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January 21, 2022 Health & Production

BCRC publishes video guides for calving season

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is adding to its repertoire of valuable calving resources. This month, the organization published videos on esophageal feeding (tubing), colostrum management, and dehydration in calves. Calf 911 – The Ins And Outs Of Esophageal Feeding The video quickly summarizes the supplies needed, the McGrath feeder versus the bag feeder,…

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January 18, 2022 Trailblazers

What We’re Reading | ‘Quintessential academic veterinarian’ honoured by peers

By Jennifer Allford, for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine While many large animal veterinarians grew up on a farm surrounded by all sorts of animals, Dr. Michel Lévy, DVM — the recipient of the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners (WCABP) Honorary Life Award — did not grow up tending to cattle. In fact, the…

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September 15, 2021 Business Tools

Researchers looking to estimate cost of calving assistance in Canada

*Update: A $50.00 gift card will be given to the first 10 participants.* Researchers from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are recruiting cow-calf producers to develop an estimate on the cost of an assisted calving for producers. Data collected will be kept confidential, and participating producers will be given a summary of…

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September 3, 2021 Issues & Insights

What We’re Reading | UCalgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine welcomes a new dean

Dr. Renate Weller says veterinarians have important role to play in solving ‘big, global challenges’ By Jennifer Allford, for Faculty of Veterinary Medicine So far this week, Dr. Renate Weller, DVM, PhD, has moved into her new office at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, greeted first-year students at the Foothills campus, met with…

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August 19, 2021 Health & Production

Alberta a hot spot for zoonotic tapeworm

A relatively new tapeworm is catching researchers by surprise in Alberta, and emphasizing the importance of zoonotic diseases. “It’s really too soon to predict where this might go, but there are several reasons to think that there will be more cases diagnosed in the future,” says Dr. Stan Houston, infectious disease expert at the University…

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July 6, 2021 Health & Production

What We’re Reading | Gram-negative vaccines need caution

By Bruce Derksen, Freelance writer Veterinarians who look after cattle are shifting priorities to emphasize disease prevention over treatment, says Gordon Atkins of the University of Calgary’s veterinary school. The change is occurring as greater focus falls on reducing antibiotics in livestock production. Overall management, nutrition practices and the need to gain a better understanding of the…

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June 24, 2021 Issues & Insights

Transforming animal health education in real-time on W.A. Ranches

“Having a 1,000-head cattle ranch as part of our facility at the University has been a game changer, providing students with a connection to the land and the cattle and making the University of Calgary’s already exceptional Faculty of Veterinary Medicine become one of the most sought-after programs on the continent.” Dr. Ed Pajor,  Professor of Animal…

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June 17, 2021 Checking in with ABP

Stepping up the collaboration in diagnostic services

The University of Calgary’s Diagnostic Services Unit (DSU) held the meeting of its inaugural Livestock Stakeholder Advisory Committee this spring, and Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is pleased that Karin Schmid, Lead, Beef Production and Extension, ABP, has since been elected as Community Chair. Background In 2020, the governments of Canada and Alberta finalized $3.44 million…

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Cattle Report

Updated: October 15, 2026

Steers

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Rail: 500.00 del

Heifers

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Choice Steers

Live: 226.00 (TX) few
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Choice Heifers

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Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 261.53

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Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
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08-Mar-27 290 454 --
05-Apr-27 294 452 --
03-May-27 300 450 --
31-May-27 306 456 --
28-Jun-27 302 456 --
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Last Updated on October 15, 2026

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