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National Sow Housing Conversion Project
There is substantial pressure for Canadian producers to convert to group sow housing systems. This is a daunting task for many, and due to the cost involved, it is imperative that those who are making the change do so based... (Continue reading)
Presentation for Waterloo-Wellington Home Economics Association
Written on 13 May, 2013 at 6:34 in Canada East Swine News | Comments
On May 9th Ontario Pork’s Nutritionist, Andrea Villneff delivered a presentation to sixteen participants from the Waterloo Wellington Home Economics Association at the Ontario Pork office in Guelph. Andrea talked about current nutrition initiatives, such as our new line of... (Continue reading)
Maple Leaf’s surprising Q1 fall worries Wall Street
Written on 6 May, 2013 at 6:16 in Canada East Swine News, Canada West Swine News, Swine News | Comments
Maple Leaf Foods executives and Wall Street analysts knew that at least the first half of 2013 would be challenging, but the company’s worse-than-expected profit plunge in the first quarter has at least one investor worried about its future growth... (Continue reading)
Canada’s Major Grocery Chains Pledge Action on Gestation Stalls By 2022
Written on 6 May, 2013 at 5:51 in Canada East Swine News, Canada West Swine News, Swine News | Comments
Canada’s major grocery chains say they will move toward buying pork products from farms that use more humane practices. The move comes four months after a video showing disturbing images at a Manitoba pig farm was made public. Joining other... (Continue reading)
Research Shows Biofiltration Effective in Removing Airborne Contaminants from Swine Barns
Farmscape for May 2, 2013 Full Interview 12:03 Listen Research conducted by the Research and Development Institute for the Agri-Environment has shown biological filtration to be an effective option for removing various contaminants from the air of swine barns. As... (Continue reading)
Leading and Learning For swine producers, having a healthy herd is paramount to the bottom line
Written on 30 Apr, 2013 at 13:31 in Animal Health, Canada East Swine News, Featured Canada West Swine News | Comments
Leading and Learning For swine producers, having a healthy herd is paramount to the bottom line. Working closely with our customers, Boehringer Ingelheim gains an understanding of the daily challenges they face and the evolving threats to their herds, such... (Continue reading)
Greg Stephen Joins Genex Ontario/HyporTeam
Genex Ontario is pleased to announce that Greg Stephen has joined the company as Territory Manager. Since graduating from Ontario Agricultural College, Greg has been employed in the feed industry. As Territory Manager, Greg will be providing sales and service... (Continue reading)
Including Spray Dried Animal Plasma in Weaned pig Diets Mitigates Negative Effects of Deoxynivalenol
Farmscape for April 29, 2013 Full Interview 5:53 Listen Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre has shown including spray dried animal plasma in the diets of newly weaned piglets to be an effective strategy for mitigating the negative effects... (Continue reading)
CSHB Initiatives Attract Interest of Producers of Other Livestock Species
Written on 22 Apr, 2013 at 5:40 in Canada East Swine News, Canada West Swine News, Swine News | Comments
Farmscape for April 22, 2013 Full Interview 21:15 Listen The executive director of the Canadian Swine Health Board reports initiatives aimed at protecting the Canadian swine herd from disease are attracting the interest of those involved in the production of... (Continue reading)
Genesus Global Market Report, Canadian Hog Markets for the week of April 17th 2013
Canada Hog Markets COLLABORATION & COOPERATION IN THE TIME OF PRRS Bob Fraser – Sales & Service, Genesus Ontario bobfraser@execulink.com In several of our commentaries we have made much of the resilience and toughness of pork producers. As Jim Long... (Continue reading)
Novel swine feeding programs to enhance competitiveness and pork differentiation: The Canadian feed & pork value chain
Project leaders Ruurd Zijlstra, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Kees de Lange, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Eduardo Beltranena, University of Alberta, Alberta Andrew Van Kessel, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Project objective To develop knowledge to... (Continue reading)
New Euthanization Device Offers Greater Consistency and Reliability
Farmscape for April 16, 2013 Full Interview 12:18 Listen The president of Bock Industries reports a new device for euthanizing compromised piglets provides a range of advantages over conventional methods. The Zephyr E, manufactured by Philipsburg, Pennsylvania based Bock Industries,... (Continue reading)
Placement of Post Doctoral Fellows at Veterinary Colleges Proves Successful
Farmscape for April 9, 2013 The research coordinator with the Canadian Swine Health Board reports a just completed program which placed post doctoral fellows into positions at six Canadian veterinary colleges has been highly successful. In an effort to bolster... (Continue reading)
Recent Posts
- National Sow Housing Conversion Project
- Presentation for Waterloo-Wellington Home Economics Association
- Maple Leaf’s surprising Q1 fall worries Wall Street
- Canada’s Major Grocery Chains Pledge Action on Gestation Stalls By 2022
- Research Shows Biofiltration Effective in Removing Airborne Contaminants from Swine Barns
- Leading and Learning For swine producers, having a healthy herd is paramount to the bottom line
- Greg Stephen Joins Genex Ontario/HyporTeam
- Including Spray Dried Animal Plasma in Weaned pig Diets Mitigates Negative Effects of Deoxynivalenol
- CSHB Initiatives Attract Interest of Producers of Other Livestock Species
- Genesus Global Market Report, Canadian Hog Markets for the week of April 17th 2013
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