Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. slaughter weights continue to decrease. A week ago Iowa/South Minnesota live weight market hogs were 283.9 lbs., down 2.5 lbs. from two weeks before. A year ago, during pandemic, backed up hogs...
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 17, 2021
Full Interview 11:41
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An Associate Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine reports record low numbers of Influenza this year.
Although the media has been tracking the spread of COVID-19, there has been little...
Farmscape for May 13, 2021
Full Interview 15:48
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Researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expect to know by fall whether increasing the lysine content in sow rations during late gestation will stimulate the development of mammary tissue. In an...
Farmscape for May 12, 2021
Full Interview 14:28
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine report progress in identifying the factors that cause ear tip necrosis.
Ear tip necrosis is a common condition that typically affects pigs after weaning...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
March U.S. Pork Exports were record large at 294,724 metric tonnes (mt), up 1% from last year and set a new value record at $794.9 million (up 4%). A true reflection of the...
Farmscape for May 10, 2021
Full Interview 13:40
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The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network reports the first quarter of 2021 was one of the quietest quarters ever in terms of infections in swine herds. The...
Farmscape for May 5, 2021
Full Interview 11:59
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Scientists with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are striving to address the reductions in growth performance in pigs associated with severe infections. Hypothyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Harsh reality or the inconvenient truth is a factor in many of our lives. In the swine industry we have the stories of productivity. Seems no one has less than 25 pigs per...
Gauvreau1, H.; DeGroot*2, M.; Boix3, O.; Ballarà3, I.
1 Warman Veterinary Services / 2 HIPRA ANIMAL HEALTH Canada Inc. / 3 HIPRA, Amer (Girona), Spain.
*Corresponding author: mike.degroot@hipra.com
Introduction
Sow mortality is a growing concern for pig farms in Canada. Clostridium novyi (C....