Putting Staff First Is The Key To Retention

Peet on Pigs “We offer clear goals and acknowledge success. We do not take their accomplishments for granted.” 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. Employers that put their staff first, treat them

Carcass Demerits Are An Overlooked Cost

bernie peet Peet on Pigs “The results showed that approximately 10-20 per cent of all hogs delivered had some form of a demerit valued at $0.60-$1.20/hog.” 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.


Air Filtration Keeps Disease At Bay

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. Diseases such as PRRS, swine influenza and mycoplasma cost the North American pork industry hundreds of millions each year. For producers of swine genetics, including boar

Increasing sow and gilt nutrient intake during lactation

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs 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. Second of two articles on nutrition during lactation In my previous article, I looked at the factors that influence sow feed


High feed intake essential in lactation

Peet on Pigs Anything that reduces the palatability of the feed will reduce intake. 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. First of two articles on nutrition during lactation The nutritional demands on

Byproducts can help reduce pig feed cost

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs “Overall, replacing wheat with triticale did not affect feed disappearance or weight gain.” – DR. EDUARDO BELTRANENA Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alta., and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Prairie hog producers will


U. K. producers have success with batch farrowing

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. A recent survey by U. K. pharmaceutical company Janssen Animal Health suggests that more than half of producers in the country farrow batches of sows every

Maximizing piglet survival

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs 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. Careful attention to sow and piglet management and close co-operation between staff is the key to maximizing piglet survival, Ciaran Ormond,