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Jim Long Pork Commentary, Swine Canada Inventory Report, April 30th 2012
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 15:18 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Indiana Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Swine Canada Inventory Report Last week Statistics Canada released April 1st Canada Swine Inventory Report. The breeding inventory is real steady, in 2011 1.311 million in 2012 1.312 million. That is... (Continue reading)
Osborne Industries To Unveil “Single Source Swine Solutions” at World Pork Expo 2012
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 12:16 in Uncategorized | Comments
Osborne Industries, Inc., of Osborne, Kansas, USA, is pleased to announce their new “Single Source Swine Solution” packages for new and existing swine farms: a complete line of swine management products, equipment and services for the global marketplace. Osborne Industries... (Continue reading)
36th Annual Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium-November 19-20, 2013
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:49 in Featured Canada West Swine Events | Comments
36th Annual Pork Industry Symposium November 19-20, 2013 Saskatoon Inn, Saskatoon, SK Program Information and Speakers Lineup will be posted July 2013 Symposium ”Sponsorship Opportunities” click here Contact name: Kim Browne Contact info: Symposium Coordinator Tel: (306) 244-7752 Email: info@saskpork.com... (Continue reading)
Diagnostic investigation of porcine periweaning failure-to-thrive syndrome: lack of compelling evidence linking to common porcine pathogens.
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:36 in Canada West Technical Articles | Comments
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N 5B4, Saskatchewan, Canada. Yanyun.huang@usask.ca Abstract Porcine periweaning failure-to-thrive syndrome (PFTS), an increasingly recognized syndrome in the swine industry of North America, is characterized by... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary, Wind Energy Production Hits New Highs, April 30 2012
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:32 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
Wind energy has been called the most divisive issue ever in rural Ontario. I’m not sure that’s true, and it’s hard to quantify. But there’s no doubt wind energy — or more specifically, the turbines that turn wind into energy... (Continue reading)
Ontario Pork Daily News Brief, April 27th 2012
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:29 in Featured Canada East Swine News | Comments
Ontario Pork Congress All pork producers are encouraged to attend the 39th Annual Pork Congress on Tuesday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the Stratford Rotary Complex. The Ontario Pork Congress recognizes the contribution to the agricultural community... (Continue reading)
Full Year: Boehringer Ingelheim Sales Increase 6%, Income Rose 20%
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:14 in Uncategorized | Comments
To read entire report, click here. The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim is well-equipped for the future. In the 2011 financial year, net sales, after currency adjustment, increased by 6.2 % to EUR 13.2 billion. At the same time, operating income... (Continue reading)
New President Of Bayer’s Animal Health Division Named
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:13 in Uncategorized | Comments
Dr. Dirk Ehle has been appointed Head of the Animal Health Division of Bayer HealthCare AG effective May 1, 2012. The 42-year-old succeeds Dr. Jean-Luc Lowinski, who is leaving the company at his own request. As divisional head, Ehle will... (Continue reading)
1st Qtr: Merck Sales Up 1%, Earnings Up 66%
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:11 in Uncategorized | Comments
To read the entire report, click here. Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2012. 2012 First-Quarter Non-GAAP EPS Increased Eight Percent Over Prior Year to... (Continue reading)
JBS shifts production after E. coli found at Neb. plant
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:09 in Uncategorized | Comments
JBS USA will resume slaughter operations today at its Grand Island, Neb., plant following a discovery of E. coli in beef earlier in the week, a spokeswoman confirmed. Trim testing on Wednesday showed that cattle brought into the plant had... (Continue reading)
Zacks downgrades Smithfield
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:05 in Uncategorized | Comments
Zacks Investment Research dropped its rating for the stock of Smithfield Foods Inc. to “neutral” from “outperform,” citing higher raw material costs. Zacks noted in its report that the company’s third-quarter earnings were below the results for the same period... (Continue reading)
The First Five Days Tips on Sanitation and Farrowing Management
Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 6:02 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles, Technical Articles | Comments
Ed Barrie, Sow Weaner Pig Specialist in the Pork News & Views newsletter from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). As management skills of pork producers have improved, and science has learned more about new born... (Continue reading)
Hank Harris Commentary from Harrisvaccines, I’m a Pork Industry Entrepreneur April 27 2012
As with any novel technology, one of the biggest obstacles is to educate the early adopters and early majority of Roger’s innovation adoption bell curve while servicing the innovators. This forum will try to add to innovators’ toolbox of information... (Continue reading)
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