Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium Shifted to Virtual
Farmscape for October 22, 2021
Full Interview 4:13
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In response to a rise in COVID numbers in Saskatchewan, Sask Pork is shifting the 2021...
Methods for Evaluating Protein Protein Quality of Feed Ingredients for Swine Applicable to Human...
Farmscape for October 20, 2021
Full Interview 12:47
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Research aimed at improving the evaluation of feed ingredients for swine also has implications for the...
Functional amino acid supplementation improves growth performance and immune status of weaned pigs
High dietary protein can potentially increase susceptibility of weaned pigs to enteric pathogens; it has been hypothesized that dietary supplementation with functional amino acids...
Jim Long Pork Commentary, Europe Market thoughts, October 18th 2021
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
As our readers know, we spent a couple weeks in Spain, the world’s third-largest sow herd country. At...
Feed formulation strategies to reduce feed costs, By Dan Columbus Prairie Swine Centre
Feed economics
With feed costs making up 70% of total costs of production on average, it is not surprising that ways to reduce the cost...
Use of Byproducts Lower Feed Costs and Reduce Carbon Footprint
Farmscape for October 18, 2021
Full Interview 8:18
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Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre shows pork producers can reduce their cost of production...
New Diagnostic Extension Service Offers Assistance in Formulating Treatment
Farmscape for October 14, 2021
Full Interview 8:34
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A new service launched this past May by Prairie Diagnostic Services is assisting veterinarians in translating...
Researchers Hope to Harness New Information on Brachyspira to Develop Effective Vaccines
Farmscape for October 13, 2021
Full Interview 10:24
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine hope to use new information learned about the...
Jim Long Pork Commentary, Pork – Observations In Not Any Particular Order, October 12th...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
No Chicken
While we were in Spain it was interesting that there was virtually no chicken on restaurant...
Alberta Pork Weekly Report
Announcements, news and reminders
From Alberta Pork
Big news weeks for Alberta hog sector
Three mainstream media news items have appeared in the past two weeks directly...