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Canadian Cattle Herd Declines
Statistics Canada is reporting a decline in the country's national cattle herd — the first decline in three years, according to the Canadian Press (CP).
According to CP, a survey of 10,000 cattlemen showed a 233,000-head drop this year, from 15.1 million head on Canadian farms in 2005 to 14.8 million head as of Jan. 1, 2006. However, the total is still more than 1.3 million head higher than pre-bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) figures.
The report noted that, with the border reopening July 2005, exports of live cattle to the U.S. are approaching pre-BSE ban levels.
Statistics Canada is reporting a decline in the country's national cattle herd — the first decline in three years, according to the Canadian Press (CP).
According to CP, a survey of 10,000 cattlemen showed a 233,000-head drop this year, from 15.1 million head on Canadian farms in 2005 to 14.8 million head as of Jan. 1, 2006. However, the total is still more than 1.3 million head higher than pre-bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) figures.
The report noted that, with the border reopening July 2005, exports of live cattle to the U.S. are approaching pre-BSE ban levels.
