The first new hog barn in the last seven years held an Open House on March 4, 2016, at the Suncrest Colony just off the intersection of highways 59 and 52 near Steinbach, MB.
Colony Hog Boss Bob Kleinsasser described it as an 800 sow farrow to 80 pounds using open group housing with 125
Alberta’s livestock emergency response system proved its worth during response to a cattle trailer rollover in September, just months after hundreds of pigs died because of a breakdown in the same system.
Late in the morning on Sept. 13, a trailer hauling cattle rolled near Kitscoty, roughly 25 minutes west of Lloydminster.
Emergency crews seeking help
Dr. Jennifer Brown, a Research Scientist Ethology with the Prairie Swine Centre said research shows that a range of strategies is useful for reducing aggression among group-housed sows.
In response to Canadian Pig Code of Practice changes which require gestating sows in group housing, researchers working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are exploring the
National Sow Housing Conversion Project Coordinator Doug Richards, with the Prairie Swine Centre, said the importance of advanced planning is the key lesson learned from producers who have made the conversion from stall housing to group housing of gestating sows.
In response to requirements for the Canadian pork industry to move to group housing of
When posed with the question to build new or to renovate a hog barn under the new Codes Ethics, international livestock consultant and veterinarian Dr. John Carr said this is a fascinating question, and all answers are correct.
What to do? The farm is planning on a herd expansion or enhancement. Do I use existing
An Ontario Pork producer is demonstrating the value of new technology that allows constant monitoring of production.
Innovation and Technology In the Barn were among the topics discussed in Winnipeg, MB as part of a group sow housing seminar hosted by the Prairie Swine Centre, Swine Innovation Porc, and CDPQ. John Van Engelen, with Hog-Tied
On September 22 Manitoba Pork updated the PED virus situation in Manitoba reporting three new cases since September 8, bringing the total to 76 in this outbreak. Infected premises (IPs) #74, #75 and #76 are finisher sites, which appears to be a recurrence of shedding from animals that producers moved to these locations.
“On a
As part of a group sow housing seminar held September 12th in Winnipeg, MB, and September 13th in Strathmore, AB Murray Elliot a farm building consultant with FGC Construction talked about the topic new or renovation, what to consider.
Meeting was entitled Building New or Renovation: What’s to Consider.
FGC, Swine Innovation Porc, and Prairie Swine
Greetings on a cool blustery fall day. In the last 24 hours I have seen some rain, wind, fog and even a bit of snow. However I’m not complaining one bit, when we see the destruction in other places on the globe we are reminded again how fortunate we are, from floods, hurricanes, fires and
The unnecessary loss of hundreds of weaner pigs after a transport truck rolled earlier this year has exposed a serious knowledge gap affecting anyone hauling livestock in Alberta. The push is now on to get that gap closed as quickly and tightly as possible.
In mid-spring, swine production manager Alastair Bratton was on a business
