Robert Fraser, Sales and Service, Genesus Inc.
bfraser@genesus.com
Ever since Quality Meat Packers (second-largest pork packer in Ontario at the time) went down in 2014 sideswiping producers for a week’s worth of pigs on the way out, the Ontario pork industry...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Global Market Round-up
China
The hog price in China is 96¢ U.S. lb. (14.2 RMB/kg). Losses continue for China's pork producers. The Financial Times estimates that publicly owned swine companies have lost over...
Previous studies have revealed that what we traditionally describe as an “umbilical hernia” may be a true abdominal herniation of abdominal contents into a pouch at the site of the umbilical cord or they may be a firm abscess...
Farmscape for August 3, 2021
Full Interview 8:34
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A new swine diagnostic extension service now being offered by Prairie Diagnostic Services in partnership with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is helping veterinarians and farmers translate diagnostic results into...
This investment will increase production to meet growing international demand.
Jefo, a world leader in animal health and nutrition that offers alternatives to antibiotics to chickens, pigs, cows, cattle and aquaculture, held today a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Our Observations:
U.S. hog slaughter last week 2,444,000 - a year ago 2,653,000. Down 8% year-over-year. USDA projected 2% year-over-year decline in June 1st USDA Hogs and Pigs Report. U.S. slaughter since the first...
Farmscape for August 30, 2021
Full Interview 12:47
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Research underway at the University of Guelph will help pulse growers ensure the novel varieties of pulses they grow meet the protein requirements of the grower finisher pig. Research underway at...
Regulation with respect to piglet castration in Europe has gradually increased over the last decade. The marketing of entire males or the use of immunocastration have offered an alternative to surgical castration. Some countries have been slow to adopt...
Van Poucke1*, S.; Michiels1, A.; Galé2, I.; Angelats2, D.; Nodar2, L.
1HIPRA Benelux, Ghent, Belgium. / 2HIPRA, Amer (Girona), Spain. *Corresponding author (sjouke.vanpoucke@hipra.com)
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
Oedema Disease (OD) is an enterotoxaemia caused by certain Escherichia coli’s (E. coli) colonizing the small...
Farmscape for August 25, 2021
Full Interview 11:01
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Scientists working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are examining the microbial populations of the gut of the pig in an effort to identify those microbes that benefit health and productivity....