VIDEO (above): On-farm biosecurity with Manitoba Pork Pt. 1: Jenelle Hamblin with Manitoba Pork talks about biosecurity on hog farms and some of the best-practices pork producers should use to maintain a healthy herd.
Manitoba’s pork industry has been enjoying a relative calm on the disease front in when it comes to viruses such as PEDv (porcine epidemic diarrhea virus). Could this be the early results of Manitoba Pork’s plan – announced about two years ago – to help eliminate this deadly disease, and others such as PRRS (porcine reproductive and respirator syndrome), that have wreaked havoc on Manitoba’s pork sector in past years?
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Maybe. At least one part of the organization’s plan was the implementation of biosecurity measures across the pork sector to discourage viruses from even getting a foothold.
For this three-part video series, I wanted to find out more about the biosecurity measures that are being advocated by Manitoba Pork to the province’s hog producers. In order to so so, I met with Jenelle Hamblin, director of swine health for Manitoba Pork, to hear about some of the specific measures being taken to ensure biosecurity on hog farms and how these practices are being maintained.
VIDEO (above): On-farm biosecurity with Manitoba Pork Pt. 2: Jenelle Hamblin with Manitoba Pork talks about biosecurity practices during the transportation of hogs and how trailer washouts are performed to help eliminate disease spread.
VIDEO (above): On-farm biosecurity with Manitoba Pork Pt. 3: Jenelle Hamblin with Manitoba Pork talks about the current status of hog diseases in Manitoba and if there are any hotspots of concern for hog farms in the province.
