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Hogs, Livestock

Clock Ticking On Open Sow Housing Decisions

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Awatershed in sow housing is coming to Manitoba in the next five years and pork producers are unprepared, says a University of Manitoba swine specialist. Many hog barns will soon have to retool their aging equipment, including gestation stalls, said Laurie Connor, who heads the University of Manitoba’s animal science department. Producers need to decide
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, 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, 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
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Opinion, Poultry

Letters – for Sep. 2, 2010

Improving animal welfare a worthy priority Ron Glaser of the Beef Information Centre, is correct when he says in the Aug. 26Manitoba Co-operatorthat the consumer hasn’t abandoned animal products in general. I am not sure who participated in his survey but I gotta tell you that for health reasons my household has definitely reduced its
Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Aug. 12, 2010

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. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes
Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Aug. 12, 2010

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. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes
Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Jul. 29, 2010

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. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes
Hogs, Livestock

Danish Industry Rationalizes And Continues Efficiency Gains

bernie peet Peet on Pigs The evaluation revealed that, in particular, meat from the Mangalitza and Ibérico pigs was distinctly and positively different from that of the Danish breeds as the meat was more tender and had a more attractive taste.” Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor
Hogs, Livestock

Small Hog Farmers Blamed For Destabilizing China Market

Small hog farmers have helped destabilize pork prices and played havoc with feed demand forecasts, according to the chairman of China’s top corn buyer New Hope Group. “Individual farmers, small in scale, have no plans in their breeding scale. Whenever the prices are good, they increase breeding and when prices are lower, they reduce pig

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