Farmscape for January 23, 2024
Full Interview 11:39
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are looking at the use of biomarkers as an indicator of animal welfare.
Biological markers are observable characteristics that can be measured to...
Farmscape for January 16, 2024
Full Interview 11:34
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A program offered by the University of Saskatchewan is helping address the shortage of swine veterinarians in western Canada by providing a mechanism through which foreign trained veterinarians can be...
Farmscape for January 15, 2024
Full Interview 9:17
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The Coordinator of Squeal on Pigs Manitoba says baiting and trapping appears to be the most effective way of capturing wild pigs and eliminating them from the landscape. Wild pigs...
Title: "Hog Market Downturn Forces Layoffs at Olymel Pork Processing Plant in Red Deer"
Red Deer's Olymel pork processing plant is set to experience significant job losses, with 100 staff members facing layoffs due to a downturn in the hog...
Farmscape for January 12, 2024
Full Interview 5:21
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An animal care specialist with J Woods Livestock Services says one of the most difficult concepts to for people to get their heads around when moving pigs is "the fewer...
The reverberations of California's Prop 12, a 2018 animal welfare law, are creating ripples in the North American hog market, leaving Manitoba Pork and other stakeholders facing uncertainty. The law, effective from January 1, 2024, mandates that meat and...
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Announcements, news and reminders
Information from Alberta Pork and our partners
Board director nominations - next week
This spring, four positions will be open on the Alberta Pork board of directors. Producers are encouraged to step up and nominate fellow producers by...
Farmscape for January 10, 2024
Full Interview 9:35
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Research conducted by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine shows the opportunity to engage in play enhances the physiological and psychological robustness of grow-finish pigs and boosts their ability to...
Farmscape for January 8, 2024
Full Interview 12:48
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are using serotyping to categorise the virulence of Streptococcus suis.
Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine have been investigating the implications...
Farmscape for January 5, 2024
Full Interview 11:34
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The Western College of Veterinary Medicine's three year Foreign-Trained Veterinarian Swine Medicine Residency Certification program is allowing foreign trained veterinarians to quality for veterinary certification in western Canada. The Foreign-Trained...