Fur Farming
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
- Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals - Farmed Fox - National Farm Animal Care Council
- Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals - Mink - National Farm Animal Care Council
- Standard Guidelines for the Operation of Chinchilla Ranches - National Chinchilla Breeders of Canada
- WelFur - Science-based Animal Welfare - Fur Europe
Production Management
- A Mink Farm - North American Fur Auctions
- Chinchilla Farming - Canchilla Associates
- Fox Farming - U.S. Fox Shippers Council
- Mink Factsheets - Perennia, Nova Scotia
- Ontario Livestock Mortality Collectors and Renderers - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Chinchillas - Merck Veterinary Manual
- Mink Farming - North American Fur Auctions
Health Management
- Aleutian Disease in Mink - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Order No. 10-093)
- 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. 12-001w)
- National Farm - Level Mink Biosecurity Standard
- Management of Mink - Merck Veterinary Manual
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
Marketing
- Agricultural Business Management
- Saga Furs
- Fur Harvesters Auction Inc.: North Bay
- Kopenhagen Fur, Denmark
- North American Fur Auctions
Producer Groups & Associations
- Canada Mink Breeders Association
- Fur Commission USA
- Fur Information Council of America
- Fur Institute of Canada
- International Fur Federation
- Ontario Chinchillas
- Fur Council of Canada
Research
- Scientifur - Scientific Information in Fur Animal Production
Statistics
- Number and Value of Mink Pelts Produced, By Colour Type - Statistics Canada
- Supply and Disposition of Mink and Fox on Fur Farms - Statistics Canada
For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca