Veterinarian Dr. Leigh Rosengren – Rosengren Epidemiology Consulting from Saskatchewan says Canadian livestock producers are incredibly responsible when it comes to the use of antibiotics in animals raised for food.
By the end of 2016 U.S. pork Producers will be required to discontinue the use for growth promotion of antibiotics used in human medicine and
When the PED virus broke out in the United States in May of 2013, it gave the Canadian pig industry eight months to get ready for the inevitable – testing positive for the first case in Canada.
This dreaded bombshell dropped right during the Boar Pit Session, the conclusion to another successful Banff Pork Seminar
While some may think it is going overboard to appease a certain faction of the consumer groups, others think it’s the thing to do to make sure farmers always give the utmost of care to their animals, while showing others the proof is in the pudding.
Dickson Gould, the chair of the Canadian Pork Council’s
Representatives from Manitoba Pork, Ontario Pork and the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) attended the World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitration hearing on the U.S. country of origin labelling (COOL) law in Geneva in September. A delegation from the Canadian government presented evidence to the WTO panel of the damage caused to the Canadian livestock industry
When an industry works so hard to keep a devastating disease from entering into their country, province, trucks, and premises, it doesn’t make much sense when government reverts back to old ways, say the swine industry people in Canada.
According Manitoba Pork’s weekly news alert, Pork Chops, on August 24, 2015, the Canadian Food Inspection
Grilled Mango and Pork – Spinach Salad
Ingredients
1 lb (500 g) Canadian Pork Loin or Shoulder Blade
Roast or Chops, boneless, well trimmed
3 tbsp (45 ml) canola oil, divided
22 firm ripe mangos
1/2 cup (125 ml) orange juice
1/4 cup (50 ml) lemon juice
1/4 tsp (1 ml) EACH salt and ground black pepper
8 cups (2 l) packed spinach leaves,
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Banff Pork Seminar
appoints new Coordinator
The Banff Pork Seminar has a fresh face coordinating the 2016 event. Ashley Steeple has been appointed to the position of Coordinator.
A leading seminar of its kind in the world, the Banff Pork Seminar is one of the longest running events supporting knowledge and progress for the pork industry. The
Tourism is big business in Cambodia and visitors naturally have to eat, and pork is a popular dish on most menus. In addition, as the standard of living increases in the country more pork is eaten by the local population.
Cambodia has a pretty small pig industry, with around 200,000 sows. Small family operations –
Regulations under Canada’s Health of Animals Act that took effect just over one year ago for producers of domestic swine now apply to producers of farmed wild boar.
Since July of last year federal regulations have required both the shipper and receiver of domestic swine to report movements to the PigTrace Canada database and those
On July 29, we left for the Chaco, Paraguay as guests of the Menno Colony where I will do eight farm presentations, Judith will hold several health staff round table discussions, and I will preach one message in the Menno Colony Mennonite Conference church, our original contact and host for that weekend, Elmer Kehler
