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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

U.K. Signs Deal To Export Breeding Pigs To China

Britain will start exporting breeding pigs to China in a five-year deal valued at US$73 million. “This agreement gives a valuable boost to the British pig industry and is already delivering results,” said business secretary Vince Cable. The pigs will begin to be flown out shortly, the first export of British breeding pigs to China
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, Opinion

Boar castration cuts into farmer profits

I am a Dutch pig truck driver. I was recently shown a copy of your article about pig castration, titled “Grocers are asked to switch to boar meat: Animal welfare activists target pig castration,” published in the Manitoba Co-operator March 25, 2010. My father is a pig trader and I have grown up in the
Hogs, Livestock

Animal Welfare Activists Target Pig Castration

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– Robyn Harte, MAFRI “It’s a recognized common practice in most of the world.” An animal welfare coalition is trying to end the practice of castrating male piglets by asking grocery stores in Canada to carry pork from intact pigs. “We politely ask you to take action and meet with your suppliers to discuss our
Hogs, Livestock

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,

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