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Roy Lewis
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By Roy Lewis| Manitoba Cooperator Verified Testing for BSE at slaughterhouses continues, despite the dramatic decline in cases in recent years and the fact that Canada’s last case was in 2015. I had hoped that requiring meat plants to test specified risk materials such as spinal cords, brains and other nervous-related areas would have been eliminated once the country achieved negligible risk status. However, the program is still in effect, resulting in higher costs for Canadian plants than for their American counterparts.
By Roy Lewis| Grainews Verified The first castration banders were likely developed to replace knife or scalpel castration. They were easy to use and eliminated the complications of infections and blood loss. Castration with a knife or scalpel is harder to master and animal welfare issues must be considered. Banders have been around for a while; I recently saw an almost antique one that still worked to put green bands on young calves. Skill is needed, though, when using green bands.
By Roy Lewis| Manitoba Cooperator Verified Testing for BSE at slaughterhouses continues, despite the dramatic decline in cases in recent years and the fact that Canada’s last case was in 2015. I had hoped that requiring meat plants to test specified risk materials such as spinal cords, brains and other nervous-related areas would have been eliminated once the country achieved negligible risk status. However, the program is still in effect, resulting in higher costs for Canadian plants than for their American counterparts.
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