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Time to start thinking about group sow housing

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With a phase-out of sow stalls almost inevitable, producers need to start evaluating different systems

When the new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs is published in draft form this summer, it will very likely include a requirement that sow stalls be phased out over a period of time. Producers will be able to house sows in stalls for a period after breeding, in order to
Hogs, Livestock, News, Opinion

The economics of animal welfare

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Back in the early 1990s, when University of Manitoba animal scientist Laurie Connor first oversaw local research into hoop-housing systems for hogs, animal welfare wasn’t really even on the public radar. The key questions of the day were whether keeping pigs outdoors through a Prairie winter compromised production efficiency. Connor told a seminar last week
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Stall-free pork coming to McDonald’s menu

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Amove by fast-food giant McDonald’s to have its U.S. pork suppliers phase out sow gestation stalls has drawn praise from animal rights groups, but questions remain about the impact it will have on Canadian producers. “This is huge. That a major corporation has made this move is really very significant,” said Winnipeg Humane Society CEO
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Third-largest U.S. hogproducer accused of abuse

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The humane society has accused two of the largest American pork producers of abuse by confining sows in cages during pregnancy. In a video on the humane society website, sows can be seen chewing the metal bars of their gestation crates and struggling to stand up. Some are scratched, bleeding or even dead. “When it
Hogs, Livestock

Danes Focus On Efficiency To Counter Lack Of Profit

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. Despite losing money for most of the last four years, Danish producers are optimistic they can survive and prosper by improving productivity and efficiency. Danish producers
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Animal Rights Groups Want Sow Stalls Out

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Manitoba Pork’s recent pledge to phase out sow stalls over the next 14 years is too little and too late, according to animal rights activists. “The 2025 target date is 14 years in the future,” said Lynn Kavanagh, a director with Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals. “Besides, it’s only a recommendation – not a directive.
Hogs, Livestock

Planning For A Sow Housing Revolution

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. By the end of next year, pig producers in the European Union should have converted any existing sow stall housing into group housing. Legislation requires them
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Groups Increase Pressure

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Canadians for Ethical Treatment of Food Animals (CETFA) and the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals (CCFA) are asking Manitoba’s pork industry to voluntarily phase out sow stalls by 2017. Manitoba Pork’s own recently released report, Embracing a Sustainable Future, encourages its producers to stop using sow stalls by 2025. “The 2025 target date is 14
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
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Hog Industry Announces New Sustainability Commitments

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Major and possibly expensive changes lie ahead for Manitoba hog producers as the result of a new road map for the industry’s future. The Manitoba Pork Council plan released last week commits the province’s 700 pork producers to eliminating sow gestation stalls within the next 15 years. “Manitoba Pork commits to encouraging producers to phase

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