By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday June 8, 2022

Jun 8, 2022 | 9:44 AM

MELFORT, Sask. — A Saskatchewan farmer is facing several charges relating to cattle neglect and starvation.

Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan said 308 animals were seized between Apr. 6 and 8 in the Whitkow area, northwest of Saskatoon.

Executive director Don Ferguson said the owner was provided with a corrective action order to rectify the conditions that were leading the animals to their distress.

He said the conditions were not rectified and on the recommendation of a veterinarian, the cattle were taken into custody and provided with food, water and care.

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The cattle were sold at auction.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has ended restrictions in New Brunswick that were imposed following the discovery of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in the province in April.

The viral infection — known as bird flu — spreads easily among birds and has been confirmed in every province except Prince Edward Island.

On Tuesday the federal agency lifted the primary control zone that was imposed after H5N1 avian influenza was detected in a small flock of poultry in the Turtle Creek area of New Brunswick.

Control zones are used to restrict the movement of birds to prevent the spread of the infection.

Avian influenza was blamed for the deaths of thousands of seabirds recently around Quebec’s Iles-de-la-Madeleine.

In some cases across the county, flocks of poultry have been culled in order to prevent spread of the infection.

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