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Hogs, Livestock

Source Of Infection A Mystery

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency insists a herd of pigs in Alberta infected with the H1N1 swine flu got it from a person, even though a prime suspect in the case was cleared. “Contact with an infected person remains the most likely source of infection on this farm,” CFIA said in a statement last week
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
News, Oilseeds

Salmonella Found In Canola Meal

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Two rail car shipments of canola meal from Bunge’s Canadian crushing plants tested positive for salmonella after inspection by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration at the border in May, Bunge Ltd. said on June 12. One shipment that tested positive in early May traces back to the Bunge plant in Hamilton, Ontario, said
Beef cattle, News

Beef Trade With Colombia Restored

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Colombia will reopen its doors to Canadian beef and livestock, raising hopes for a breakthrough in Canada’s beef trade with Latin America. Colombia will accept 5,250 tonnes of Canadian beef annually duty free, yielding sales of nearly $6 million a year. Another expected $1 million worth of livestock and genetics sales will make the total
Beef cattle, Livestock

MCEC’s New Chairman Named

The levy-funded agency tasked with building cattle slaughter and beef-processing capacity in the province has named a new chairman. Neil Van Ryssel, a dairyman and grain grower from Oakbank, has been named by Agriculture Minister Rosann Wowchuk to replace outgoing chairman Bill Uruski on the Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council (MCEC). Uruski, a former agriculture minister
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Listeria Warning Signs Missed

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Maple Leaf Foods president Michael McCain put his finger on the weak link in his company’s efforts to prevent contamination of its ready-to-eat meats during his testimony before the Commons food safety subcommittee April 20. He said the company was properly testing its products and sanitizing its plant. What it missed was analyzing the results
Hogs, News

Pork BBQ Draws Parliament Hill Crowd

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Upwards of 2,000 MPs, senators and Parliament Hill staff showed up for a noon hour barbecque in the historic East Block courtyard May 6 in support of the country’s beleaguered pork producers. The Canadian Pork Council was hoping 300 to 400 people would accept the offer of a pork sandwich, veggies and cookies to show
Livestock, News

Anaplasmosis Strikes Cattle In Eastern Manitoba

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“It seems to be limited to this one area.” – DR. LYNN BATES, CFIA Manitoba’s first anaplasmosis outbreak in 40 years has produced 305 infected cattle, or reactors, on eight farms in the eastern region of the province. The herds are all in an area west of the Winnipeg River in the rural municipalities of
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

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