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Barn temperature for hogs about more than just air
Hogs, Livestock

Barn temperature for hogs about more than just air

Contact surfaces also impact pig thermal condition

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To a pig, heat is about more than air temperature. Unfortunately, many hog producers don’t realize that. “We have to think about all the other surfaces in the barn that the pig can be in contact with for conduction, or just exposed to,” said North Carolina State University swine specialist Suzanne Leonard. For instance, barns might need
LeeAnn Peters of Maple Leaf Foods speaks at the 2024 Swine Seminar in Winnipeg.
Hogs, News

Detective work solves swine sickness mystery

Maple Leaf official recounts challenges faced while trying to put a stop to a Streptococcus zooepidemicus outbreak

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Glacier FarmMedia – When a multiplication pig barn came down with a Streptococcus zooepidemicus outbreak in March 2019, Maple Leaf Foods staff scrambled to figure out what it was and how to treat it. At first, they dealt with it as suggested by worldwide veterinary authorities. Believing the gilts were over the illness, they were sent into four sow
“These projects and the knowledge that we’re aiming to achieve through this research will contribute to the bottom line of pork producers and processors and will also build in Canada’s global leadership in pork production.” – Daniel Ramage.
Hogs, News

PEDv vaccine among funded research projects

$10.6 million earmarked for pork research

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A vaccine for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and antimicrobial alternatives will be among the hog industry research projects supported by recently announced federal cash. “These projects and the knowledge that we’re aiming to achieve through this research will contribute to the bottom line of pork producers and processors and will also build in Canada’s
Biosecurity is among the daily defences pushed within the industry against diseases like African swine fever.
Hogs, Livestock

The financial chink in Canada’s African swine fever armour

Industry says ‘Day 1’ farmer compensation mechanisms need to be more robust

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If African swine fever (ASF) arrives in Canada, a lot of things will happen. Response plans will be implemented. Quarantines will be imposed and animal movements locked down. Biosecurity will ramp up to crisis levels. Information and updates will flow between federal and provincial chief veterinary offices and the industry. Further from ground zero, zoning
If a person can get into the barn, so can a virus or bacteria.
Hogs, News

Load out risky time for hog farm

Load out can open door for infection in a barn

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Glacier FarmMedia – What if the truck driver asks to enter the hog barn to use the bathroom? Does the operation have a protocol for that? That’s a question asked of Dr. Julia Keenliside at the Manitoba Swine Seminar. “Everybody’s got to work out what your procedures are, because that happens,” said Keenliside, an Edmonton-based
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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle soar as cash markets firm

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures jumped on Thursday, buoyed by rising cash cattle prices and a government inventory report confirming that the total number of U.S. cattle fell to a 73-year low. CME April live cattle futures LCJ24 settled up 2.475 cents at 183.175 cents per pound, nearing Monday’s 2-1/2-month high of
VIDEO: Livestock traceability innovation takes top prize
Hogs, News

VIDEO: Livestock traceability innovation takes top prize

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CleanTrace is a low-cost livestock tag that could be a replacement for common RFID tags. Its patented heat release technology allows it to be reused and are a ‘low-cost, low-burden’ option for producers. Coupled with a process that laser prints a marking onto the carcass, CleanTrace’s award-winning innovation showcased at Manitoba Ag Days earlier in
Manitoba’s wild pig instances as of Nov. 27, 2021, aggregated by the Canadian Wild Pig Research Project.
Hogs, News

Flexibility touted for wild pig fight

Manitoba’s industry-led efforts say minimal government involvement is an advantage

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Glacier FarmMedia – Manitoba’s wild pig busters have moved fast to find, trap and destroy the invasive species since their Squeal on Pigs initiative was set up a few years ago. The aim is to eliminate Manitoba’s wild pig problem. They have a lot of work ahead. “It’ll probably take most of a decade,” said
A Washington State think tank has stated that the cost of compliance with Prop 12 will likely shrink the U.S. national hog herd and lead to further consolidation within the industry.
Hogs, News

Uncertainty looms for Manitoba pork in the wake of Prop 12

Smaller U.S. swine herd likely as California regulations take effect, U.S. think tank says

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The impacts of a California animal welfare law that took full effect on the first day of 2024 are already being felt, according to Manitoba Pork general manager Cam Dahl. “Yes, Jan. 1 was a deadline but, in truth, Proposition 12 has been enforced since July,” he said. Why it matters: While California might seem
Chair Andy Cardy stands with the winning pork carcass sides at a competition held during the recent Brandon Hog and Livestock Show.
Hogs, News

Carcass competition spices up Hog and Livestock Show

Slumping prices have created trying times in the industry, but producer interest was high at trade show

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Glacier FarmMedia – Anyone who wanted to meet a young, competitive and chatty hog producer last week just had to hang around outside the glass-fronted hog cooler at the recent Brandon Hog and Livestock Show. Throughout the event, groups of young men, mostly Hutterites, approached the glass and appraised the top five carcasses on display.

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