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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
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, 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, News

Pork Producers Get A Chance At PRRS-Free Certification

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Prairie hog farmers may soon be able to certify their animals free of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), a disease which can cause big losses in swine herds. A two-year pilot project beginning this spring contains a protocol for testing swine herds and certifying them as PRRS free. The industry program, if successful, could
Hogs, Livestock

Summer Brings A Reduction In Fertility In Breeding Pigs

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Wes tern Hog Journal. His columns run every second week It’s difficult to think about seasonal infertility, which is associated with hot weather and declining day length, when we are still in the grip of winter. However, some things can
Hogs, Livestock

Tubing Piglets Gives A Quick Energy Boost – for Mar. 31, 2011

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Wes tern Hog Journal. His columns run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Larger litters have created a new challenge in recent years when it comes to maximizing piglet survival rates. It is not unusual to see barns averaging
Hogs, Livestock, News

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
Hogs, Livestock

Lactation Management Impacts Future Parity Productivity

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. about two to four and embryo survival by about 10 to 20 per cent, Kemp says. First-litter sows are especially vulnerable, due to their restricted feed
Hogs, Livestock

Tubing Piglets Gives A Quick Energy Boost – for Mar. 3, 2011

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. Larger litters have created a new challenge in recent years when it comes to maximizing piglet survival rates. It is not unusual to see barns averaging

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