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Friday, June 03, 2011
Federal Swine Industry Support SecuredCANADA - The president of the Canadian Pork Council says the election of a majority government helps ensure committments made to Canada's pork producers prior to the 2 May federal election will be honored,...
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Needle-Free Injection Programme In SaskatchewanSASKATCHEWAN, CANADA - A new incentive programme is being offered to Saskatchewan's pork producers to encourage the adoption of needle-free injection technology, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
New Programme for Early Identification of Sick PigsCANADA – Pigs respond better to treatment when they are treated earlier, and a new programme from Pfizer provides training and tools to Canadian swine producers for identifying sick pigs.
Uptake in Needle-Free Injection Incentive ProgrammeCANADA - Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives reports producer uptake of an incentive programme to help with the purchase of needle-free injection technology has been steady, writes Bruce Cochrane....
Friday, May 13, 2011
Pigs Susceptible to Ebola Can Transmit the VirusCANADA - Canadian investigators have shown that a species of ebolavirus from Zaire that is highly virulent in humans can replicate in pigs, cause disease, and be transmitted to animals previously unexposed...
Time for PRRS-Free Herd Certification May VaryCANADA - The facilitator of the Western Canada PRRS-Free Herd Certification Pilot Project says the amount of time required to achieve certification under the new programme will vary from farm to farm,...
Thursday, May 05, 2011
CQA and ACA to be AmalgamatedCANADA - Canadian Pork Council is confident amalgamating its on-farm food safety and animal care assessment programmes will strengthens the position of Canadian pork producers, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
PRRS-Free Herd Certification to be Made AvailableCANADA - Swine producers in western Canada will soon have the opportunity to certify their herds are free of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory syndrome, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Ensuring Replacement Pigs are PRRS-FreeCANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board hopes a new certification programme will provide western Canadian pork producers a reasonable level of confidence that the pigs they buy are free of PRRS,...
Monday, April 18, 2011
Views Sought on Alternative PRRS Sampling ToolsCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board (CSHB) is supporting a review of alternatives to jugular blood sampling for porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus (PRRSv) testing.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Vesicular Disease Awareness Bulletin ReleasedCANADA – The pork industry is now receiving new Swine Health Awareness Bulletins, the first of which covers vesicular diseases.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
PRRS-Free Herd Certification Pilot ProjectCANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board hopes to begin testing swine herds in western Canada for PRRS-Free Herd Certification within the next few months, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Exploring Alternative Sow Housing OptionsCANADA - Researchers with the University of Manitoba have kicked off a study intended to provide pork producers options for switching from conventional to group systems for housing gestating sows, writes...
Monday, March 28, 2011
Key to Minimising Losses Resulting from FMDCANADA - The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board says early detection and quick response are key to limiting the losses that would be caused by an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, according to...
Friday, March 25, 2011
New TOPIGS Nucleus Farm in CanadaCANADA - TOPIGS has purchased a new nucleus farm in Canada named Windy Acres near the village Malonton in Northern Manitoba.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Canadian Pork Industry Statement on Federal BudgetCANADA - The Canadian Pork Council reviewed Tuesday's federal government budget with great interest. The government confirmed its commitment to address emerging swine health issues and the need for Canada...
Monday, March 14, 2011
Risk of Foreign Animal Disease Entering N AmericaCANADA - The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board says the rise in international people travel and increased international trade in goods has raised the risk of a foreign animal disease entering Canada,...
Friday, March 11, 2011
Cleaning Trucks Before Entering into FarmsCANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging pork producers to step up their vigilance in ensuring the trucks that haul hogs from their farms do not bring in disease, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Health Board Issues Swine Health Awareness BulletinCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board has issued a Swine Health Awareness Bulletin aimed at familiarising pork producers with the symptoms of foot and mouth disease, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Maple Leaf Encourages Needle-Free TechnologyCANADA - Maple Leaf Consumer Foods is encouraging pork producers who ship hogs to its processing plants to consider the adoption of needle-free technology for the administration of vaccines and medications...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
New Pfizer Swine Manager for ManitobaCANADA - Dennis Stevenson joined Pfizer Animal Health's swine business unit as Territory Manager for Manitoba, effective 14 February 2011.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Manitoba Sow Deaths Caused by Rare Actinobacillus CANADA - Manitoba researchers have published a paper that reveals Actinobacillus equuli as a primary pathogen in breeding sows and piglets.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Eliminating Castration to Reduce Boar Taint Has AdvantagesCANADA - An animal science professor with the University of Guelph says eliminating the need for castration to reduce the potential for boar taint in pork promises a range of advantages, writes Bruce Cochrane....
Thursday, February 03, 2011
TGE: Opportunity to Test Traceability ProtocolsCANADA - Manitoba's Chief Veterinary Office reports an outbreak of TGE last year provided an opportunity to test traceability protocols designed to protect the public from new and emerging animal diseases,...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
New Combination Vaccines Make Flu Protection EasierCANADA - Two new swine vaccines make it easier for Canadian swine producers to include flu protection in their vaccination programmes.
Confidence Boosted in Efforts to Gain Control of PRRSCANADA - A south-western Ontario-based swine veterinarian says improved biosecurity and better tools for diagnosing and controlling PRRS are fueling a greater level of optimism among pork producers in...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Vectors Complicate Elimination Efforts for PRRS CANADA - A professor with the University of Minnesota says the wide range of vectors through which PRRS can spread poses the biggest challenge for regional efforts to control the disease, Bruce Cochrane...
Monday, January 17, 2011
Surveillance for Notifiable Diseases Gets a BoostCANADA - Canada is enhancing the way it monitors the national swine herd for federally reportable swine diseases: CFIA is collecting blood samples from mature pigs at slaughter houses during January...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Expectations from New Level-3 Biocontainment LabCANADA - The construction of a 150 million dollar level-3 biocontainment laboratory in Saskatoon is expected to dramatically improve the ability of researchers to safely work with new or emerging diseases,...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
New System Expected to Make Disease Control EasierCANADA - The general manager of Steinbach, Manitoba based Paradigm Agri-Solutions says a new technology for collecting blood samples from swine makes controlling disease easier and more humane, according...
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