The University of Saskatchewan and the Prairie Swine Centre suggested that hog producers use rye to replace corn, wheat, or barley swine rations. Researchers evaluated a high-yielding hybrid variety of rye developed in Germany that is less susceptible to ergot. This mycotoxin reduces the feed intake and growth of animals that consume it and can
Dr. Giuliana Miguel Pacheco
A training program developed by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) to expand the knowledge of pig care assessors is helping to improve the accuracy and consistency of on-farm animal welfare assessments. In partnership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the University of Saskatchewan and pork sector stakeholders, researchers
Keep the faith as the roller coaster called the world keep turning First the effects and fallout of the two-year pandemic that lingers, a 60 per cent crop in Western Canada, the horrific killing of men, women and children in Ukraine, and now 3,000 follow-the-leader rail strike that could cripple a mostly fragile economy. (Sunday,
The impact of COVID-19 and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea on Manitoba’s pork sector has prompted a working group to look for possible solutions. In response to the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the cycle of PED virus outbreaks, (85 as of March 23) Manitoba Pork established a value-chain working group to answer the question,
Myself along with Jeff Guilloz, a retired Marine, adding bait to a pig trap in a condo complex in Kona.
Jeff has another pig trap in back of his pick up. That same trap set only an hour later got 2 pigs within first few hours.
While most people go to the Hawaiian Islands in
Managing foreign animal disease is the priority in emergency planning at Alberta Pork, says the organization’s quality assurance and production manager. Javier Bahamon delivered updates during AP’s regional meetings with producers in March, including the status of a porcine epidemic diarrhea outbreak confirmed on one farm earlier this year. Veterinarians Kurt Preugschas and Cordell Young
Intrauterine vaccination to protect sows, gilts, and piglets from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea shows promise as an alternative to needles. Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization are exploring intrauterine vaccination as an alternative to needles to improve the safety of personnel and avoid accidents such as needle
Low disturbance manure injection.
Manitoba Pork Council said PED virus case numbers keep rising in Manitoba, surpassing previous year’s outbreaks, currently sitting at 85 as of March 20. As a result, biosecurity vigilance remains critical when visiting high-traffic facilities such as abattoirs and assembly yards. With spring just around the corner and manure storages are full
Dr. Jette Christensen, manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network blames last fall’s flooding in British Columbia for a spike in the number of cases of injury welfare syndrome reported during the fourth quarter of 2021. The CWSHIN released its swine disease surveillance report for the fourth quarter of 2021, and people in
Ukranian sow & piglets
Tyler Fulton, the director of risk management with Hams Marketing Services, advises pork producers to focus on risk management strategies amid the market volatility created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Up to the last week of February, futures markets had rallied to some of the highest levels in years. However, since then
