. Agri-news. Agriculture. October 2, 1978 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WARBLE CONTROL IN FEEDLOT CATTLE - A SPECIAL PROBLEM by Ross Gould livestock supervisor for beef cattle Alberta Agriculture Warble damage in beef carcasses continues to cause serious losses for the Alberta livestock and meat packing industries. This year alone Alberta packing plants reported that they received more than 37,000 infested carcasses in just four months, February through May. To overcome warble losses the Meat Packers Council of Canada has said packers are discounting, by up to 20$ per pound,carcass loins that need to
. Agri-news. Agriculture. October 2, 1978 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WARBLE CONTROL IN FEEDLOT CATTLE - A SPECIAL PROBLEM by Ross Gould livestock supervisor for beef cattle Alberta Agriculture Warble damage in beef carcasses continues to cause serious losses for the Alberta livestock and meat packing industries. This year alone Alberta packing plants reported that they received more than 37,000 infested carcasses in just four months, February through May. To overcome warble losses the Meat Packers Council of Canada has said packers are discounting, by up to 20$ per pound,carcass loins that need to be trimmed because of warble damage. For the producer this could mean a loss of approximately $25 per infested market A badly infested cattle hide displays warble damage currently cutting returns for both Alberta meat packers and cattle producers. The area marked represents about 10 square inches. It contains nine warble holes. (Photo courtesy of the Meat Packers Council of Canada) (cont'd/ Phone (403) 427-2127 /dlberra AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATIONS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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