Canada to Resume Pork Exports to China
CANADA - The Canadian pork products will be back on the Chinese market after Canada secured a certification agreement allowing pork exports to China, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said on T...

Good Practice the Best Defence Against PWCS
CANADA - Bruce Cochrane writes that the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests that adherence to good production practices is the best defence against Postweaning Wasting Catabolic Syndrome (...

PWCS Cause and Control Remain Elusive
CANADA - A researcher with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon reports the cause and best methods for controlling Postweaning Wasting Catabolic Syndrome remain elusive, according to...

Gene Identified in Strep suis Virulence
CANADA - Researchers have identified a gene in Streptococcus suis that is involved in the bacteria's virulence.

Farm to Farm Swine Movement Tracking Trials Set
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council expects to begin testing a new system for tracking farm to farm movements of swine this coming summer, writes Bruce Cochrane.

High Health Remains Pork Industry's Main Advantage
CANADA - An independent swine industry consultant suggests the high health of Canada's swine herd remains one of its pork industry's biggest advantages when it comes to world trade, writes Bruce Cochr...

Health Surveillance Key to Maintaining Market Access
CANADA - Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development says early detection of infectious disease is critical to maintaining a nation's ability to access to international markets for live animals and meat,...

Stepped Up Disease Surveillance in Poorer Regions
CANADA - The director the of the Winnipeg based National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease says developed nations need to take a more active role in disease surveillance in the poorer regions of the world...

IPVS 2010: Registration, Call for Abstracts Now Open
CANADA - Online registrations and the call for abstracts for the 21st International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress are now open. The event takes place on 18 to 21 July 2010 in Vancouver.

Study Evaluates Effectiveness of Needleless Injectors
CANADA - A research study planned for the new year will provide producers the information they'll need to decide whether to adopt new needleless injection technology for administering medications to swine,...

Conventional, Needleless Injection Technique Video
CANADA - A new video shot at the University of Manitoba's Glenlea Research Station and produced by Manitoba Pork Council demonstrates the use of both conventional and new needleless injection technologies...

Livestock and Poultry Health Legislation Passed
CANADA - New measures will help prevent, detect and respond to animal diseases and other related health events to better protect the people, animals and economy of Ontario.

H1N1 Not Feared as Pathogenic But Still a Concern
CANADA - A Steinbach swine veterinarian says, in hindsight, the novel H1N1 flu has been less pathogenic than at first feared but it remains a threat, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Evidence Shows H1N1 Prefers People to Animals
CANADA - The Ontario Veterinary College says patterns of infection indicate that, although H1N1 influenza is capable of infecting multiple species, it clearly prefers people to animals, writes Bruce C...

Quick, Safe and Effective Vaccine Delivery Offered
CANADA - The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture says, in the hands of skilled personnel, needle-free injectors offer a quick, safe and effective means of administering vaccines and medications...

Closer Monitoring of Nutritional Value of Rations
CANADA - The increased use of lower cost alternative feed ingredients is forcing farmers and nutritionists to keep a much closer watch on the nutritional value of their rations, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Biosecurity Benchmarking Study to Be Launched
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board plans to launch a national biosecurity benchmarking study in January, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Animal Health Awareness Campaign Launched
CANADA - The Government of Canada launched a national awareness campaign focused on key farm management practices that will help keep animals healthy and safeguard the Canadian food supply.

Pork Producers Advised to Use Needleless Injectors
CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging the province's pork producers to take advantage of a new program which offers assistance for the purchase of a needless injector, writes Bruce Cochrane.

New Programme Assists Manitoba Pork Producers
CANADA - Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives has launched a new programme under Growing Forward which will help producers with the purchase of needleless injectors, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Pork Commentary: Back to Reality - And It Isn't Pretty
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Hemp Seed Evaluated as Potential Livestock Feed
CANADA - Researchers with the University of Manitoba are confident the nutritional benefits of hemp seed in human food products can be effectively applied to livestock rations, writes Bruce Cochrane.

CPC Launches Traceability Ear Tag Distribution
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council has launched the distribution of its traceability ear tags as part of the development of a national swine traceability system, writes Bruce Cochrane.

More Toxic Fusarium Graminearum Chemotype
CANADA - The Canadian Grain Commission reports a new more aggressive and toxic form of fusarium graminearum is quickly replacing the more familiar form in western Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Swine Producers Encouraged to Analyse Feed Grain
CANADA - With the increasing prevalence of a new more aggressive and toxic form of Fusarium graminearum, swine producers are encouraged to make sure they know what is in the grain they feed their...