Western Canadian Animal Health Network News

Animal health, disease, and surveillance news from across western Canada, nationally, and internationally

WeCAHN News

Following are recent or current news items pertaining to animal health and surveillance in western Canada. If you have an item you would like to have added to this listing, please contact us.


Across sessions on biosecurity, training, data and sustainability, a consistent message emerged: progress comes not from one-off changes, but from continuous improvement and collaboration across the...
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Though H5N1 avian flu outbreaks on US dairy farms have declined sharply over the past several months, scientists are still sorting out how the virus spreads on farms, and new findings from California...
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CTV News reported, "A western Alberta municipal district is seeking provincial aid after declaring an agricultural disaster for the livestock industry last week...
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An update to the highly pathogenic avian influenza ostrich case in BC. The Federal Court of Appeal heard arguments on Tuesday. Global News...
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Animal Health Canada's Poultry and Livestock Emergency Management Network (PLEMN) met recently. The blog highlighted what's working and what's not working regarding small farms, hobbyists, and...
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Mr. Hickman from Hickman's Family Farms in Arizona stated in an interview “Our chickens got sick because of the proximity to this dairy, and we just had kind of a slow-motion wreck since May 16...
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Türkiye's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ordered the immediate closure of all animal markets nationwide due to a surge in foot-and-mouth disease cases following increased livestock movement...
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Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian influenza, the main cause of recent high egg prices. This novel test addresses...
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