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Jim Long Pork Commentary, U.S. Hog Marketing’s Soar, October 22nd 2018
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. Hog Marketing’s Soar
Last week the U.S. marketed 2,589,000 hogs, up from 120,000 a year ago.
We expect...
Christine Pelland from Southwest Ontario Veterinary Services, NSAIDS Do Not Appear To Be Beneficial...
Giving birth is well known by women as being one of the most painful events a woman will ever experience. In pigs, pain at...
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE HUMORAL RESPONSE AGAINST SWINE ERYSIPELAS AND PORCINE PARVOVIRUS INDUCED BY...
Puig, A; Camprodon, A; Jordà, R*; Perozo, E.
*Corresponding author (ramon.jorda@hipra.com)
HIPRA, Amer (Girona), Spain
Introduction
Protection against Swine Erysipelas (SE) and Porcine Parvovirus (PPV) mainly comes from...
The Meritorious Service Medal Awarded to Doctor Éric Nadeau and Doctor John Morris Fairbrother
Dr. Éric Nadeau, co-founder and Vice-President, Scientific Affairs at Prevtec Microbia and adjunct professor at the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire of the Université de...
Pork Producers Prepared for Changing Veterinary Drug Use Regulations
Farmscape for October 17, 2018
Full Interview 5:40
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The Manager of Quality Assurance and Animal Care Programs with Manitoba Pork says Canada's pork...
Jim Long Pork Commentary, The markets are always moving, October 15th 2018
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Some weeks we don’t have much to write about. It seems either we or the markets are in...
Quarantine window for feed ingredients may reduce hog disease risk
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Foreign animal diseases (FAD) are top of mind as the ongoing outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in...
Marty Misener from Southwest Ontario Veterinary Services: PRRSV 2018: “Circling the Wagons”
After a particularly active winter in 2018, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) continues to be a major source of economic losses to ...
Mitigating Barn Deterioration
When we look across the Canadian pork industry it becomes apparent that due to the age of most facilities a large percentage will need...
Genesus Global Market Report, Canada – Reverse of fortunes (kind of)
Canada – Reverse of fortunes (kind of)
Bob Fraser – Sales & Service, Genesus Ontario
bfraser@genesus.com
Eight weeks ago, in my August 13th Commentary Bob Hunsberger,...
USMCA Restores North American Hog Market Confidence
Farmscape for October 11, 2018
Full Interview 8:53
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H@ms Marketing Services says the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has improved confidence in the hog...
Jim Long Pork Commentary, Is it a Miracle? October 9th 2018
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
A Month ago, 53-54% lean hogs were 44¢ lb.
Just coming out of August which is traditionally a time...
Long Road Toward Biosecurity in China
Farmscape for October 9, 2018
Full Interview 13:45
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The Veterinary Counsel with the Canadian Pork Council says the Chinese pork sector is in...
George Charbonneau from Southwest Ontario Veterinary Services, Avoiding An AMR Trojan Horse
Pork producers are “kicking the tires” on many different alternatives to antimicrobials as part of their antimicrobial stewardship plans. A common alternative is probiotics....
Weekly Pork Price Summary, October 5, 2018
Weekly Pork Price Summary, October 5, 2018