THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014
VOL. 92 | NO. 35 | $4.25
WINTER WHEAT SHINES | P68
SERVING WESTERN CANADIAN FARM FAMILIES SINCE 1923
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DETERMINATION TAKES HOLD
COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELLING | TRADE CHALLENGE
U.S. loses COOL case at WTO: leaked report Comments not refuted | WTO ruling on revised COOL rules hasn’t been officially released BY MARY MACARTHUR CAMROSE BUREAU
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PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA | TRANSMISSION
U.S. study confirms PED-feed connection Strict protocols needed | Study finds the deadly illness can even be transmitted by feed dust BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU
A U.S. study proving porcine epidemic diarrhea can be transmitted through feed has Canadian veterinarians on alert.
Feed containing dried porcine plasma has been linked to PED transmission and has led most producers to stop using products containing those ingredients. However, the latest study shows the illness can be spread through other
feed and even feed dust. Dr. Frank Marshall, an Albertabased veterinarian with Marshall Swine Health Services, said the U.S. research shows the need for Canadian producers to ensure feed suppliers have strict protocols in place.
“They were able to clearly show that this is certainly a method by which we can transmit PED,” Marshall said in an Alberta Pork conference call Aug. 22. SEE PED-FEED LINKED , PAGE 2
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We remain very confident the WTO will rule in our favour when the ruling comes out in October. DENNIS LAYCRAFT CANADIAN CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION
SEE U.S. LOSES COOL CASE, PAGE 2
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Grade 6 cowboy Morgan Anderson of Rockglen, Sask., tries to out-muscle a steer in the chute dogging event at the Junior High School Rodeo held in Big Beaver, Sask., Aug. 16-17. | CARLA FROSHAUG PHOTO
No one is willing to comment on a leaked, confidential report that Canada and Mexico have won an important World Trade Organization dispute with the United States, but no one is disputing the report. The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 22 that the U.S. lost its WTO case before a compliance panel to determine if the country’s revised country-of-origin labelling rules complied with an earlier WTO ruling. Dennis Laycraft, executive vicepresident of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, said organization officials know the results of the WTO ruling but have signed confidentiality agreements not to talk about the decision until it is officially released. “I haven’t seen anyone refuting the comments made in the Wall Street Journal,” said Laycraft. “We remain very confident the WTO will rule in our favour when the ruling comes out in October.” All three governments received the panel’s report this summer but cannot comment on it until its official release this fall.