The code that sets Canada’s standards care and handling of pigs is up for review, a process expected to be compete by 2028.
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Revamp coming for Canada’s national pig code
Canada’s Code of Practice for Care and Handling of Pigs is up for review, a process expected to be compete by 2028
Farm funding and insurance materials need to be clear
Farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them if those programs are frustrating to navigate
Canadian farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them, like business risk management or on-farm funding, if those programs are frustrating to navigate.
All in a dog day’s work
People: Heritage hog producer sells his hot dogs, and more, on a frozen Lake Winnipeg
Rudy Wall of Cochrane Creek Farm north of Winnipeg, Man., raises heritage breed pigs and produces the meat locally to sell from his hot dog cart.
Manitoba confirms porcine deltacoronavirus
Virus comes with similar, but less severe symptoms as PED
It won’t cause the same production hit as its relative, PED, but no one was happy to see a confirmed Manitoba case of porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV). One premise in southeastern Manitoba has confirmed infection, Manitoba Pork has said. Jenelle Hamblin, the industry group’s manager of swine health, said they were unaware of other farms struggling
Editorial: Prop 12 pork sector proposition a fascinating case study
California’s Proposition 12, which sets minimum space standards for pregnant sows that produce pork destined for sale in California, has become a fascinating case study of voter-consumer behaviours as data emerges on the effects. More importantly, it’s a case study with ominous overtones for Canadian farmers as they watch the coveted U.S. market splinter along
Choosing a sow housing model that works for you
A U.S. hog farm with 20 years of loose sow experience has tried four major systems with varying success
Glacier FarmMedia – There are many options when choosing a loose sow housing system and the decision mostly depends on hog farmers’ confidence in husbandry and technology. Canadian hog farmers are gradually moving toward loose housing for gestating sows, but debate continues over which system is best. Why it matters: Making decisions on which sow
Letters: Message to the pork council
I feel I must take issue (once again) with Manitoba Pork. In a 700-plus word article appearing in several rural papers recently, Cam Dahl, the industry group’s general manger, makes the preposterous claim that “it’s hard to be green while in the red.” If you are in the red, you must have been working at
Barn temperature for hogs about more than just air
Contact surfaces also impact pig thermal condition
To a pig, heat is about more than air temperature. Unfortunately, many hog producers don’t realize that. “We have to think about all the other surfaces in the barn that the pig can be in contact with for conduction, or just exposed to,” said North Carolina State University swine specialist Suzanne Leonard. For instance, barns might need
Smart tech tool helps identify sick pigs
More advanced camera systems could help farm workers keep watch on animal wellness, even if the sick pigs don’t look sick
Glacier FarmMedia – A sick pig doesn’t want anyone to know it’s not well, and that can stop even the best barn staff from intervening before the animal’s condition worsens. With smart technology and artificial intelligence, it should be possible to flag illness long before humans can identify it, Tami Brown-Brandl of the University of Nebraska said during
PEDv vaccine among funded research projects
$10.6 million earmarked for pork research
A vaccine for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and antimicrobial alternatives will be among the hog industry research projects supported by recently announced federal cash. “These projects and the knowledge that we’re aiming to achieve through this research will contribute to the bottom line of pork producers and processors and will also build in Canada’s
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