Farmscape for April 17, 2023
Full Interview 10:34
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Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc that has shown the use of alternative feed supplements to modulate the microbiota in the gut of the piglet can stimulate weight...
Olymel's management regretfully announces the definitive closure of its hog slaughtering, cutting and deboning plant in Vallée-Jonction, in the Beauce region. The decision was necessary to stop losses in the fresh pork sector, which have amounted to more than...
Farmscape for April 7, 2023
Full Interview 10:24
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Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc has shown using alternative feed supplements to modulate the microbiota in the gut of the piglet can stimulate weight gain and improve...
Farmscape for March 29, 2023
Full Interview 7:12
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A multi-institutional team of scientists is conducting research aimed at replacing antibiotics with probiotic bacteria to combat diarrhea in nursery pigs. In response to public concerns over antibiotic use in livestock production and...
Farmscape for March 15, 2023
Full Interview 8:57
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A partner with Polar Pork Farms says a new Saskatchewan based cull sow slaughtering plant will reduce the cost of shipping sows to slaughter, minimize the risk of transmitting disease from one country...
Fire chief says no severe injuries in leak at Fearmans Pork Inc. on Thursday morning
Twenty workers at a Burlington, Ont., slaughterhouse have been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after an ammonia leak, the city's fire chief says.
Karen...
Farmscape for February 20, 2023
Full Interview 11:00
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Researchers with the University of Guelph are developing the tools needed to validate interventions being developed to prevent swine disease, such as post-weaning E. coli diarrhea. As part of research...
Farmscape for January 31, 2023
Full Interview 11:25
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The new Chair of the Canadian Pork Council says priorities moving forward include strengthening the economic sustainability of the sector, addressing animal disease and developing programs to help producers deal...
Farmscape for January 27, 2023
Full Interview 11:45
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An independent economic analysis demonstrates money allocated to pork research in Canada is win-win for the pork sector and for government.
An independent economic assessment conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation...
Farmscape for January 24, 2023
Full Interview 9:48
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An Associate Professor with McGill University suggests it’s important to inform the public of the enormous potential the application of gene editing technology offers agriculture. "Successes and Opportunities with Gene...
