The see-saw battle involving biosecurity, technology and human effort, in some case well beyond what people once considered beyond the call of duty keeps paying off for hog farmers whose premises don’t have the PED virus, at least not yet. That can change in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, but for
Dr. Chris Byra, the manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says strict adherence to biosecurity protocols gives Canada an edge in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
In Canada, the PED virus remains centered in Ontario, they are disinfecting one infected barn in Quebec, the virus is under control in Manitoba, and one infected
Another new pig virus has been detected at six Ontario hog farms – DeltaCoronavirus (SDCV).
The Animal Health Laboratory says the symptoms are similar to Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus, but it’s less deadly.
It prompts pigs of all ages to vomit and to develop diarrhea and has the highest mortality rate
There’s so much activity and discussion re PED virus and the new Pig Code that it’s easy to forget the long term effects of the M-COOL in the United States. There are those who believe that packers in Canada actually prefer if the restrictive legislation now ensconced in the U.S. Farm Bill stays as
This one has been a long time coming, and it looks like a win win for everyone, at least so far. While it still needs ratification, Canada negotiated a free trade agreement with South Korea, and that is a big market.
Over time, the FTA with South Korea will virtually eliminate tariffs on Canadian pork
Steve Meyer, of Des Moines, Iowa, president at Paragon Economics, Inc. doesn’t call what is happening in the United States to packing plants because of decreased supplies of pigs because of PED virus, shutting down, but idling at capacity.
“They’re trying to idle a bit of capacity to match the supply of pigs that are
Rick Bergmann, V-C of the Canadian Pork Council and involved in the pig business in Manitoba says of the new and updated Pig Code that codes of practice are nothing new for Canada and for producers in Manitoba.
“Pig producers have had a code of practice for the last 30 years, as time goes on,
Canada’s new code of practice for the care and handling of pigs, released early in March, should be viewed as a consensus and not a compromise, says Darcy Fitzgerald, executive director of Alberta Pork.
Starting in the fall of 2010, a 17-member committee was struck by the National Farm Animal Care Council to revise the
Claude Vielfaure of HyLife Foods and a director with the Canadian Pork Council suggests broad public input is a significant factor in the successful update of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs in Canada.
Vielfaure, who took part in the process as an observer, says the participation of such a
The moment finally arrived where Canada now has a new Code of Practice for the care and handling of pigs in Canada.
The National Farm Animal Care Council released the update of the Pig Code, a work that began in 2010 and involved a 17 person code committee represented by pig producers, animal welfare and
