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GIPSA Rules Could Shrink U.S. Meat Industry

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The U.S. livestock and meat industry could face more than $1 billion in annual losses, and a drop in production if proposed rules for the industry are implemented, according to a study funded by big livestock producers released Nov. 10. Earlier this year, the Agriculture Department’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administrat ion proposed rules
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Tougher Times Loom For EU Livestock Farmers

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Cattle and pig farmers in the European Union, squeezed by rising feed costs and low prices, face real prospects of herd cuts and more restructuring. Soaring grain prices, fuelled by a drought in Russia that has led to a grain export ban, have triggered hikes in animal-feed prices that mean many producers are operating at
Hogs, Livestock

U.K. Signs Deal To Export Breeding Pigs To China

Britain will start exporting breeding pigs to China in a five-year deal valued at US$73 million. “This agreement gives a valuable boost to the British pig industry and is already delivering results,” said business secretary Vince Cable. The pigs will begin to be flown out shortly, the first export of British breeding pigs to China
Hogs, Livestock

Australian Retailer Bans Pork From Sow Stalls

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Canada’s pork producers are scrambling to learn more about a major Australian grocery chain’s decision to ban pork from countries that use sow gestation crates. Coles Supermarkets said last week all its imported pork products, including processed ham and bacon, will have to be from pigs raised without the use of sow stalls. Gary Stordy,
Hogs, Livestock, News

Notre Dame Hog Case Headed To Court

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A farm couple from the Rural Municipality of Lorne faces multiple charges of animal cruelty in what authorities call one of the worst cases of livestock abuse they have ever seen. Martin and Dolores Grenier have been accused of 23 counts under the provincial Animal Care Act after more than 2,000 pigs were found starving
Hogs, News

Farmers, Province Spar Over Pig Cleanup Duty

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Farmers and the government disagree over who’s responsible for cleaning up the mess that follows livestock abuse cases. Producers say Manitoba Conservation should have had a plan to remove pig carcasses from a barn earlier this summer in what authorities call one of the worst cases of animal cruelty ever seen in the province. But
Hogs, Livestock

Identifying Opportunities For Energy Cost Savings

It’s easy to waste money if you don’t understand how hog barn heating and ventilation systems work, or most common causes of energy wastage. “To be able to run the entire system at optimum performance without wasting energy, the operator has to know each component very well, in addition to understanding the related factors that
Hogs, Livestock

PRRS Costs Run Higher Than Expected

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New research shows the cost of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) to the Canadian swine industry is far greater than previously known. An analysis by the George Morris Centre estimates PRRS costs the industry at least $130 million a year and possibly higher. The finding could point to the need for a national strategy
Crops, Hogs

Canada Hog Herd Falls To Smallest In 13 Years

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Canadian farmers cut back their hog herds to the smallest size in 13 years as of Oct. 1, as high feed costs and an unfavourably strong Canadian dollar puts many of them out of business. The hog inventory on Canadian farms slipped 0.8 per cent to 11.9 million head in the third quarter from a
Hogs, Livestock

A Vaccine For Boar Taint Coming Soon

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. An immunological method of eliminating boar taint through vaccination is moving closer to reality in North America, with the vaccine soon to be licensed in both

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