Checking up on the cattle

While I was in Eddystone country last week, I spent some time checking up on the situation with cattle in Manitoba. It is now more than three years after the discovery of the first case of bovine sphongiform encephalitis in Canada, and a year after the opening of the border to animals under 30 months of age. Things are much improved in cattle country now, but there is still a major concern about markets for animals over 30 months of age. Increased slaughter capacity for these animals in Manitoba has been very slow in coming.

The animal in the top photo is lining up for vaccinations. Below I talk with David Johnson.