Maritime Beef Test Station

The Western Producer Roy Lewis, DVM February 20, 2020 “Purebred bull sales in all breeds appear to be getting earlier and earlier, some even happening in December. This is months before many cattle producers are going to use them in their breeding programs. It sometimes creates difficulty for veterinarians to get the bulls’ semen evaluated […]

2020 MBTS Heifer Consignment Intent Form 2020 MBTS Heifer Sale Notice – updated January 31, 2020

NAPPAN, N.S. — One of Canada’s oldest research farms is rejuvenating the art of grazing. Agriculture Canada’s Nappan Research Centre in Nova Scotia is one of the original five Dominion Experimental Farms established in 1887. It is the only federal livestock research centre in Eastern Canada working on improving livestock management and forage production. The […]

Full details are still in the works, but it appears that the cattle industry — dairy included — will get a two-year delay on enforcement of new transport regulations set to come into force in early February. The federal minister of agriculture, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced at a parliamentary reception this week that the grace period […]

The Atlantic Beef School is occurring November 1st and 2nd in Nappan, NS. Registration runs September 24th- October 26th. Please click “Read Post” for additional information! Atlantic Beef School

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Including feed efficiency in the genetic selection indices of beef cattle has the potential to increase farm-level profit by 39% and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 22%. Click here for the article 

The 2019 Sales Catalogue can be accessed by clicking the picture below        

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Is the customer always right? That depends on whose bull is being scored. One veterinarian shares his thoughts on why we might need to tip the industry upside down when it comes to breeding soundness exams. Click here for the full article