Dr. Susan Detmer, an Associate Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine reported record low numbers of Influenza this year. Although the media tracks the spread of COVID-19, little mention of Influenza this year. Dr. Detmer said the major cause of Influenza strain spread in the human population is international airline travel and the
When it comes to livestock disease the Canadian agriculture sector is keenly aware of how devastating they can be in terms of impacting trade. The Canadian beef sector was shaken to its foundation when Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) was initially found in a single Alberta cow in 2003. Trade in beef and live cattle exports ground to a
Researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expect to know by fall whether increasing the lysine content in sow rations during late gestation will stimulate the development of mammary tissue. To increase the productivity of piglets, scientists working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are looking at various strategies to increase sow milk production, including the
Hog producers can register their research priorities with a new survey launched by Swine Innovation Porc .It’s atswineinnovationporc.ca and at the survey link.Chairman Stewart Cressman of New Dundee said the information will help determine what is most important to stakeholders and collaborators and identify any gaps.The analyses of the data will go to the
There are days when I sit down to pen an opinion column and an idea eludes me. For that reason alone, I send thanks to the creators of the Internet, since a search, while at times becoming a time-sink as I follow various threads down the proverbial cyber-rabbit hole, in the end something will be
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Cam Dahl, the general manager of Manitoba Pork said legislation designed to protect landowners from trespassers would enhance the ability of livestock producers to guard their animals against the introduction of disease. Bill 62, the Animal Diseases Amendment Act and Bill 63, the Petty Trespass Amendment and Occupiers Liability Act, introduced by the Manitoba
The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network advises pork producers of the potential risks of spreading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea when applying infected manure and take appropriate precautions. In 2019 the number of cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea peaked in Manitoba at over 80 cases before brought under control and dropping off dramatically in 2020. The CWSHIN
Albertans are intimately familiar with boom and bust. It is endemic in the oil patch, and it cycles with similar brutality in swine production. It should come as no surprise then that despite exceptional profitability in recent weeks – Western Hog Exchange reports margins ranging from $40 to $70 per pig at Olymel during the
Dr. John Carr, international veterinarian consultant and lecturer, said in a recent interview that Canada’s hog industry doesn’t in all respect need more vaccines to protect against disease, but hog farms need fences. While consulting with various clients in Canada, it is difficult to convince them to build complete fences around the pig farm. “We make
Greetings I am typing this message on Victoria Day as I have just returned home from a camping trip. The weather was pretty good, actually was camping the weekend prior as well and it was +25, then in good Alberta spring fashion we had a snow storm only to be nice again on the long
