Episodes
Sunday May 12, 2024
Sunday May 12, 2024
Dr. Betty Althouse joins us to discuss a new Outbreak Support Network,funded by CWSHIN and working in collaboration with WeCAHN. This network is tasked with helping to ensure clear communications and efficient allocation of resources between producers, veterinarians and regulatory authorities in future disease incidents.
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Dr. Yanyun Huang from Prairie Diagnostic Services reviews two genomic research projects focused on the role of bovine coronavirus and bovine respiratory syncytial virus in respiratory disease of cattle in Western Canada.
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
WeCAHN Cattle Health Update: Foreign Animal Disease Planning and Prevention for Cattle
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Dr. Karin Orsel, a professor in epidemiology and infectious diseases from the University of Calgary, has some up close and personal experience with the impacts of bovine infectious disease outbreaks for some diseases of cattle that currently don’t exist in Canada. These foreign animal diseases, such as foot and mouth disease, are kept out of Canada only by the strength of our farm biosecurity and through the ongoing monitoring and reporting of any signs of concern to veterinary regulators for further investigation. Her experiences highlight the importance of vigilance and traceability in the cattle sector to ensure the health of our cattle and the security of our food systems.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
WeCAHN Cattle Health Update: Beef cow-calf vaccination planning and decision tools
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Dr. Joyce Van Donkersgoed, a beef veterinarian and epidemiologist, shares recent results from producer and veterinarian surveys regarding beef cattle vaccination. She also provides a number of beef health vaccination planning resources and decision-making tools developed by a research team of cattle experts to support the valid veterinary-client-patient relationship.
Links of Interest:
Vaccinating Your Beef Herd (Full playlist)
Administering Vaccines
Vaccination Protocols and Records
Cleaning Equipment
Types of Vaccines and Mixing
Vaccine Transport and Storage
Vaccine Disposal
Friday Jul 01, 2022
WeCAHN Swine Health Update: Biosecurity for Small Swine Herds
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Dr. Jessica Law reviews biosecurity protocols that anyone raising backyard pigs can utilize to protect their livestock from disease. Dr. Law is a swine veterinarian who works with Prairie Livestock Veterinarians and she provides care and consultations for many backyard swine producers in western Canada.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Dr. Gigi Lin reviews simple steps that anyone raising poultry can put in place to protect their flocks from diseases, including avian influenza. Dr. Lin is a poultry veterinarian who works with Canadian Poultry Consultants and she provides care and consultations for many small flock poultry producers across the country. Whether you have 5 chickens in your backyard or 200 turkeys on farm – these tips on simple steps to protect your birds will be helpful now and in the future.
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
WeCAHN Small Ruminant Health Update: Zoonotic Diseases of Sheep and Goats
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Dr. Fabienne Uehlinger, an Associate Professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, provides an update covering diseases of small ruminants that can be spread to people (zoonotic diseases). These diseases and their clinical signs should be on the radar for anyone working regularly with sheep or goats - producers and veterinarians alike.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
WeCAHN Cattle Health Update: Zoonotic Diseases of Cattle
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Dr. Sylvia Checkley, veterinarian, epidemiologist and associate professor in ecosystem and public health at the University of Calgary, discusses the diseases of cattle that can be transmitted to people (zoonotic diseases). These should be on the radar for anyone working regularly with cattle or calves - producers and veterinarians alike.
WeCAHN podcasts:
As one of a number of resources for animal health surveillance, WeCAHN produces podcasts covering current topics in animal health and disease surveillance in western Canada. For more information on the WeCAHN animal health surveillance networks and their activities and resources, visit wecahn.ca