Starting in October 2021, porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) began to make a resurgence in Manitoba, and since late last year, the virus has continued its spread in Ontario. Currently, a total of 41 swine premises in Manitoba are confirmed...
Farmscape for January 4, 2022
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An Assistant Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests efforts to determine the cause and develop strategies to prevent ear tip necrosis are more about animal welfare than economics....
In a new video, Bijon Brown, Production Economist, Alberta Pork recently discussed hog and pork sector predictions for 2022 with Steve Dziver, Owner, Commodity Professionals Inc., including weather, feed prices and more.
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With extreme weather comes an increased need to concentrate on animal welfare and safety. Cold can cause severe frostbite and death for hogs in transport.
Please review the sections below to learn more about fitness for transport and truck load...
Farmscape for December 23, 2021
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Research conducted by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine indicates ear tip necrosis has an infectious cause. Ear tip necrosis typically affects pigs after weaning where the tip of the ear...
What lies ahead for hog and pork markets in 2022? Alberta Pork’s new economics videos are worth a look to find out!
Brett Stuart of Global AgriTrends and Steve Dziver of Commodity Professionals Inc. shed some light on what they...
ivestock Water Recycling (LWR), the innovator of a waste-to-worth manure processing system and data analytics platform, is proud to announce that it has been accepted into the MaRS Momentum program as one of Canada's future economic powerhouses. The MaRS...
Alberta Pork’s board of directors, staff and producers are saddened to acknowledge the passing of long-time pork industry researcher and advocate, Dr. George Foxcroft, who left us suddenly on Mon., Dec. 6. Our sincere condolences to Foxcroft’s loved ones...
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Evaluating the merits of creep feeding
While creep feeding is a common practice in the pork industry, perceived benefits only occur if the creep feed is consumed. Research has shown how the practice has little...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and hog futures ended lower on Friday as profit-taking hit the livestock markets ahead of the weekend, traders said.
Live cattle futures consolidated after setting contract highs this week, traders said.
Most-active CME February...