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Bluetongue To Be Downgraded To “Notifiable”

Regulations requiring suspected cases of bluetongue in livestock to be reported to federal veterinary inspectors, even though Canada has lifted its bluetongue control measures on U. S. imports, are set to change by as early as next month. Amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations will downgrade the five common U. S. serotypes of
Hogs, Opinion

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No one doubts the severity of the cash crunch burdening the current generation of hog producers in Manitoba. Watching one’s equity erode with each hog sold is not something we’d wish on anyone. Barns are being depopulated and producers are shutting the door. These investments were made in good faith, and while any investment is
Hogs, Livestock

Sask. Crop Insurance Changes Welcome

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Saskatchewan Stock Growers president Calvin Knoss welcomed changes to that province’s crop insurance program in response to drought conditions in northwest and west-central Saskatchewan. “We appreciate the efforts of federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and our Saskatchewan minister, Bob Bjornerud, in moving these changes forward so quickly,” said Knoss. “The three measures announced today stand
Hogs, News

Prime Suspect Cleared In Alberta H1N1 Herd

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Acarpenter who returned from Mexico to an Alberta farm where pigs became infected with the H1N1 flu virus did not spread the disease to the animals, as previously believed. Alberta Health and Wellness said blood tests showed the man did not have H1N1 and so could not have infected the animals. It had been widely
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Circovirus Vaccine Label Update

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Canadian swine producers can now protect piglets one week earlier against porcine circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) with a new change to the Suvaxyn PCV2 vaccine label. The new label changes the age pigs can be vaccinated from four weeks to three weeks of age. “The sooner producers are able to begin protecting young pigs from
Opinion

Letters – for May. 28, 2009

Where’s the warming? Regarding global warming: I do not believe in it. In the 1950s, I’d go to work every winter in Winnipeg, Toronto or California; I came back every spring April 1 and would get on my tractor – no cab, no jacket – and start farming. By April 20, the wild oats would
Hogs, News

New Virus Could Still Mutate, Spark Pandemic

“This is clearly different than what we see from seasonal influenza” The new H1N1 flu virus could still mutate into a more virulent form and spark an influenza pandemic that could be expected to circle the globe up to three times, the World Health Organization said May 12. The impact of any pandemic would vary,
Hogs, Livestock

Hog Industry Fights Against Swine Flu Backlash

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“Importers from other countries are really nervous about buying right now.” – JURGEN PREUGSCHAS, CPC Canadians are being urged to eat more pork as the hog industry mounts a publicity drive against a backlash from the H1N1 Influenza A virus that has become known as swine flu. The Canadian Pork Council and its marketing arm
Hogs, News

Swine Flu Spreads From People To Pigs

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The discovery last weekend of the H1N1 Influenza A flu virus in an Alberta pig herd is the latest blow for Canada’s hog farmers already reeling from a barrage of bad news. The so-called swine flu spreading around the world had already disrupted markets and created a public image problem for pork producers, even though
Hogs, News

In Brief… – for May. 7, 2009

Climate effect: Drier, warmer weather may help curb the swine flu outbreak as the Northern Hemisphere moves into summer and the human flu season nears its end, the World Meteorological Organization says. The United Nations agency said that weather can affect the course of viral epidemics but it was only one piece of the swine

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