PED & Vaccine UpdateStrict adherence to bio-security and sanitation protocols remains the chief defence against PED, even with the release in June of a vaccine developed to control the virus, says an Alberta veterinarian.
Red Deer-based swine specialist Egan Brockhoff joined Hank Harris and Joel Harris of Iowa-based Harris Vaccines Inc. on July 31 for a
From the publishers desk,
Greetings all, I am typing this just before heading out camping for the long weekend. The forecast is great so it should be a good time.I am reminded that a year ago we printed a story on the huge response to the Code of Practice. There were over 4700 comments after
Some people in the hog industry are relaxing a mite while others keep pushing for heightened and even more stringent bio-security protocols as farms keep breaking out in the United States and things remain stable across Canada.
Dr. Chris Byra, the manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says with the exception of one
Alberta Pork Expands Team
Alberta Pork Welcomes New Animal Care & Quality Assurance CoordinatorAlberta Pork is pleased to announce that we have hired a new Quality Assurance Coordinator to replace the recently departed Audrey Cameron. Javier Bahamon was raised in a rural setting in Colombia where he developed an early passion for the swine industry.
Maple Leaf Foods (Brandon) announced recently they have started a reduced processing schedule by cutting one day per month, for the next five months. “This temporary “brown-out” is because of a lack of market hogs. This situation will not improve until producers build more barns to produce market hogs,” says Karl Kynoch, Chair of
Manitoba Pork reports information gathered through a 2012, producer survey is playing a key role in developing the infrastructure needed to accommodate swine traceability.
This survey launched by Manitoba Pork in 2012, collected information for use when representing producers to government, to update producer contact information and to gather information for the provincial agriculture department
The higher prices for pork and live hogs, and the lower feed prices keep the pot boiling, but makes for the best incentive to get people in the industry out to an annual meeting, this year’s AGM of Manitoba Pork Council was no exception.
Great speakers, another PED virus alert, and great turnout saw the
Slat Gap Cover Has Many Uses
Because of welfare considerations many EU countries have introduced legislation which increases the area of solid flooring in pens. This has given producers with fully slatted floors something of a headache, as relaying flooring is a very expensive exercise.Danish legislation relating to piggery flooring is very detailed . Fully
The Manitoba hog industry continues to hold its fingers crossed and keeping the bio-security tight as news came from the Office of Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) confirming the province’s second on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus in a finisher barn in southeast Manitoba.
Interestingly, the CVO says the animals on this farm
Stoneleigh, Coventry is the venue for the biennial UK Pig and Poultry fair. The site in the past used to host England’s Royal Show and it’s very sad that England does not have a premier farming event, unlike Wales or Scotland. We do have the very successful and popular three day Great Yorkshire Show
