Welcome to the OMAFRA Fur Farming website. Here you will find a wealth of information relevant to Ontario's Fur farming 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, Care & Behaviour

• Recommended Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals: Fox - Agri-Food Research Council
• Recommended Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals: Mink - Agri-Food Research Council

Production Management

• CCAC Guide: Mink - Canadian Council on Animal Care
• Deadstock Disposal - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Farm Management Analysis Project - Mink 1998 - Nova Scotia
• Floor Types Tested for Farmed Silver Foxes - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Ontario Livestock Mortality Collectors and Renderers - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Standard Guidelines for the Operation of Chinchilla Ranches - National Chinchilla Breeders of Canada

• Aleutian Disease in Mink - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Order No. 97-033)
• Bio-Security for Mink Ranches - A. Oderkirk; Agra-Point International
• List of Veterinary Biological Products Licensed in Canada - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Listeriosis in Chinchillas - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Order No. 87-066)
• Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy - United States Department of Agriculture

Nutrition & Feeding

• Nutrient Requirements of Mink & Foxes - National Academy Press

Manure and Nutrient Management

• How Many Nutrient Units Do I Have? Fur Farm Operations - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Pub 831- Case Study - A Mixed Farm Example: Your Livestock Operation Under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002

Marketing

• American Legend Cooperative for Fur Trade
• Finnish Fur Sales
• Fur Harvesters Auction Inc.: North Bay
• Kopenhagen Fur, Denmark
• North American Fur Auctions
• Seattle Fur Exchange: A Division of the American Legend Cooperative
• Agricultural Business Management
  

Producer Groups & Associations

• Fur Commission USA
• Fur Information Council of America
• Fur Institute of Canada
• International Fur Trade Federation
• National Chinchilla Breeders of Canada
• Nova Scotia Fur Institute
• Ontario Chinchillas

Legislation, Regulation and Policy

• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act & Regulations - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Research

• Agricultural Research Centre of Finland: Animal Production - Fur Farming
• Scientifur - Scientific Information in Fur Animal Production

Statistics

• Alternative Livestock on Canadian Farms - Census Years: 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 - Statistics Canada
• Fur Statistics: 2007 - Statistics Canada