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Hogs, Livestock

Spot The Sick Pig

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Canadian swine veterinarians and the animal health arm of drug maker Pfizer have set up a new program to train hog producers on how to identify sick animals. The program, dubbed the ABC Pig training program, is to be offered nationwide exclusively through hog veterinarians and is meant to set up a simple system by
Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Polls And Animal Welfare

As you are reading this article, we are going through a federal election. As with any election, a multitude of polls are being published that declare this or that federal party is going to win either a majority government or a minority government. While the political polls are considered useful by some, nothing but entertainment
Hogs, Livestock

Kansas State Research Results Provide Practical Guidance

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. Ialways look forward to the publication of the Kansas State University Swine Day proceedings detailing the results of a range of trials carried out over the
Hogs, Opinion

Silent Hog Barn Marks End Of An Era

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It’s not like I have never been in a hog barn before, and yet this time as I enter the door, it’s very different. Gone are the familiar squeals of someone waiting to be fed. It’s silent. Deathly silent as a matter of fact. I can hear the melting snow dripping off the eaves and
Hogs, Livestock

Foot-And-Mouth Surfaces In Two Countries

China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang has reported an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among pigs, which killed 25 hogs and sickened 58, the second outbreak in the region so far in the year, the Ministry of Agriculture said. The recent outbreak was less serious than the one reported in February, when 3,941 pigs were culled. The
Hogs, Livestock

Hog Traceability Gets Second-Phase Funding

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Canada’s national hog traceability system moved into a new phase last week, courtesy of $3.7 million in federal funding. The money will go toward developing a national centralized database to record the movement of pigs across Canada. It comes on top of a previous $3.3 million from Ottawa last May to create the first phase
Hogs, Livestock

New Research Trends Increase Production Efficiency In Pigs

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Researchers have found some pigs are genetically predisposed to use phosphorus more efficiently than others, a University of Manitoba researcher told the Manitoba Swine Seminar last week. Laurie Connor, head of the university’s animal science department, said it’s still unknown how these pigs differ genetically than others, but the differences are potentially important. Connor emphasized
Hogs, Livestock

Good Pig Handling Starts With Understanding Behaviour

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. Effective pig handling for transport starts with understanding the pig’s herd responses and movement patterns, according to Nancy Lidster, an animal-handling specialist based in White Fox,
Hogs, Livestock

Hog, Equine Codes Of Practice Under Review

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Canada’s hog and equine sectors will have new codes of practice for the care and handling of both species in place by 2013 following reviews of the existing codes announced in mid- December. Codes of practice set out national guidelines for the care and handling of farm animals. They promote sound management and welfare through

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