Canadian Cattlemen magazine

  • 13 Août 2024Genes Behind the Scenes 🎙️

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2024 issue of...

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  • 18 Juin 2024Comparing Tame Forages Under Grazing 🎙️

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the June 2024...

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  • 21 Mai 2024Choosing Forage Varieties Without Getting Lost in the Weeds 🎙️

    Deciding whether or how to reseed a pasture or hay stand can be confusing, costly...

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  • 23 Avril 2024Passing the Torch Successfully 🎙️

    Dr. Bill Biligetu at the University of Saskatchewan has continued legendary forage breeder Dr. Bruce Coulmans...

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  • 19 Mars 2024BCRC’s Producer Survey Helps Check-Off Dollars Go Further and Supports Consumer Confidence 🎙️

    Understanding the current adoption of pain...

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  • 20 Février 2024An Ounce of Prevention 🎙️

    Vaccines are designed to help cattle resist diseases, but they won't overcome poor management protocols or improper...

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  • 23 Janvier 2024Say "Beef" - We're Taking a Snapshot! 🎙️

    Finding profit opportunities for beef cattle producers utilizing various production systems brings...

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  • 19 Décembre 2023Fast Action at the Watering Hole🎙️

    Bovine respiratory disease can spread among cattle at feedlot water bowls, but they also may be a place to...

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  • 23 November 2023Managing the Heat in Wheat 🎙️

    New research on including wheat in Canadian feedlot diets may prove useful as economic and feed supply conditions...

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  • 31 Octobre 2023Les aires de repos pendant le transport mettent-elles à risque la santé des veaux?

    New research suggests rest stops may increase the risk of BRD and...

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  • 17 Octobre 2023Taking Some of the Guesswork Out of Winter Feed Challenges 🎙️

    These BCRC tools can help you get the most value from your feed and the best...

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  • 19 Septembre 2023M. bovis, Repeat Offender 🎙️

    Although Mycoplasma bovis is trickier than most microbes, researchers are studying ways to disrupt it. Vaccinating...

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  • 15 Août 2023Record Collectors Unite -- There's Power in Numbers 🎙️

    Ranching without records is like travelling without a map. When producer records are...

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  • 22 Juin 2023Succession Planning in the World of Research 🎙️

    Investing in research isn't enough. The BCRC works to ensure Canada’s beef and forage sectors...

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  • 16 Mai 2023Forages for Flood Mitigation🎙️

    Forages can play a key role in moderating the water cycle and reducing flood risks. A recent study looks at how...

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  • 18 Avril 2023Improving Alfalfa’s Flood and Drought Tolerance 🎙️

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in...

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  • 21 Mars 2023Can Canada Reduce Dark-Cutting Discounts? 🎙️

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the March...

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  • 21 Février 2023Keeping Calves Healthy 🎙️

    A Western College of Veterinary Medicine study discovered some key management practices to help avoid calf diarrhea,...

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  • 18 Janvier 2023Can We Replace Growth Promotants? 🎙️

    In a recent study, conventional growth promotants more effectively improved growth rate, efficiency and...

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  • 19 Décembre 2022Johne’s Disease – Not Gone but Often Forgotten 🎙️

    Johne’s disease is sometimes compared to an iceberg - the visible cases are only a tiny...

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  • 22 November 2022Picking Replacement Heifers 🎙️

    A University of Alberta research project studied whether feed intake traits in weaned heifers can help predict...

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  • 31 Octobre 2022Silage: More Than Just Filler

    More than just an inconvenient dietary necessity, silage can have real impacts in finishing rations. Poursuivre la lecture

  • 12 Octobre 2022When The Worms Come Marching In

    Gastrointestinal worms may be silently reducing your pregnancy and weaning weights and increasing your winter feed...

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  • 20 Septembre 2022Strike Three? Transport Rest Stops Still Don’t Show a Benefit for Weaned Calves

    Researchers studied how trip length, preconditioning and rest stops...

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  • 25 Août 2022Alfalfa for Canada’s Climate

    Work continues to improve yellow- and purple-flowered alfalfa yields in northern climates without compromising winter...

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  • 20 Juin 2022More Useful and More Relevant

    BCRC is constantly seeking better ways to turn results from Check-Off funded research into meaningful resources for...

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  • 16 Mai 2022Vaccines Are Cheap Insurance – Don’t Let Your Premiums Lapse

    Annual booster vaccinations are the insurance premiums that make a big difference to...

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  • 18 Avril 2022S’Adapter aux Changements Climatiques

    Understanding climate trends can help farmers and ranchers respond appropriately. We’ll need to genetically...

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  • 14 Mars 2022Calving Records Will Be Especially Valuable This Year

    Research suggests good calving records can help when deciding how to market cows when feed is...

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  • 14 Février 2022Cut Costs Carefully

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2022 issue of Canadian...

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  • 17 Janvier 2022Protect Your Investments

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the January 2022 issue of Canadian...

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  • 20 Décembre 2021Feeding Decisions Are Important Breeding Decisions

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 23 November 2021Always Look a Gift Cow in the Mouth

    There's more to cattle-buying decisions than price alone. Introducing adult cows or bulls to an existing herd...

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  • 28 Octobre 2021Growth Promotants and the Environment

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 2021 issue...

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  • 8 Octobre 2021Is This a Good Investment?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in a September 2021 issue of...

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  • 27 Septembre 2021Today’s Research Provides Tomorrow’s Solutions

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 19 Août 2021Survey Says...?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen...

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  • 17 Juin 2021Underground Herbicides

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the June 2021 issue of Canadian...

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  • 17 Mai 2021How Mother Nature Hedges Her Bets

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the May 2021 issue of...

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  • 22 Avril 2021Waste Not Want Not

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2021 issue of Canadian...

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  • 29 Mars 2021On the Road Again

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the March 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen...

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  • 12 Février 2021We have questions. You have the answers.

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2021...

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  • 18 Janvier 2021Get ‘em out, get ‘em up, get ‘em fed, write ‘em down… Rawhide!

    A version of this article, written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science...

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  • 14 Décembre 2020Are E. coli Really Becoming More Heat Resistant?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 19 November 2020Do Cattle Bacteria Contribute to Antibiotic Resistance in Human Medicine?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director,...

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  • 12 November 2020What Has the BCRC Been Up To Lately?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the September 2020...

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  • 13 Octobre 2020Everything Old is New Again – Treating Chronic Mycoplasma

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in...

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  • 14 Septembre 2020An(other) Ounce of Prevention

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the September 2020 issue of...

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  • 14 Août 2020Will the Real Superfood Please Stand Up?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2020...

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  • 17 Juin 2020Corn Silage in Backgrounding Diets

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of...

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  • 14 Mai 2020Where Does Short-Season Corn Fit?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the May 2020 issue of...

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  • 16 Avril 2020Warm Season Crops and Cool Climates

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2020 issue of...

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  • 16 Mars 2020Can we Reduce Castration Pain in Week-Old Calves?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the March...

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  • 10 Février 2020Barley Comes up the Backstretch

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2020 issue of...

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  • 17 Janvier 2020Transportation Regulations are Changing

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the January 2020...

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  • 18 Décembre 2019Nature vs. Nurture

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the December 2019 issue of Canadian...

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  • 18 November 2019Feed Efficiency and Beef Quality

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the November 2019 issue of...

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  • 29 Octobre 2019Spinning Straw Into Gold

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 2019 issue of Canadian...

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  • 7 Octobre 2019Unintended Consequences

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 2019 issue of Canadian...

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  • 17 Septembre 2019On-Farm Antimicrobial Surveillance Moves a Step Closer

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 15 Août 2019Johne’s Disease: Cheap to Buy, Costly to Live With

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 10 Juin 2019ForageBeef.ca Gets a Facelift

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of...

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  • 23 Mai 2019Persistence Pays

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the May 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen...

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  • 15 Avril 2019Exceptional Forages for Marginal Lands

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2019 issue...

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  • 14 Mars 2019Feeling Better About Castration

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the March 2019 issue of...

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  • 19 Février 2019Narrowing in on Johne’s Disease

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2019 issue of...

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  • 15 Janvier 2019New Year’s Resolution: Get Better Grades

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the January 2019...

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  • 19 Décembre 2018Does Antibiotic Resistance Move Through the Environment?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 19 November 2018Your Burgers Are Still Done at 71

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of...

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  • 29 Octobre 2018Antibiotic Use in Canadian Feedlots

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 22, 2018...

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  • 5 Octobre 2018Developing Faster, Less Expensive Diagnostic Tests

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 17 Septembre 2018Antibiotic Use on Canadian Cow-Calf Operations

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the September...

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  • 22 Août 2018Beef Quality Audit

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Canadian...

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  • 15 Juin 2018This Column is Brought to you by Your National Check-Off

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 15 Mai 2018Have You Rotated Your Breeds Lately?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the May 2018 issue of...

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  • 16 Avril 2018This Will Make Your Skin Crawl

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of...

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  • 19 Mars 2018How Castration Method and Age Affect Pain in Young Calves

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in...

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  • 15 Février 2018Pasture Blends

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen...

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  • 18 Décembre 2017Maintaining Momentum

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the December 2017 issue of Canadian...

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  • 30 Octobre 2017Yo-Yo Diet Strategies

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 23, 2017 issue of Canadian...

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  • 16 Octobre 2017Abnormal Weather Doesn’t Grow Average Forage

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October...

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  • 18 Septembre 2017Bovine Respiratory Disease from the Farm to the Feedlot

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 15 Août 2017Another Look at the Costs and Benefits of Swath Grazing

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • 16 Juin 2017Environmental Goods and Services: More Questions than Answers

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared...

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  • 15 Mai 2017Making Dollars out of Sense

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the May 2017 issue of Canadian...

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  • 17 Avril 2017Water Fight

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen...

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  • 15 Avril 2017Can Feeding Nitrate Improve Efficiency and Reduce Methane?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in...

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  • 17 Mars 2017More Questions on Mineral Nutrition

    This article written by Dr. John McKinnon, University of Saskatchewan beef cattle nutrition researcher and...

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  • 16 Mars 2017Stepping up to Wheat-Based Finishing Diets

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the March 2017...

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  • 13 Février 2017Deciding What Research and Innovation to Fund

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February...

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  • 23 Janvier 2017That's Gotta Hurt

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of Canadian...

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  • 5 Janvier 2017Barley Variety and Silage Quality

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of...

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  • 21 November 2016Non-O157 STEC

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the November 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen...

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  • 1 November 2016Antibiotic Alternatives

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 2016 issue of...

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  • 5 Octobre 2016Upgrading Grading Research

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 2016 issue of...

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  • 16 Septembre 2016High Pressure Processing

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of...

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  • 17 Août 2016Toe Tip Necrosis Syndrome

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of Canadian...

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  • 16 Juin 2016Bov-Innovation: Putting Theory into Practice

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the June 2016...

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  • 16 Mai 2016Winter Cow Transport Assessed

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of Canadian...

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  • 18 Avril 2016Dry Chilling (and two other things)

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2016 issue of...

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