Farmscape for February 12, 2024
Full Interview 13:12
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The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is calling on pork producers and veterinarians to report any incidents of Splenic torsion or twisted spleen. The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence...
Farmscape for February 9, 2024
Full Interview 13:12
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The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is encouraging pork producers to focus on addressing coinfections first, when Porcine Sapovirus is suspected in cases of diarrhea. The...
Pork processor duBreton is rallying public support against specific regulations in Quebec by launching a petition. The company seeks exclusion from the "Joint Plant of Quebec Pork Producers" and urges amendments to better accommodate the production of specialty hogs...
Farmscape for February 8, 2024
Full Interview 13:12
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The Manager of the Canada West Swine Heath Intelligence Network reports the identification of an uptick in Neurologic syndrome in Alberta in Quarter Four of 2023 shows the organization’s Clinical...
What happened: Canada is raising international trade concerns regarding two U.S. regulations involving changes to voluntary country-of-origin labeling (VCOOL) and California Proposition 12.
In a meeting last month with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said...
Farmscape for February 6, 2024
Full Interview 10:45
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A researcher with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says the use of AI to assess animal welfare offers an opportunity to eliminate human error and bias during animal welfare...
Farmscape for February 2, 2024
Full Interview 11:34
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A professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says a program developed to enable foreign trained veterinarians to become certified in Canada is a win for the foreign trained...
Title: The Escalating Challenge of Hybrid Hogs: A Growing Menace in Canada's Southern Provinces
In the past three decades, Canada's southern provinces have been grappling with a unique and escalating challenge—hybrid hogs. These genetically blended creatures, a mix of wild...
Farmscape for January 31, 2024
Full Interview 6:23
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The Executive Director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan says, as the rural urban divide widens across Canada, it becomes increasingly important for the story of agriculture to reach Canada's...
Farmscape for January 25, 2024
Full Interview 20:55
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An Assistant Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is encouraging pork producers to consider the introduction of protocols to ensure pigs are not exposed by staff to Streptococcus...