Smallholder or "backyard" producers face unique challenges in maintaining and promoting the health of their animals. The WeCAHN smallholders network is made up of producers, veterinarians, researchers and extension workers sharing information and experiences to improve the health and welfare of smallholder animal production in western Canada.

WeCAHN supports smallholder producers, and the veterinarians who serve them, in a variety of ways: updates on emerging issues, timely infographics and reports on important topics, and podcasts, for both producers and veterinarians. For full access to these materials, please join us.

Veterinarians are also invited to subscribe to WeCAHN listservs in which the questions of non-specialist veterinarians serving smallholder clients are answered by swine and poultry experts. To subscribe, please contact us

	Practitioner Name	Email	Province	Practice	Address	Web-site	Phone	General	Poultry	Swine	Sheep-goats
	Nicole Desautels	drnicole@animalcarecentre.ca	AB	Animal Care Centre	Strathmore	Link	403-901-1800	X
	Kent Fenton	fvsi2004@yahoo.ca	AB	FHM				X
	Teryn Girard	teryn@prairieswinehealth.com	AB	Prairie Livestock Veterinarians	Red Deer	Link			X
	Savannah  Howse	savannah.howse@rockyrapidsvet.com	AB	Rocky Rapids Veterinary Services	Drayton       Valley	Link	780-542-2144	X
	Deb Johnson	deborah@feedlothealth.com	AB	FHM				X
	Hollyn Maloney	Hollyn@PRAIRIESWINEHEALTH.COM	AB	Prairie Livestock Veterinarians	Red Deer	Link			X	X
	Frank Marshall	frank@marshallswineandpoultry.com	AB	Marshall Swine and Poultry	Camrose	Link			X	X
	Carling Matejka	carling@fenvet.com	AB	Fen Vet	Airdrie	Link	587-602-4442	X	X	X	X
	Wendy Quist	wendyqavet@yahoo.ca	AB	Frontier Veterinary Services	Fort Vermilion	Link		X
	Lynn Tait	lynn@ocflock.com	AB	OC Flock Management	Red Deer	Link					X
	Lisa Wayne	wmvs@sasktel.net						X
	Michelle Woodruff	drmichelle@woodruffvetservices.com	AB	Woodruff Veterinary Services Ltd	Tomahawk	Link	780-339-2131	X	X		X
	Gigi Lin	gigi.lin@canadianpoultry.ca	BC	Canadian Poultry Consultants; Small Flock Veterinary Care	Abbottsford	Link			X
	Christina Lyn	christina@greenbeltvet.com	BC	Greenbelt Veterinary Services	Chilliwack	Link					X
	Brian McOnie	bwmconie@gmail.com	BC	Creekside Animal Clinic	Vernon	Link	250-549-3533				X
	Harv Domoslai	harvdom@icloud.com	BC	Corman Park Veterinary Services	Saskatoon	Link	306-384-7676	X
	Ernie Miciak	emiciak@yahoo.ca	AB

The identification of premises consists of providing information about a specific location (i.e. contact information, location, type of agricultural and agri-food operation on the site, and animal species kept). Once the information has been received and validated by the provincial or territorial government where the premises is located, a unique identification number is provided for this specific location. This premises identification number is then used when reporting the receipt or departure of animals from this premises. Premises identification is a way of linking livestock and poultry to land locations and is critical to support disease control activities and for managing animal health emergencies.

For more information, or to register your farm, following are the provincial premises ID websites:

British Columbia

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba