Vaccines
Why are animals vaccinated? How do animal vaccines help protect people?
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Antibiotic Resistance
What is antibiotic resistance? How does it affect animal health?
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Antibiotics in Food
Are you concerned that antibiotics might be in your food? Have you heard of a “withdrawal period?
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Biosecurity
Are you wondering why some farmers don’t want you to visit their chicken or pig barn? It is not because they have something to hide – it’s because they want to keep their animals healthy!
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Aquaculture in Canada
Farming can also take place in tanks, ponds, lakes and ocean. Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms in fresh or salt water.
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Horticulture in Canada
Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. Over 120 different fruit and vegetable crops are commercially grown in Canada.
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Today’s Farm
Most farms today look very different than they did 50 years ago. What has stayed the same is the commitment to caring for the land, crops and animals.
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Organic Farming
Organic farmers aim to grow crops and raise livestock in ways that are sustainable and harmonious with the environment. They share many practices with non-organic farmers and also implement some uniquely organic practices.
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