Gauvreau1, H.; DeGroot*2, M.; Boix3, O.; Ballarà3, I.
1 Warman Veterinary Services / 2 HIPRA ANIMAL HEALTH Canada Inc. / 3 HIPRA, Amer (Girona), Spain.
*Corresponding author: mike.degroot@hipra.com
Introduction
Sow mortality is a growing concern for pig farms in Canada. Clostridium novyi (C....
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New “Bio-Catalyst technology” introduced by CBS Bio Platforms is available for swine, poultry, aquaculture and ruminant applications, based on the latest...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last week Lean Hogs increased from $103.0₵ / lb. to $106.5₵ / lb. There appears to be a relentless ongoing price increase driven by tight supplies and good demand.
Our Observations
Weekly slaughter last week...
In July 2019, a PRRSV-negative boar station in Demark was infected with a PRRSV recombinant that involved two PRRSV vaccine strains. At the time of infection, the boar stud PRRS monitoring involved performing PRRS antibody testing every 2 weeks....
Maintaining a sow’s condition during lactation has, arguably, the greatest overall impact on an entire production system—ultimately it determines the success or failure of finishing weights of market pigs. Pork producers have invested a lot of money in genetic...
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Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan and the Prairie Swine Center has shown, while rye can be included in the rations of grower pigs, it's important to maintain high energy...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Lean Hog Futures Tumble!
This past week we saw a major adjustment down on the Lean Hog Futures Market. Summer futures declined about $7.00. A drop of about $14.00 per head.
Our Observations
Cash lean...
New name for Canadian Bio-Systems reflects new era of expanding opportunity
Fast-rising prospects, combined with a long winning streak of innovation and expanding global markets for its bio-based technology solutions, has culminated in a name change for Canadian Bio-Systems as the company...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last year at this time we were at the start of the Covid crisis in our industry. A year ago Lean Hogs were 39₵ lb. Last week they were $1.01 lb. on a...
Awards winners recognized at 2021 Livestock Care Conference
Outstanding contributors to advancing farm animal care in Alberta were celebrated with Awards of Distinction at the recent Livestock Care Conference, hosted by Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC).
With a theme of “Are...