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Hogs, Livestock

Eliminating The Weaning-To-Mating Interval

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. Arecent roadshow in Western Australia, organized by the Pork Co-operative Research Centre (CRC), based at the University of Adelaide, featured a presentation by Dr. Jeff Downing
Hogs, Livestock

Coccidiosis In Piglets A Threat To Growth

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. Coccidiosis in suckling piglets is a widespread problem in Canadian herds and causes scouring and reduced growth. The only effective treatment for this disease is Baycox,
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
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Tougher Times Loom For EU Livestock Farmers

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Cattle and pig farmers in the European Union, squeezed by rising feed costs and low prices, face real prospects of herd cuts and more restructuring. Soaring grain prices, fuelled by a drought in Russia that has led to a grain export ban, have triggered hikes in animal-feed prices that mean many producers are operating at
Hogs, Livestock

PRRS Costs Run Higher Than Expected

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New research shows the cost of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) to the Canadian swine industry is far greater than previously known. An analysis by the George Morris Centre estimates PRRS costs the industry at least $130 million a year and possibly higher. The finding could point to the need for a national strategy
Hogs, Livestock

U. S. Hog Herd Stays Small

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USDA’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report Oct. 1 put the U. S. hog herd as of Sept. 1 at 64.991 million head, or 97.4 per cent of last year. That is the smallest September 1 hog herd since 2006. However, the smaller herd was expected as analysts, on average, had estimated it at 97.2 per
Hogs, Livestock

Managing Variation To Enhance Profits – for Sep. 23, 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. After three years of severe losses, a much smaller Canadian pork industry has been enjoying moderate profits for most of 2010. However, the key word is
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

Swine Management Strategies For Profitable Times

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“Just as it was vital to find ways of reducing costs during an extended period of financial loss, it is now equally important to ensure that producers position themselves to maximize their efficiency when profits return.” – LEE WHITTINGTON Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western

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