats found in the Saskatoon and Rosthern areas in the last couple of weeks. One case involved human exposure as you may have seen on the news or in the paper. Clients should be reminded to bring their pets’ rabies vaccination status up to date. Click for August 2015 Monthly …
Bluetongue disease in Ontario cattle Sept 2015
Yesterday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) informed the provincial Chief Veterinary Officers that 3 bovines were confirmed to have Bluetongue Disease (BT) in the south western part of Ontario, approximately 100 km from the US border. The first animal was found through the national surveillance program on a sample collected August 7th. On September …
Anthrax confirmed in cattle July 2015
PRODUCERS REMINDED TO VACCINATE AFTER ANTHRAX CONFIRMED IN CATTLE The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is reminding producers to vaccinate their livestock following confirmation that anthrax has been found in cattle in the RM of Harris. Anthrax was confirmed by laboratory results on July 28, 2015, as the cause of death in one cow and is …