In recent updates, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advises the hog industry on crucial information regarding feed controls to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). This update responds to the ASF cases discovered in Sweden, as this highly contagious disease can travel through contaminated feed or feed ingredients. It
The latest edition of the Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) September eNewsletter highlights important global and domestic swine health developments it monitors. Identifying African Swine Fever (ASF) infected dead wild boar in Sweden takes center stage in this month’s report.Dr. Megan Niederwerder, Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center, emphasizes the significance of
Cam Dahl, the General Manager of Manitoba Pork, said the passage of Bill C-234 will help restore the ability of Canada’s pork producers to compete on the international market.Bill C-234, a private member’s bill that will create specific exemptions for farmers to Canada’s carbon pricing scheme, has passed in the House of Commons and
Dr Egan Brockhoff
Nutrition, technology and management are little more than window dressing on a farm that does not have high standards of health within its herds, say various delegates attending the 2023 Banff Pork Seminar. Prairie Hog Country spent some time behind the scenes at BPS 2023, held during the second week in January, chatting with
A 5 level pig barn, 4 floors of gestation and 1 floor AI stud and gilt development.
In a recent Zoom call, two veterinarians, one from China and the other from Brisbane, Australia, talked about African Swine Fever and pig buildings going up instead of spreading further on the ground. Dr. John Carr a world livestock consultant,
The National Pork Producers Council said the allocation of federal funding for African Swine Fever control made a powerful statement about the U.S. commitment to foreign animal disease prevention. In July representatives of the NPPC, the National Pork Board and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Foreign Agricultural Service travelled to the Dominican
Canada’s federal government has set aside new cash to help protect the nation’s farms and economy from African Swine Fever. On August 26, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the release of three buckets of cash totaling a maximum of $45.3 million to be invested in prevention and management of the virus:
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File photo of Steve Meyer from a previous Banff Pork Seminar
Dr. Steve Meyer, an economist with Partners for Production Agriculture told the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa in early June the number one hot topic for hog producers is the cost [high] of production. This includes grain prices in the world, driven
Dr. Liz Wagstrom
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, the chief veterinarian with the National Pork Producers Council in the United States, said in the event of an African Swine Fever outbreak (heaven forbid) in the United States, maintaining pig movements in unaffected areas will be a top priority. Producers and industry representatives discussed the U.S. initiatives to prevent
Dr Ryan Brook
Feral pigs have become a growing concern in Saskatchewan. Wild boar made their way into Saskatchewan in the late 1970s as domestic livestock, and over time many escaped and reproduced at a rapid pace. This invasive species now roams freely, with Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) reporting over 60 rural municipalities in southern Saskatchewan suffering from
