Farmscape for March 27, 2024
Full Interview 7:14
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Research conducted by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests management changes made early in the life of the pig, such as providing chewable materials and more space to play,...
African swine fever (ASF) is highly contagious and virulent disease with very high mortality in both domestic pigs and wild boar. Normally having a fast onset of disease with high mortality in infected animals is not a great recipe...
Farmscape for May 3, 2022
Full Interview 7:21
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The Western College of Veterinary Medicine and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization are working to help pork producers around the world address Lawsonia intracellularis, one of the pork sector's...
Farmscape for August 4, 2023
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An analysis of the economic contributions of Manitoba's pork sector shows the majority of agricultural and processing jobs in Manitoba are related to pork production. An independent third-party analysis, that looked...
Farmscape for September 6, 2023
Full Interview 15:43
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The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is applauding a collaboration that has resulted in the recognition of and response to Sapovirus, a newly emerged infection previously...
Farmscape for December 8, 2023
Full Interview 21:04
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Research conducted with funding provided by Swine Innovation Porc shows increasing the inclusion of lysine in the diets of first parity gilts will help stimulate the formation of milk producing...
Farmscape for March 12, 2024
Full Interview 12:47
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Pork producers and veterinarians are being invited to participate in a study which examines the relationship between the management of animal welfare and business sustainability. The Western College of Veterinary...
Is good management better than good dirt? 5 ways to improve your farm profitability
As farm managers, we know that there are many factors that are simply out of our control. Weather, geography, market prices — these all seem to...
Farmscape for July 13, 2023
Full Interview 11:32
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The Executive Director of the Canadian Pork Council is urging members of the Senate to approve a new bill which will provide additional exemptions to farmers from Canada's carbon pricing...
Farmscape for March 12, 2024
Full Interview 12:47
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Pork producers and veterinarians are being invited to participate in a study which examines the relationship between the management of animal welfare and business sustainability. The Western College of Veterinary...