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The newsletter of the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021
WCABP’s New Honorary Life Members
At the 2021 Annual conference, WCABP presented 3 new Honorary Life
Memberships to Dr. Ken Little (left), Dr. Blaine Pickard (centre),
and Dr. Rich Vanderwal (right)
(See related story on page 6)
Canadian publications mail agreement no. 43528102
President’s Report contents
Hard to believe it’s administration team at WCABP of Phyllis, 3 President’s Report
been almost a month Deborah and Murray for organizing and 5 Secretary-Treasurer’s Report
since the conference. delivering such an excellent conference. I
While searching for can only imagine the unforeseen hiccups 5 Administrator’s Report
inspiration to aid me they were presented during the learning 6 Honorary Life Memberships
in the writing of my curve associated with the remote digitized Awarded
first president’s report, I decided to watch format.
7 Retiring Board Members
a few of the lectures from the beef sessions
As much as I valued the digital format of 8 2021 WCABP Conference
since I tuned in live for the dairy sessions.
the conference, I have to say I felt there Summary Evaluations
It seemed like a good excuse to escape the
was more than a little something missing.
misery provided by the current polar vor- 9 Research Summary: Effect
We missed the laughs at the bar with
tex in the prairies. Mother nature seems of Rest Stop Duration and
friends, meeting the all too nervous stu-
to want to provide us with more than a Quality on the Behaviour and
dents, and the distinct pleasure of getting
subtle reminder of winter’s endurance. Welfare of Cattle Transported
up early after a late night and a few too by Road
I feel very fortunate to be able to access
many celebratory drinks with long time
information so easily from the comfort of 10 Saying Goodbye to Normal
colleagues. It also would have been nice
my home.
to congratulate our new Honorary Life 13 WeCAHN Report
I am very pleased this year’s conference members, Drs. Ken Little, Rich Vanderwal
15 CABV/ACVB Report
proceeded as it did and feel very thankful and Blaine Pickard in person, with a real
to have had our members show up in handshake. With two very different for- 16 UCVM Report
droves and support it in almost record mat styles, the WCABP Board need your 17 UCVM Production Animal
numbers. Planning the conference this comments and feedback more than ever. Health Club Report
year at times seemed like an exercise in The Board’s goal is to provide the best
futility with thoughts of its impending possible CE and conference we can and 18 WCVM Report
cancellation persisting in the background. to accomplish this we require grassroots 19 WCVM Production Animal
Then, only to be pleasantly surprised to directives. Club Report
have it turn out way better than I could 20 Welcome New WCABP
This year Dr. Blake Balog ends his six-year
have hoped. Benjamin Franklin said that Members!
term on the WCABP Board of Directors.
“necessity is the mother of invention,”
I think I can speak for all board members 21 Launch of the Bull Breeding
who would have known back then how
in thanking him for his dedicated service. Soundness App!
easily new technologies would allow such
Dr. Balog was the main driving force
an amazing format to disseminate infor- 22 Upcoming Events
behind developing the new BSE app, and
mation. I would like to thank our talented 22 Member-to-Member
has committed retaining it as “his baby” to
quote him directly. Thank you Dr. Balog Classifieds
for your efforts. This year we are excited
to have Dr. Tim Nickel as the Conference
Chair to plan the 2022 conference in Cal-
gary. I have no doubt he will deliver. We
are also excited to have Dr. Laurie Zemlak
join the board and look forward to her
enthusiasm spreading.
I hope by the time our members read this
that the polar vortex and the Covid era
is becoming distant memory, but I won’t See our Advertising Index
hold my breath on either front. on page 4
Respectfully submitted,
Eric Maguet
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 3
2021 PRESIDENT
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
DISTRICT XIII, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
RD
Eric Maguet OF BOVINE PRACTITIONERS (AABP)
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Secretary-Treasurer’s Administrator’s
Report Report
The outcome of the to logistics, we had to proceed with the WCABP’s 30th Annual Conference
2021 Annual Con- Annual Conference on a business as usual was held virtually on January 14
ference reminds me, basis, hosting the conference everyday, all to 16. It was a huge success, but I
once again, “assume day, for 3 days. As for the 10 and Under, missed seeing everyone and
nothing.” Plan- we made this decision with some trepida- catching up!
ning for the annual tion, but could see no other alternative.
There were 231 registrants – our
conference begins in earnest shortly after While we were somewhat optimistic from
second highest ever! A huge thank
the books are closed on the previous year’s some of the early registration numbers, no
you to our sponsors who remained
conference. And in the case of booking one could have foreseen the overwhelm-
loyal to us in these changing times!
the dates and venue, this is completed two ing success of the conference with 231
years in advance of the conference. Like registrants. We attracted 10 new members, All of the recordings and PDFs from
many veterinary associations, the Board and had 25 registered veterinary techni- the conference are now accessible
struggled at times with how to pro- cians. And while we are still working on through the “Resource Library” of
ceed, given the very fluid situation with the financials, preliminary indication is the “Members Only” section of the
COVID-19. Specifically, do we cancel that we made about $24,000. On behalf WCABP website (www.wcabp.com).
the conference, host an online version, or of the board and the membership, I thank Contact us if you need help access-
attempt some sort of hybrid conference Eric Maguet for organizing such a great ing the Members Only section.
that meets provincial guidelines. Phyllis conference—as you will see from my
Take care.
spent an inordinate amount of time Conference report (page 8), we received
keeping on top of this fluid situation. very positive feedback. I also thank Phyllis Phyllis Mierau
Fortunately, we learned a lot from the for her efforts with respect to setting up Administrator
“10 and Under” conference with respect the on-line conference. As in the past, a
to providing an online conference. We cut well-run conference does not happen by
our teeth on this conference, overcoming chance but rather it is an indication of
some of the technological challenges, and how much planning went into the event.
also getting a sense from the membership The question now on the Board’s mind
with respect to the members interest in is—what does next year’s conferences look
obtaining CE via this venue. like? While there is cautious optimism for
the pandemic to be over by fall, we must
What did we assume, and what did we
have contingencies in place if social dis-
learn? Based upon some discussions with
tancing is still in effect. Currently, we are
other VMAs, we assumed registrations to
leaning towards hybrid conferences, which
the 10 and Under would be lower than
will increase expenses. However, going
in our inaugural year, and that we would
forward, the Board will be ever mindful of
probably book a loss on the conference.
our assumptions. There is one assumption,
We were wrong, attendance exceeded
however, that has stood the test of time—
our expectations, as did sponsorship, and
good speakers and good topics leads to a
hence we made a small profit. However,
good conference.
we did spread the conference over a
multi-week period, assuming members Respectfully submitted,
did not want to sit in front of a screen Murray Jelinski
for hours on end. Wrong, again. Due
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association and your industry:
• Conference Information
• Vet Advice columns
www.wcabp.com
• Online resources
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 5
Member News
Honorary Life Memberships Awarded
Honorary Life Membership can be
awarded to individuals who
• are 65 years of age and
• have made an outstanding
contribution to either the
association or the veterinary
profession.
Nominations must be approved
by a two-thirds (2/3) majority
vote at the annual general meeting
(AGM).
At the 2021 AGM, the following
Dr. Rich Vanderwal Dr. Ken Little
deserving individuals were awarded I want to recognize the vital work of all Thank you for the opportunity to thank
a Honorary Life Memberships: WCABP volunteer and support personnel. the WCABP for this recognition of
I am blessed to practice with a great veter- achievement.
• Dr. Rich Vanderwal
inary team, and WCABP is a key initiator
• Dr. Ken Little It is incredibly rewarding to receive this
of quality continuing education that gives
Honorary Life Membership from my
• Dr. Blaine Pickard us all the resources and opportunities
peers. The plaque I received will be dis-
to develop into excellent food animal
played proudly in a prominent place.
veterinarians. I am grateful to be involved;
thank you!
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Retiring Board Members
Dr. Blaine Pickard Dr. Blake Balog Dr. Eric Behlke
I consider it a REAL honour to be a Blake served on the WCABP board for Eric served on the WCABP board as the
life member of the WCABP. I would six years, including as president and as American Association of Bovine Practi-
like to thank Dr. Mike Jelinski and Dr. conference chair. He’s spent countless tioners, District XIII representative for
Oliver Schunicht for the nomination. I hours spearheading the development of eight years. He was a very thoughtful
would also like to thank past and present the WCABP bull breeding soundness app member of the board. Above all else, we
WCABP board members and executives and, although his term on the board is appreciated his enthusiasm, energy, and
for providing top notch continuing educa- now complete, he remains committed to dedication to the undergraduate DVMs!
tion for many years. It’s a great organiza- seeing the project to fruition.
Thank you, Eric!
tion and I am proud to be part of it.
Thank you Blake!
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 7
30th Annual WCABP
CONFERENCE
January 14–16, 2021
REPORT FROM OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAM
2021 Conference Summary Evaluations
As noted in my Secretary-Treasurer’s graded primarily as good to excellent. A great presentations on mycotoxins and
report, this year’s conference was an couple of notable standouts from the beef perinatal beef calf morbidity and mor-
unmitigated success. While other vet- sessions were Drs. Nigel Caulkett and tality. Barry has presented on numerous
erinary conferences have struggled with Mark Hilton. Nigel delivered two talks: occasions and his talks always end with a
registrations, we had the second highest Calf Anesthetics and Analgesia, Bovine barrage of questions, which is indicative
registrations than ever before – 231. This Field Anesthesia. Nigel is an excellent of his engaging talks. Eugene approached
included approximately 25 RVTs. Not speaker, and his talks were very practical me many months in advance, wondering
only did members appreciate the oppor- and informative. Mark provided two very about hosting a round table or panel dis-
tunity to attend the conference while at practical talks on dystocias and cancer cussion on interesting cases from the field.
home or the office, but multiple people eyes, reinforcing that most members are This was a first for us, but judging by the
also commented that they appreciated looking for presentations that are ger- response from the members, it will not be
having access to the recordings since they mane to day-to-day practice. On the dairy the last. Great idea Eugene!
could not attend all the sessions. It should side, Drs. Greg Penner and Erin Royster
In closing, thank you to our sponsors and
be noted that we recorded meetings for scored very high. Greg spoke on feeds and
all our members who supported the con-
years, but the low number of views made feeding of dairy cattle, while Erin’s talk
ference. If you missed the sessions, then
us reconsider whether the high cost of was on “Strategies to control and con-
please view them online. Thanks to Eric
providing this service was of value. My tain contagious mastitis.” Friday’s OMR
Maguet for all his hard work and dedi-
sense is that COVID has changed how our sessions were also well-received, with
cation as Conference Chair – successful
members are now accessing CE. Con- many scoring Drs. André Desrochers’ two
conferences are the result of great topics
sideration must also be given to including talks on ‘Down cow exams” and “Surgical
and speakers. And lastly, thanks again to
RVTs. On this point, in the past we have abdomens of calves” as excellent. Members
Phyllis for overseeing all the aspects of
explored offering CE for RVTs, but the also enjoyed Dr. Volker Gerdts update
hosting a remote conference. There were a
provincial RVT associations noted that on VIDO’s initiatives with respect to the
number of glitches that had the potential
we may be treading on their ground. We SARS-CoV-2 outbreak.
to become major issues, but thanks to
may want to develop a policy wherein we
Saturday’s program featured two well- good planning, we were able to trouble-
do not offer a RVT specific program but
known names in western Canada, Drs. shoot them as they arose.
make it more accessible for technicians to
Barry Blakley and Eugene Janzen. Judging
attend the regular sessions. See you next year, in person.
by the rankings and written feedback, it
Regarding specific topics and speakers, is clear that both presenters ‘nailed’ their Respectfully submitted,
it is fair to say that all the speakers were talks. Barry opened the morning with two Murray Jelinski
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Research Summary
Effect of Rest Stop Duration and Quality Research that could have helped inform
these regulations has been underway since
on the Behaviour and Welfare of Cattle 2018. Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein and
Daniela Melendez Suarez of Agriculture
Transported by Road Canada’s Lethbridge Research Station are
led a major study to determine whether
Published as “Effects of Conditioning, Source, and Rest on Indicators of Stress in
feed, water, and rest stops provide meas-
Beef Cattle Transported by Road” (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244854)
urable benefits to feeder cattle during
Researchers long-distance transport.
Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Daniela M. Melendez, and Timothy D. Schwinghamer, The aim of this study was to assess the
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre effect of (pre) conditioning, source, and
rest on welfare indicators in 7 to 8-month-
Derek Haley, University of Guelph old beef cattle transported by road.
Sonia Marti, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Barcelona, Spain
What They Did
Cattle transport is one of the beef indus- regulations in 2019. Previously, truckers 320 commercial steer calves (540 lbs)
try’s practices that is most visible to the could haul cattle for 48 hours before a from one ranch were split into two
public, and it is facing increased public and mandatory five-hour feed, water, and rest groups. Half of them were weaned,
regulatory scrutiny. It is important to have stop (unless they were within four hours vaccinated, given antibiotic treatment
valid Canadian science to ensure potential of their final destination). The new regu- and parasite treatments and adapted to
regulatory changes will truly benefit the lations require an eight-hour stop after 36 a backgrounding diet three weeks before
animals they are designed to protect. hours, with no four-hour grace period. the study started. The other 160 calves
The new regulations could have benefitted were not weaned until the transportation
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
from some meaningful science. study started. These preconditioned and
(CFIA) announced significant changes
to Canada’s livestock transportation continued on page 20 . . .
Saying Goodbye to Normal
by Ron Clarke
“Civilizations have marched blindly toward disaster the lung. BCoVs causes 3 distinct clinical syndromes
because humans are wired to believe that tomorrow in cattle: (1) calf diarrhea, (2) winter dysentery with
will be much like today.” Roy Scranton, a doctoral hemorrhagic diarrhea in adults, and (3) respira-
candidate in English at Princeton University, and tory infections in cattle of various ages including
co-editor of “Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the the bovine respiratory disease complex or shipping
Long War.” Scranton has written for The New York fever of feedlot cattle. So far there is no link with
Times and, Boston Review. He recently published COVID-19.
a novel Learning to Die in the Anthropocene. Roy
Trying to keep pace with what’s happening in the vet-
Scranton served in the United States Army from 2002
erinary profession has created Zoom fatigue and eye-
to 2006.
strain from lurching presentations and unsynchron-
There’s a word for the new era we live in: the ized speech on an iPhone. Haunted by not seeing old
Anthropocene. This term represents the idea that we friends, where we enjoyed sharing a drink and hearing
have entered a new epoch in Earth’s geological history, new jokes, I feel an ache for “normal” as acute as any
one characterized by the arrival of the human species homesickness ever felt. The twinge returns every time
as a geological force. The biologist Eugene F. Stoermer I put on a mask, or think I walked by someone I
and the Nobel-Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen failed to recognize behind “cover,” friends that would
advanced the term in 2000, and it has steadily gained normally call for a, “how ya doin?” More than ever
acceptance. In particular: changes wrought by global before, I have come to realize there is productivity that
warming will affect not just the world’s climate and comes with meeting face-to-face. Has that changed?
biological diversity, but its very geology — and not
The pandemic altered veterinary practices in a manner
just for a few centuries, but for millenniums.
they will never return to normal as we knew them.
That “normal” really changed hit home while watch- Masks are routinely worn. Pharmaceuticals are often
ing the NFR. Everywhere cameras captured action delivered curbside. Telemedicine and online consulta-
at “The Rodeo of Rodeos” during the Wrangler® tion are standard. Some farm calls cannot be avoided
National Finals Rodeo (NFR) 2020 held at Arling- e.g. obstetrical cases. Client and veterinarian under-
ton’s Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, there were stand that with every interaction comes an element of
cowboys wearing Covid masks and cowboy hats. risk. Farm calls are preceded by questions about the
Prophecy? Reality? health of people they will be in contact with.
Few things in life today remain unscathed by Generations of consumers have never known real
COVID-19. Covid changed social patterns, con- hunger, but in 2020 they encountered empty shelves
verting them into “bubbles” of day-to-day contact, it in grocery stores for the first time and did so with
changed what we do to entertain ourselves, who we apprehension. Panic buying of paper products like
talk to, how we talk to others, what we eat, how we toilet tissue created anxiety. Emergency stocking of
buy groceries and most of all how we work. Social red meat supplies filled consumer’s deep freezes every-
distancing and restrictions on where we go have trans- where and when full new ones were bought. Prices
formed places of fun into ghostly quiet realms. for beef and pork skyrocketed. Canned beans, flour
and yeast became scarce for several months as home
Some are worried about any relationship between
pantries bulged with pasta and sugar.
bovine coronaviruses (BCoVs) and Covid. Cattle shed
BCoVs in feces and nasal secretions. It also invades
10 newsletterLarge corporate entities in the processing sector faltered through that 2020 gave us more than a pandemic. The year represented
the early stages of the pandemic. It didn’t take long for the pack- the West Coast’s worst fire season, and the most active Atlantic
ing and processing industries to realize they were unwitting par- hurricane season on record.
ticipants in Covid super spreader events. Unmanageable numbers
Covid touched North America’s agriculture industry and induced
of people working shoulder-to-shoulder on processing lines, many
change that took a population hostage, pushing it a long way
of them newer immigrants cohabiting in single dwellings became
from the axis of normal. Covid’s fall out accelerated production
infected and robbed companies of the ability to function. Major
and consumption trends that will never revert to what we once
plants shut down, retooled, and learned to work more carefully.
called normal. This will be the year we’ll look back on for the
Some people hoarded food; others bought necessities online. next century. What will evolve as normal in the lives of genera-
Amazon flourished. Retailers trying to limit customer intake lined tions ahead will hopefully prevent a repeat. We should not be too
them up at the front door. An estimated 23 percent of employers quick to take what existed before and attempt to recreate it. In
allowed staff to work from home the majority of time. The “ghost a post-pandemic world, the charge becomes: what worked, and
kitchen” and “meal kit” market moved from $5 million per year a what didn’t work? Only then can we chart a new path forward.
decade ago, to $350 million today. Farmers willingly participated
in direct sales to consumers. Nearly 17 percent of consumers buy Dr. Ron Clarke is responsible for writing WCABP’s articles for the
meat online. Retailers are investing billions in e-commerce sys- Vet Advice column which appears in each Cattlemen Magazine.
tems, which indicates online groceries are probably here to stay. Above is a recently published article.
Consumers critically look at how food is grown, harvested and
produced—a lasting effect attributable to Covid. It’s easy to forget
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 1112 newsletter
WeCAHN Report
by Barb Wilhelm, DVM
The second meeting of the Western Canadian Animal Health years, given the very seasonal nature of most outcomes of interest
Network (WeCAHN) beef network was held December 7, 2020, to practitioners.
with beef practitioners, representatives from provincial ministries
As mentioned during the presentation at WCABP Annual Con-
of agriculture, veterinary diagnostic laboratories, and the two
ference, the WeCAHN website is now open at www.wecahn.ca,
western veterinary colleges, as well as the Canadian Cow-Calf
and includes copies of the beef network reports, as well as news,
Surveillance Network (C3SN), in attendance. Topics covered
disease updates, animal health surveillance blogs, infographics,
included updates on the fall anaplasmosis outbreak in Manitoba
including one describing recently published research on beef herd
and the ongoing veterinary diagnostic laboratory expansion at
management procedures, and a PDS study on E. coli virotypes in
University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM).
calf diarrhea submissions, as well as podcasts for practitioners.
Dr. Huang described the current influenza D study of submitted
bovine respiratory samples at Prairie Diagnostic Services (PDS). Work is underway with Epi-interactive, a New Zealand group
working in the field of data visualization, on construction of a
Bronchopneumonia was the most frequently diagnosed clinical
WeCAHN beef network dashboard to present network quarterly
respiratory syndrome during this time period, with Histophilus
data. This should improve accessibility and usage of the data.
somni and Mycoplasma bovis being the most consistently diag-
nosed agents. Mannheimia hemolytica, H. somni, M. bovis, and The first pilot meeting of the WeCAHN dairy network is sched-
Bovine Coronavirus were diagnosed more frequently this year uled for March 5, 2021. Thanks to the WCABP executive for
relative to the same time period last year, in some locations. their help in bringing this about!
Laboratory antibiograms compiled January to November 2020,
across a relatively small number of isolates, also showed greater
frequency of macrolide resistance in M. hemolytica and P. multo-
cida (vs. H. somni). Infectious digestive disease was reported
less frequently in Q3 (July to September 2020) relative to Q2 Bull Breeding
(April to June), not surprisingly, with Johne ‘s disease being the
most frequently diagnosed syndrome, but categorized as ‘stable’ Soundness
Evaluation Forms
relative to the same time period last year. Neospora was the
most frequently diagnosed infectious cause of infertility and was
categorized ‘increasing’ relative to last year, in one location. The
most frequently diagnosed non-infectious causes of infertility The multiple bull breeding soundness evaluation (BSE)
were undifferentiated nutritional problems, and energy/calorie forms are available only through Western Drug
deficiency, associated with regional drought conditions. While Distribution Center (WDDC).
time trend analysis may be possible using relatively smaller (e.g.,
monthly or quarterly) units of time for outcomes such as abattoir Single bull breeding soundness evaluation forms
condemnations, likely time trend analysis on most beef network are also available from WDDC and Mid West Veterinary
outcomes of interest (e.g., M. bovis bronchopneumonia) will need Drug Co-operative Ltd.
to compare case counts from the same season, across different
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Barth Manuals
The 3rd edition of the Breeding Soundness Evaluation
Manual, written by Dr. Albert D. Barth, may be
purchased online through WCABP.
For more information, see the WCABP website:
wcabp.com/about-us/bull-breeding-soundness
-evaluation-manual
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 13THE CABV/ACVB EXECUTIVE
BOARD IS ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE
2021 METACAM 20
BOVINE WELFARE AWARD
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 31, 2021
The Metacam® 20 Bovine Welfare Award is given annually to a veterinarian or animal scientist working in Canada, a faculty member or
a graduate student of a Canadian university to recognize his/her achievements in advancing the welfare of animals via leadership, public
service, education, research/product development, and/or advocacy. By doing so, the CABV/ACVB hopes to raise public awareness of the
important role veterinarians and animal scientists play in:
• Improving bovine welfare in cattle production and research systems
• Improving scientific methods of measuring bovine welfare
The Metacam® 20 Bovine Welfare Award will be comprised of a $2,000 cash award, plus reimbursement of expenses for travel of the
recipient (paid by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.) to the venue where the award will be presented by the chair of the
CABV/ACVB Executive Board and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.
CRITERIA SELECTION PROCESS
• Individuals nominated for the Metacam® 20 Bovine Welfare • The CABV/ACVB Executive Board selects the recipient of the
Award must be a veterinarian or animal scientist working in Metacam® 20 Bovine Welfare Award.
Canada, a faculty member or a graduate student of a Canadian • Preference is given to nominees who:
university.
- Recognize that science, ethics and culture all contribute to
• Nominations may be submitted by: how animals are used and cared for by people, and respect
- Individuals 18 years or older those contributions in arriving at solutions to bovine
(CABV/ACVB members and non-members) welfare challenges
- Organizations (governmental and non-governmental)
- Work with a variety of stakeholders to raise awareness
• Nominations must reflect specific accomplishments in the field of issues of concern and engage those stakeholders in
of bovine welfare, as opposed to examples of quality veterinary seeking solutions to challenges
practice or promotion of the human–animal bond. The latter,
- Work actively to improve understanding of animal welfare–
while admirable, are not the focus of this award.
needs in general, and bovine welfare needs specifically,
• Nominations may be based on a sustained effort or an and, when necessary, change human attitudes and
extraordinary single achievement in any or all of the behaviour to ensure proper stewardship
following areas: - Communicate information about, and propose solutions to,
- Leadership animal welfare challenges with courage and integrity
- Public service • At the discretion of the CABV Executive Board, an award may
(e.g., community programs, public policy development)
not be presented in any given year.
- Research and/or product development
- Education
- Advocacy SUBMIT YOUR
• Recipients must be available and willing to attend a 2021 NOMINATION FORM
presentation ceremony and participate in other recognition
activities. In addition, a press release will be submitted Nomination forms can be downloaded from the CABV/ACVB
to Canadian Veterinary Journal and regional veterinary website: www.cabv.ca.
associations.
Eligible DVMs and animal scientists working in Canada,
SUPPORTING MATERIAL faculty members or graduate students of a Canadian
Each nomination must include: University may be nominated by completing the nomination
• A completed nomination form
form and returning the form and appropriate supporting
material (as described above) by May 31, 2021 to:
• A copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae/resume
• A detailed letter of nomination that describes how the METACAM® 20 BOVINE WELFARE AWARD
nominee has met the award criteria Canadian Association of Bovine Veterinarians (CABV)/
Association Canadienne des Vétérinaires Bovins (ACVB)
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nomination from colleagues, clients or organizations
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Metacam® is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, used under license.
©2019 Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc. All Rights ReservedCABV/ACVB Report
by Dr. Klea Wasilow, WCABP representative on the CABV/ACVB Board of Directors
• Oxytetracycline LP: Work continues with Vetoquinol to there will be formal written reports presented by board rep-
attempt to reintroduce a short acting oxytetracycline product resentatives to each regional association for inclusion in their
into the Canadian market by either Emergency Drug Regis- newsletters.
trations (EDR) or approval of a new product. Dairy Farmers
of Canada will be contacted by a board member in attempts • The Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI) has
to have them reach out to Health Canada to reinforce from engaged practitioners from all avenues of the profession
an industry standpoint that access to the product is vital to (i.e., bovine veterinarians, companion animal veterinarians
the dairy industry in Canada. etc.) to submit info to assist in identification of medications
no longer available to Canadian veterinarians. To date the
• Why Practitioners Are Leaving Large Animal response, from the bovine veterinarians has been productive
Practice: A review of a preliminary survey data from and a summary is to be presented to the board in the future.
Melanie Barham on reasons practitioners consider leaving
or actually leave large animal practice will be presented in • The Canadian Global Food Animal Residue
the next CABV/ACVB Bulletin. It remains unclear Avoidance Database (CgFARAD): CABV/ACVB will
how much of this data is specific to Canadian bovine not be involved in collection of funds from regional bovine
veterinarians, CABV/ACVB will clarify this as much as associations on behalf of CgFARAD. CABV/ACVB may
possible and preface the article in the Bulletin to clarify facilitate the establishment of an annual dialogue between
the relevance to the industry. The data points are worth regional associations and CgFARAD to discuss any issues/
presenting to stimulate discussion in the profession. concerns the associations may have with the service.
• CABV/ACVB Communication: in addition to e-blasts to • Current Drug Access/Backorders in Canada: It was
members on pertinent issues CABV/ACVB is addressing, identified that there is not a common theme behind the
backorder of different products across the country. This is a
national issue, that may stem in part from globalization of
production/manufacturing. CAHI is actively engaging to
establish lists of medications not available so this issue will be
left in their hands.
• National Dairy Bull Calf Issues: In relation to the
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) pos-
ition statement “Care of Neonatal Dairy Calves” and the
2020 New Humane Transport Regulations, there appears
to be improved care around this group of neonatal calves in
Ontario. Fewer “unfit for transport” calves are leaving farms
of origin. Discussions in Ontario have identified that if “all
dairy calves were formally assessed for fitness for transport
(and sale) before leaving the farm and were only transported
if they were fit AND over 36 kg (79 lbs), this issue would be
reduced (markets are not in place for ill or undersized calves).
CABV/ACVB has chosen to refrain from comment on this
topic until the New proposed “Code of Practice for the Care
and Handling of Dairy Cattle” is released for comment in
the Spring of 2021. CABV/ACVB will ensure provincial vet-
erinary medical associations and regional bovine associations
are aware when the comment period opens. CABV/ACVB
will encourage these associations to alert their members to
comment; allowing all stakeholders the opportunity to assess
the proposed codes and to comment. CABV/ACVB will
review and may comment on the final version of the revised
Code if necessary.
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 15UCVM Report
Report from the Lameness Team
in Calgary
by Makaela Douglas, Laura Solano and Karin Orsel
In an ongoing attempt to support the
60
dairy industry, Alberta initiated the Farm Owner
Total Number of Attendees
Lameness Reduction Initiative (LRI). Manager/Herdsman
50
The LRI has multiple components; one Farm Staff
of the first was on-farm workshops to
40
demonstrate the risk assessment process
underlying the animal welfare component
30
of proAction. Before the workshop started,
69 people were surveyed to evaluate
20
producer knowledge and understanding
on lameness in dairy cattle. Part 1 of the
10
survey focused on farming background
and the producer’s ability to control herd
lameness. Approximately 80% of attendees 0
Not Confident Somewhat Confident Very Confident Blank
were farm owners and managers, whereas
the remainder were farm staff. Although Confidence Level to Control Herd Lameness
most participants had at least 10 years’ Figure 1: Confidence level of workshop attendees in their ability to control herd lameness.
experience working on a dairy farm, only
20% of respondents felt “very confident” Producer Organization Fellow Producers
in their ability to control lameness in Internet Magazine
80
their herd (Fig. 1). It was noteworthy that Hoof Trimmers Veterinarian
the participants motivation to attend the Scientific Journals
70
workshop was “to learn and find strategies
to mitigate lameness.”
60
Total Number of Attendees
Participants were asked to rank the most
useful information sources to support 50
them in identifying the best control strat-
egies for lameness in their herds (Fig. 2). 40
Hoof trimmers ranked highest as the most
useful information source, followed by vet- 30
erinarians and fellow producers. Moreover,
some producers ranked veterinarians only 20
as the fourth or fifth option, suggesting
that dairy practitioners are not necessarily 10
regarded as being able to adequately sup-
port producers with regards to lameness 0
control issues. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
In the second part of the survey, atten- 1 = most useful up to 7 = least useful
dees were asked to answer 19 true or Figure 2: Sources of information in terms of usefulness to address lameness, as ranked by
Alberta producers.
16 newsletterUCVM Production Animal Health Club Report
With the winter semester well under way, we have some exciting Vet Clinic giving us a talk on the life of a vet working in rural
updates on what the UCVM’s PAH Club has been up to. large animal veterinary practice and then the well-known Temple
Grandin will be providing us with some insights into cattle wel-
To start off the semester, we had several students attend the vir-
fare from her extensive experience.
tual WCABP conference and really enjoyed the variety of topics
that were presented over the 3 days. In many ways, having the Over Reading week, several students from the Club will be work-
conference virtual made it easier for students to attend because we ing with a few of the bovine instructors to halter train the heifers
didn’t have to miss as much school, but we also missed interacting at the school, which will give students who haven’t worked with
with all of you in person and are looking forward to doing so cattle an opportunity to get more comfortable with them. We
again in the future! In late January we co-hosted a cattle research are so excited for the chance to get a hands-on activity as a Club!
seminar where we heard from three researchers. Dr. Karin Orsel Depending on the COVID situation, we would like to have a few
talked about multidisciplinary research in cattle lameness and more experiences such as shadow shifts, assisting with calvings, or
why it was important to keep addressing this topic. Next, Dr. field trips later in the semester but we are unable to plan anything
Anne-Marieke Smid talked about her ongoing research on dairy like that at this time. Lots of ideas are being thrown out for the
cattle preferences for outdoor spaces, where her team is trying to opportunities the Club will have next year and we’re excited to
figure out how to address public perceptions and welfare con- put them to action once we are able to.
cerns in dairy housing and the possibility of providing outdoor
Thank you all for your ongoing support of the Club! Please reach
access; and third, Dr. Alyssa Butters presented the beginning of
out to me if you have any questions or have any ideas for the
her current research project looking at the extent of antimicrobial
Club’s events or talks in the future, we’re always open to ideas.
resistance being passed from cattle to humans and the mechanism
of transmission. In March we have another two exciting talks Celine Newton
coming up. First, we’ll have Dr. Harder from the Dawson Creek Vice-President, PAH Club
false questions to test their knowledge on by 80% of respondents. Some miscon- prefer 10% as an acceptable average on a
lameness prevention. Most respondents ceptions about causes and risk factors for lameness score of 3 or more, on average
answered a total of 12 questions and left lameness also surfaced, for example the we are still dealing with a 20% lameness
the rest blank, presumably due to lack of ability to identify all DD affected cattle score. Going forward, education, effective
time or uncertainty about the question at through signs of pain. Also, the role of communication and support for both vet-
hand. Of the 12 questions answered, on hoof trimming was overestimated as being erinarians and hoof trimmers supporting
average 10 were answered correctly. These able to prevent DD in fresh cows. Many their dairy clients to prevent and control
questions focused on common risk factors producers did not understand that pres- lameness will be important. Furthermore,
associated with lameness. Over 85% ence of DD lesions can increase the risk of that many producers are likely to speak to
of respondents identified correctly that cattle becoming lame. This highlights the hoof trimmers rather than dairy veterin-
digital dermatitis (DD) was the most com- fact that lameness is a complex health issue arians for lameness advice suggests that a
mon lesion affecting Alberta dairy cattle and dairy producers sometimes struggle to larger effort may be needed from veterin-
and that hygiene was important in the understand knowledge guiding prevention arians to influence or inform their clients.
occurrence of this hoof lesion. Producers and control measures.
The Calgary Lameness Team will continue
also identified the importance of loco-
The LRI has used the information of its endeavor combating lameness in cattle
motion scoring cattle to identify those that
this survey to assist in some priorities for and contribute to the LRI initiative. We
are lame. Other risk factors on farm such
future steps and to guide communication are hopeful that we will be able to expand
as hard surfaces and maintaining a healthy
strategies. Although the industry would to multiple provinces. We will keep you
body condition were correctly identified
posted!
Don’t forget to WCABP’s Facebook page!
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 17Vaccine and Infectious
Disease Organization
USASK.CA/VIDO
WCVM Report
Research Aims to Improve Accuracy
of Rapid Diagnostic Tools
by Jay Rabari
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a
disease in cattle that accounts for 40 to
75 per cent of animal deaths in some
beef cattle feedlots. While there are many
causes of BRD, it’s often associated with
infection by the bacterium Mannheimia
haemolytica (M. haemolytica).
Recently, isolates of M. haemolytica that
are resistant to antibiotic drugs commonly
used to treat the disease have appeared.
But there’s a catch: these bacterial isolates
do not possess any known resistance genes.
“Sometimes [bacterial] isolates are iden-
tified that have drug resistance charac-
teristics, yet when you apply molecular
tools to look for genes, they aren’t there.
That raises the possibility that there are
mobile elements involved or novel genes,”
said Dr. Janet Hill (PhD), a professor and
microbiologist in the Western College
of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of
Veterinary Microbiology.
Bacteria often trade around plasmids—
circular bits of DNA that give its bearer
a selective advantage in its environment.
Plasmids can encode genes that give the
bacterium the ability to break down
specific compounds for food, provide
ways to survive in the presence of
antimicrobial substances, or even turn
harmless bugs into pathogens by
encoding for nasty toxins.
As part of the effort to identify antibiotic
resistance genes, Hill and her team are
collaborating with Prairie Diagnostic Ser-
vices, the provincial veterinary diagnostic
laboratory for Saskatchewan. They’re using
Rapid diagnostic tools will help veterinarians and feedlot managers ensure effective use of
a mixture of genomic (the genetic code
antibiotic drugs. Photo: Christina Weese. of an organism, including plasmids) and
18 newsletterWCVM Production Animal Club Report
First, I would like to thank everyone who put in countless hours Many of you may be familiar with the Battle of the Beasts potluck
behind the scenes planning the WCABP January conference supper. To keep up the tradition, PAC will be running a cook-off
and all presenters who made this conference a possibility. We are this year with a highlighted animal species each week of March.
grateful for the WCABP’s continual support and involvement of We hope this is an easy way for students to relax and have some
students within the organization. Thank you! fun while they are doing their weekly meal preps. Hopefully, we
can have the first WCVM PAC cookbook published this spring!
With 2021 now in full swing, the Production Animal Club has
working hard planning events in the coming months. All in all, this year has been very challenging for everyone, but
we are hopeful with COVID-19 vaccinations being produced and
We will be holding a production animal veterinarian panelist
dispersed throughout Canada we are on the road to in-person
night in March from ambulatory, poultry, single and multi-vet
events and classes before too long. Good luck with the upcoming
practices to give students the chance to ask questions about
calving season and take care.
specific types of practices they may have not been exposed to yet.
Thank you to the panelists who have very generously donated an To stay up-to-date on all WCVM PAC events, follow us on
evening to giving students insight to their practices. Instagram (WCVM_PAC) or Facebook (@wcvmpac).
Since agriculture has a large part to play in a production animal Marianne Sytnyk
veterinarian’s career, we decided to do a photo challenge this year PAC President and WCABP Representative
in recognition of Canadian Agriculture Day. The challenge ran
for the month of February, so feel free to follow our social media
accounts to see the results.
phenotypic (the physical appearance of the possibility of novel or uncharacterized Equipped with this information, veter-
an organism) methods to characterize mechanisms of resistance so that it can inarians can ensure that antibiotic drugs
M. haemolytica. be added into databases to improve our are being used as effectively as possible,
ability to recognize those factors.” reducing antibiotic resistance and loss
“Once we have that information, the
of productivity.
sequence of that characteristic [of resist- The possibility of direct DNA sequen-
ance] can then be incorporated into cing of specimens is being developed as This investigation is related to Genomic
databases of antimicrobial resistance an alternative to traditional methods. ASSETS, a Genome Canada-funded
factors,” said Hill. “We can then search for How would such real-time diagnostics be program led by WCVM researcher Dr.
them specifically in [field] data or design beneficial? Cheryl Waldner and Dr. Simon Otto from
a diagnostic test that would then detect a the University of Alberta. Overall, the
For one, it provides rapid and accurate
factor that we know is associated with that ASSETS program is focused on applying
diagnostics for veterinarians and feedlot
resistance phenotype.” genomic methods to the development of
managers. Nowadays, there are portable
timely, accessible veterinary diagnostics
Traditionally, a veterinarian collects speci- DNA sequencing devices small enough
that are needed to achieve the goal of
mens from sick animals and sends these to hold in your hand. Animal health
tailored, precision antimicrobial use.
samples into a veterinary diagnostic lab team members could use these devices to
where technicians culture the pathogens collect their samples from selected cattle The Natural Sciences and Engineering
and physically determine their resistance in the feedlot and get DNA sequence Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
patterns. This data then helps the veterin- data on site. is providing financial support for this
arian decide the best antibiotic treatment research project.
That data gets analyzed externally against
to use.
a database, allowing users to quickly deter- Jay Rabari of Estevan, Sask., is a fourth-
“If you want to make a decision about mine an antimicrobial resistance profile year student in the College of Medicine’s
antimicrobial use, you can’t wait around for a specific animal. A limitation to this Department of Biochemistry, Microbiol-
for days and days to get the actual results method, however, is the database itself: ogy and Immunology at the University of
while the animal gets sicker and sicker,” users are unable to identify what’s not in Saskatchewan. His story is part of a series
explained Hill. “The key thing is rapidity. the database, making basic tracking and of articles written by WCVM summer
It’s important to do the kind of work this monitoring of genes in a bacterial popula- research students.
project is doing, which is investigating tion even more important.
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 19Welcome
New WCABP Research Summary feeding, and had lower physiological
measures of stress, muscle damage, fat
Members! . . . continued from page 9
non-preconditioned groups were then
breakdown, trauma, inflammation, had
better immune function, ate more and
split into two subgroups of 80 calves. grew better than non-preconditioned
One subgroup went to an auction mart calves. Preconditioning did not affect
overnight (with feed and water) and ran treatment or death rates, possibly because
Dr. Margot Hayes
Saskatoon, SK through the ring the next day. The “ranch all the calves originated from the same
direct” subgroup did not. Then commer- ranch.
Dr. Justin Kristjansson cial truckers hauled all the calves for 36
Earl Grey Veterinary Services Rest stops provided no clear benefits. For
Earl Grey, SK hours and unloaded them. At this point,
example, after the final unloading at the
half the calves were immediately reloaded
Dr. Carmen Schneider research feedlot, the calves that had a rest
and hauled for another four hours. The
Dawson Creek Veterinary Clinic stop were less alert and more sluggish than
Dawson Creek, BC other half were rested for eight hours, then
the unrested calves. Unrested calves also
reloaded and hauled the last four hours to
Dr. Wendy Schmaltz spent more time standing on the day they
the research feedlot.
Poplar Valley Veterinary Clinic arrived at the research feedlot. Was the rest
Mankota, SK Individual weights, rectal temperatures, stop actually restful, or did it make them
Dr. Alycia Webster blood samples and behavior measurements more restless?
Fort Macleod Veterinary Clinic were collected before the initial loading,
For every other measurement, the effects
Fort Macleod, AB when they were unloaded after 36 hours,
of the rest stop mainly depended on
Dr. Nadine Wohlgemuth
at the end of the rest period, after the
whether the calves had been precondi-
Virden Animal Hospital Ltd. final unloading, and 1, 2, 3, 5, 14 and
tioned or not. For example, the energy
Virden, MB 28 days after the transport ended. Blood
status of all groups of calves was the same
samples were analyzed for physiological
after the first 36 hours of transport. But at
signs of stress, muscle damage and fatigue,
the end of the rest stop, the non-precon-
dehydration, energy deficit, inflammation,
ditioned calves had a significantly lower
trauma, infection, and immune respon-
energy status than the preconditioned
siveness. Animal health and performance
Notice of was tracked for four weeks.
calves. Feed intake measurements indi-
cated that the non-preconditioned calves
Membership ate less during the rest stop than the pre-
What They Learned
Renewal The results were highly complicated,
conditioned calves did, particularly early
in the rest stop. This may explain why the
because they measured a lot of things, and energy status of the non-preconditioned
If you have not already calves continued to worsen during the rest
renewed your membership, how a group of calves responded to trans-
port or a rest stop depended on whether stop. Regardless, all groups of calves had
please do so today. recovered their energy status within a day
they had been preconditioned or not, as
well as whether they had come directly after their final unloading at the research
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comingled with calves from other ranches of calves and might pose extra challenges
Mail the completed form at the auction mart or during transport. to non-preconditioned calves. The team
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Preconditioning vs. freshly weaned:
destination.
Preconditioned calves were measurably
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(www.beefresearch.ca)
20 newsletterLaunch of the Bull Breeding Soundness App!
WCABP is very pleased to announce the launch
of its Bull Breeding Soundness App.
The long-anticipated Bull Breeding
Soundness App has finally launched!
For years WCABP has provided its
members with paper and an electronic
medical record form for bull Breeding
Soundness Evaluation(BSE). Some years
ago, the board decided to develop a web-
based application. The app is based on
the current BSE standards and guidance
document (Bull Breeding Soundness
Evaluation Manual, 3rd Ed.) and will be
similar to the current paper forms.
WCABP member clinics will
receive 25 free forms.
If you had an account set up on the
older version, the 25 forms have already
been added to your account. If you will
be using the program for the first time,
those 25 free forms will be added to your
account after the coding is completed.
The forms can only be used in the
ONLINE mode – that is, you require an
internet connection. As Dr. Blake Balog
advised in his WCABP presentation at
the conference, the off-line mode will be
delayed until mid-April. This means that,
if you are testing bulls in an area with
no internet connection, the program
will not work. You can, however, try
using a wireless hotspot or tethering the
laptop/computer to a cell phone for an
internet source. The off-line mode is why
the entire program has had continued
delays, but we have assurances that the
programmers have found a work around.
Application link
bullbreedingsoundness.com
If it is your first time using the program
a “clinic request” will be sent to the
WCABP Office to confirm you are a
member. Once approved, you can begin
using it.
The cost is $1.00/form.
Volume 28, No. 1, March 2021 21Upcoming Member-to-Member Classifieds
Events Youthful group looking to provide modern
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