Farmscape for March 15, 2023
Full Interview 8:57
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A partner with Polar Pork Farms says a new Saskatchewan based cull sow slaughtering plant will reduce the cost of shipping sows to slaughter, minimize the risk of transmitting disease from one country...
In November 2018, California voters approved ballot measure Proposition 12, which mandates strict production standards regarding space requirements for gestating sows and prohibits the sale of any uncooked pork in the state of California that does not meet those...
Fresh frozen products that lose their value because they can no longer be exported and goods stuck on container ships. The impacts of the strike at the Port of Vancouver are felt as far away as Quebec, where they...
Key appointment enhances Topigs Norsvin Canada Team.
Topigs Norsvin Canada announced today that effective January 1, 2021 Dr.
Brad Chappell will join its team as Director of Veterinary Services, based out of the Canadian head office in Winnipeg. In his new...
Reproduction Provisions, LLC acquires 100% of ITSI, Inc in Princeton, Ontario Canada.
Reproduction Provisions, LLC owned by Rick and Debra Schoenbeck, is a leading supplier of artificial breeding equipment and supplies in the North American livestock and companion animal industry. ...
Farmscape for May 20, 2022
Full Interview 14:20
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says, for the first time, we can see the prospects on the horizon for a commercially available African Swine Fever vaccine....
Farmscape for September 9, 2022
Full Interview 19:43
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The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says adjusting the fibre content of the feed appears to address the problem of sow mortality resulting from excess intake...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
A particularly difficult variant of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus recently hit hog farms in south-central Minnesota. Henry Johnson, DVM, with Swine Vet Center in St. Peter, Minnesota, was called to diagnose and treat the...
A sow's performance during lactation is pre-determined by her genotype. Large, late-maturing animals are traditionally better milkers. In sows, milk yield is determined by litter size. Recently, it has been suggested that sows could compete with high-producing dairy cows...
Farmscape for April 1, 2022
Full Interview 9:22
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Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc suggests the infectivity of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea contaminated manure in lagoons dissipates more quickly than previously suspected. On behalf of Swine Innovation...
