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Alberta Pork Weekly Report
April 5, 2022
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Farmscape for April 18, 2022
Full Interview 10:43
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Researchers are examining possible role of particle size and feed outages on the incidence of gastric ulcers in pigs. Extremely finely ground feed ingredients have been shown to contribute to...
Ventilation fans are no different than any other piece of equipment on the farm...they perform better with annual maintenance. Doing that maintenance now means you will not be doing it in the summer heat.
Dirty fan shutters can reduce...
Farmscape for April 11, 2022
Full Interview 7:21
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Efforts to develop a protein-based subunit vaccine to prevent Lawsonia intracellularis are showing progress. Lawsonia intracellularis is a common bacteria that reduces the ability of the intestines of pigs to...
Farmscape for April 6, 2022
Full Interview 8:47
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The Director of Risk Management with HAMs Marketing Services is advising pork producers in western Canada to focus on margins rather than the price of hogs or the price of...
Farmscape for April 5, 2022
Full Interview 12:11
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Preliminary indications are that the bacteria in the gut influences the health of piglets. As part of research being conducted by the Universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Guelph in partnership...
Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Thursday, shrugging off early support from a bullish U.S. government hog inventory report as traders appeared to focus instead on profit-taking at the end of the quarter and...
Happy to share that the core section of the April/May edition was sent to press earlier this week. This issue is jam packed with news and information. Updates on the wild boar constant battle both here in Western Canada...
Farmscape for April 1, 2022
Full Interview 9:22
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Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc suggests the infectivity of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea contaminated manure in lagoons dissipates more quickly than previously suspected. On behalf of Swine Innovation...
Farmscape for March 25, 2022
Full Interview 18:47
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A new swine diagnostic extension service is providing veterinarians support in formulating treatment strategies for complex swine health issues. In May of last year Prairie Diagnostic Services and the Western...