Greetings! What a crazy industry we all are in. On one hand producers (and industry too) are thrilled with the record breaking prices. However on the other hand all are nervous waiting for the further spread of this nasty disease.
I have said many times that knowledge is key, keeping your staff trained is so
On a quiet street in the town of Kona on the island of Hawaii, close to the Lutheran church my parents attend during the winter months resides this house. What is so special about this house you may ask. Well it is in front of vacant land and beside reserve space and has a
Germany has a huge pig industry, with 2.1 million sows making her the largest producer in Europe. The old East Germany has many large pig units – which were the state farms in the days before the Wall came down. Much further to the west, the area around Lindern — south west of Bremen
Vaccine will help the pork industry to respond to the threat posed by porcine epidemic diarrhea
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced recently that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is prepared to issue permits to authorize veterinarians to import the iPED+ vaccine for use in Canadian pig herds.
The manufacturer’s preliminary studies have shown that vaccinated
As the count goes up, and the numbers of farms having the PED virus, obviously the emotions take a hit, and the excitement looking forward, crumbles into outright fear if it hasn’t hit yet.
Aside from all this, the clear message the industry leaders are sending, don’t relax or pull back on the vigilance and
From the Banff Pork Seminar to the Town Hall teleconference call by Manitoba Pork Council, to various other articles and protocols, I’m getting a little understanding of this dreaded disease, PED virus that kills baby pigs within days of birth.
The key factor here is keeping everyone on the same page, so to speak, to
Flipping through a few favoured agricultural websites it was interesting to see yet another disease is threatening the Canadian hog sector.
In this case its the possibility of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) crossing the border from the United States.
“PED was discovered in the U.S. nine months ago and has since killed three million pigs,” detailed
Trucks will likely be the way porcine epidemic diarrhea virus will sneak across the border.
“Trucking is one of our biggest risks, especially from the U.S. where there is this disease,” said swine veterinarian Dr. Egan Brockhoff, during an Alberta Pork telephone conference call on PED Jan. 17.
“Enhanced biosecurity is the best way to prevent
Organizers of Hog Days in Brandon in December removed a day and it became Hog Day instead of Hog Days. While I wasn’t able to go, those people who for years have exhibited found coming out and setting up for just one day a little short. The costs are the same for a day
Hog producers across Western Canada will have access to a price insurance program that has slowly gained popularity among Alberta producers.
The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program is designed to offer cattle and hog producers’ protection against roller coaster prices by allowing them to lock in a floor price similar to crop insurance.
While there has
