Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Bison

Welcome to the OMAFRA Bison website. Here you will find a wealth of information relevant to Ontario's Bison industry. The resources listed below include OMAFRA Factsheets and Information Sheets, as well as key links to information on internal and external sites.

Animal Welfare

• Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals - Bison (full document) - National Farm Animal Care Council
• Recommended Code of Practice - Transportation - National Farm Animal Care Council

Production Management

• Agricultural Alternatives: Bison - Penn State Cooperative Extension
• Bison Husbandry - New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
• Bison - Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
• Enterprise Budget: Bison Cow-Calf - University of Wyoming, Cooperative Extension
• Feed Lot Managing Practices - Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
• Production Information for the Established Producer - Bison Producers of Alberta
• Bison Profile, AgMRC - Iowa State University
• Winter Bison Management, iGrow -South Dakota State University

Health Management

• Bison Health and Production - Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan - Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
• Review of the diseases, parasites and miscellaneous pathological conditions of North American Bison - Canadian Veterinary Journal

Manure and Nutrient Management

• How Many Nutrient Units Do I Have? Bison Operations - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Marketing

• Production & Financial Performance - Canadian Bison Association
• Guidelines for Estimating Bison Costs - Manitoba Agriculture and Food
• Commercial Bison Production: Economic Analysis and Budget Projections - North Dakota State University
• Federally Registered Establishments - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Provincially Licensed Abattoirs - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Agricultural Business Management
• Industry Market Reports - Canadian Bison Association

Producer and Industry Groups

• Bison Producers of Alberta
• Ontario Bison Association
• Canadian Bison Association
• National Bison Association

Statistics

• Census of Agriculture Data for selected livestock (searchable) - Statistics Canada
• Alternative Livestock on Canadian Farms - Statistics Canada
• Annual Game Report - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
• Data and Statistics - Canadian Bison Association
• Industry Reports
• Number of Alternative Livestock and Gamebirds Processed for Meat in Ontario

Regulatory

• Requirements for imports and exports of live animals - Canadian Food Inspection Agency