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Article: Healthy Kap. cows produce economic benefits.(Kapuskasing Federal Agricultural Experimental, beef cattle research)
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- Northern Ontario Business
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- October 1, 2006
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Research at the Kapuskasing Federal Agricultural Experimental farm is paving the way for potential beef markets in Northern Ontario while trying to save cheese/dairy markets from multi-million dollar losses.
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The Golden Beef experiment continues to evolve as a regional development project, designed to produce a leaner calf in 12 months, instead of 18 months. By feeding naturally enriched forages to the animals without implants or antibiotics, the intent is to change the fats in the muscle tissues in-to good fats, such as omega-3s and CLAs (conjugated lenoleic acids), explains Carole Lafrenniere, an Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada ...