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High mortality in latest PEDv outbreak

Lapses in biosecurity are proving costly

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Porcine epidemic diarrhea has spread to a fifth Manitoba hog barn with devastating effects. “They’re seeing high mortality rates, in the order of 70 to 80 per cent in some cases,” said Andrew Dickson, general manager of the Manitoba Pork Council. “In the feeders barns, they’ve noticed it because it’s hurt production a bit… whereas
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Hogs, Livestock, Local news

Cold, wet weather increases risk of PED virus

Vigilant biosecurity practices are important as seasons change

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Hog producers are warned to be particularly vigilant about biosecurity practices this fall because the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is more likely to survive in cold, wet weather. “We expect to see more cases in the fall,” said Mark Fynn, animal care specialist at the Manitoba Pork Council. Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) had
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Hogs, News, Oilseeds

Report sounds alarm for food processing in Manitoba

Trouble in the pork and potato industries could put a $100-million 
drag on food processing in Manitoba, a new report says

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Manitoba’s food-processing sector could take a $100-million nose-dive by 2020 if challenges faced by two of its three biggest players — pork and potatoes — aren’t addressed soon. That’s the worst-case or “business-as-usual” scenario laid out in a recent study by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Brandon University. Researchers gathered data from Statistics Canada
Manure applicators are spending up to four extra hours cleaning equipment between jobs.
Hogs, Livestock

PED virus costly for manure applicators

Applicators taking extra precautions and spending more time washing equipment


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Much is still not known about the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infiltrating the pork industry. Researchers are investigating the virus’s survivability, but what they do know is that PED thrives in wet, cold environments and is spread by fecal-oral contact. Manure applicators, like others working near or with the pigs, are taking extra precautions to
Maple Leaf’s Brandon plant is operating at 75 per cent capacity due to shortages of hogs and workers.  photo: supplied
Hogs, News

Double trouble for Maple Leaf

Pigs and people to 
process them are in 
short supply

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Getting more pigs and people to process them into Maple Leaf Foods’ hog-killing plant in Brandon isn’t as simple as putting more dollars on the table, said the plant’s Morgan Curran-Blaney. “There’s not enough (pigs) so you end up stealing from somebody else,” Curran-Blaney told reporters July 10 after speaking at the Keystone Agricultural Producers’
Mandatory swine-tracking rules now in place for Canada
Hogs, Livestock, News

Mandatory swine-tracking rules now in place for Canada

There are a lot of new procedures for farmers moving pigs

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A new law to track Canada’s pigs took effect July 1. It’s designed to keep herds healthy, improve food safety and promote exports, Manitoba Pork Council chair Karl Kynoch said in a telephone broadcast June 25. “Traceability has become mandatory and is extremely important for both tracking diseases here in Manitoba and to eliminate them
Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Province won’t budge on hog barn restrictions

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I would like to take this opportunity to share with your readers some of the important issues facing our watershed, and the steps our government is taking to maintain jobs while upholding our aggressive measures to protect our lakes and streams from pollution. Our efforts to clean up and protect our environmentally sensitive lakes can
Cows, calf, and a pig.
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Manitoba launches livestock price insurance for cattle, hogs

The program based on Western Canada prices offers better protection than CME futures hedging

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A new price insurance scheme for Manitoba livestock producers has officially been launched, but whether there will be a stampede through the gate remains to be seen. Applications for the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP), a new tool to manage risk and withstand market volatility, were unveiled last week by Food and Rural Development
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Hogs, Livestock

Condition of barn key to conversion costs

It might not add up to the total cost it will take to convert sow barns to open housing, but group housing has financial benefits

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When Denise Beaulieu asked a group of pork producers if they’re planning to convert their barns over to group housing in the next couple years, not a single hand went up. “We know it’s coming up, we know at some point we have to do this,” said Beaulieu, a nutrition expert at the Prairie Swine

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