A week after authorising the first Brazilian plants to export pork, the health authorities of Canada announced the authorisation of two other plants to export the product, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture to the Brazilian Association of Animal...
Farmscape for June 29, 2022
Full Interview 9:05
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A pilot project underway in Saskatchewan is assessing technology designed to track the movement of swine transport vehicles.
Guelph based Farm Health Guardian and the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board are collaborating...
Farmscape for June 28, 2022
Full Interview 9:53
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A Partner with Polar Pork Farms if the price of feed grain remains at its current high level, consumers can expect higher meat prices.
A combination of factors including shortages of...
Farmscape for June 27, 2022
Full Interview 10:04
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Research conducted by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests the inclusion of high levels of highly ground pea starch in the rations of pigs will heighten the risk of...
The management of needles used for injection is an important part of controlling the spread of disease between pigs. Diseases such as PRRS can be transmitted from pig to pig via the blood that remains on the needle. Needle...
Farmscape for June 24, 2022
Full Interview 17:01
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are assessing compounds secreted in the gut that offer the potential to be used as an early indicator of developing gut health...
Sow loss can cause psychological harm to workers and also results in loss of profits. Sow longevity is decreasing even with the new genetic advancements and a switch to group housing. A survey is being done on reasons for...
Farmscape for June 21, 2022
Full Interview 6:26
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The National Pork Producers Council says both the Canadian and Mexican pork industries have been highly supportive of the effort to have California's Proposition 12 overturned. The challenge in the...
Farmscape for June 17, 2022
Full Interview 4:00
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Saskatchewan's pork producers are calling on the federal government to follow the lead of other countries and exempt ground beef and pork from proposed front-of-package labeling that would require symbols...
The prototype of a new form of rapid test to detect infections in farm animals has been proven effective in detecting a devastating diarrheal infection in pigs first identified in Canada in 2014, and can be adapted to test...