Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle

  • June 23, 2022Attention Extension Agents: Upcoming Online Meeting About Call for Letters of Intent

    Join us July 7 to discuss potential extension strategies to...

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  • May 19, 2022Updated Livestock Transport Regulations and What You Need to Know

    Changes to the Transport of Animals Regulations (Part XII of the Health of Animals...

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  • October 22, 2018Q&A on conventional production of Canadian Beef

    Do growth promoting, antimicrobial or other veterinary drugs affect the food safety of Canadian...

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  • October 15, 2015Practical and Effective Methods of Pain Control: Webinar October 21

    Update: Missed the webinar? Find the recording and check for future webinars on...

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  • February 11, 2015Pain Mitigation

    Consumer pressure to avoid painful practices on cattle when possible, and to reduce pain when castration, dehorning, or branding are...

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  • January 19, 2015Is Bloodless Dehorning Really Painless?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the January 2015...

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  • February 12, 2014Is it OK to use Snow as the Only Water Source for Cattle?

    The Beef Cattle Research Council has funded a number of extended grazing research projects...

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  • November 21, 2013Beef Research School Video: Beef Care Code Essentials in 10 Minutes

    In the latest episode of the Beef Research School, Ryder Lee with the Canadian...

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  • October 16, 2013Do it Early, Do it Right

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 2013 issue of Canadian...

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  • September 26, 2013Q&A on Conventional Production of Canadian Beef

    Updated with additional links July 4, 2018 Do growth promoting, antimicrobial or other...

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  • September 24, 2013Try These Weaning Techniques for More Productive Calves this Fall

    Ideas for keeping stress at a minimum during weaning. Keep Reading

  • September 19, 2013Q&A on the Science that Informed a Renewed Beef Code

    Following an extensive process that began in 2010, the Code of Practice for the Care and...

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  • February 21, 2013A Painful Subject

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2013 issue of Canadian...

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