Maintaining Stability of Manitoba Swine Herd Health
MANITOBA, CANADA - A southern Manitoba swine veterinarian credits a stepped-up focus on biosecurity for maintaining the stability of the health status of the Manitoba swine herd, Bruce Cochrane writes...

Call for Stepped-Up Biosecurity
CANADA - Outbreaks of swine vesicular disease in Italy have prompted the Canadian Swine Health Board to advise Canadian pork producers to step up their focus on biosecurity, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Air Filtration Key to Halting Spread of PRRS
CANADA - The Director of Research with the Pipestone, Minnesota Veterinary Clinic suggests air filtration is the last missing link needed to achieve sustainable freedom from Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory...

New Tools for Re-emergence of Swine Dysentery
CANADA - The Chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board is confident new tools developed in response to porcine circovirus will help pork producers contend with the re-emergence of swine dysentery, writes...

Recommendations to Prevent Swine Dysentery
CANADA - An Associate Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is advising pork producers to step up their focus on biosecurity to guard against the introduction of swine dysentery, writes...

New Efforts Announced Aimed at Controlling PRRS
CANADA - A new two-year project announced earlier this week will bring together pork producers, veterinarians and industry to pilot a strategy aimed at reducing the transmission of porcine reproductive...

How to Prevent Food-borne Illness Outbreaks
CANADA - A food microbiologist with the University of Manitoba suggests approaches designed to prevent rather than react to problems within the food supply offer the greatest potential as a food safety...

Quebec 2012 Training Targets Expected to be Met
CANADA - The Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians is confident 2012 targets set for Quebec for the delivery of a national biosecurity training programme for swine producers will be easily met, writes...

Ontario Pork Surpasses Biosecurity Training Target
CANADA - Ontario Pork producers who have not yet taken part in a new national biosecurity training programme are being encouraged to consider doing so, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Incentives Stimulate Uptake of Biosecurity Training
CANADA - A Quebec-based swine veterinarian reports pork producers in Quebec have embraced financial incentives designed to encourage participation in a new National Biosecurity Training Programme, Bruce...

Pork Producers Embrace Biosecurity Programme
MANITOBA, CANADA - The provincial biosecurity coordinator with Manitoba Pork Council reports pork producers in Manitoba have responded well to a new national programme designed to provide biosecurity training...

Reputation Enhanced by Response to Health Issues
CANADA - The chief veterinary officer and chief food safety officer says the country's response to animal health issues has helped strengthen Canada's reputation as a reliable supplier of safe food products,...

Biosecurity Programme in Saskatchewan and Alberta
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board expects its National Biosecurity Training programme to be launched in two more provinces early in the new year.

Sharing the Wealth for Animal Health
ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta Pork is pleased to announce the roll-out of the Alberta Swine Biosecurity Program by the Canadian Swine Health Board.

National Biosecurity Training Generates Keen Interest
MANITOBA, CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council reports the level of interest among the province's pork producers in a new National Biosecurity Training programme has been overwhelming, according to Bruce Co...

Animal Health Week: Protecting Health of All Species
CANADA - This is Animal Health Week (2 to 8 October). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) are reminding the public that protecting animal health...

Canadian Pork Producers Embrace Biosecurity
CANADA - The Chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board reports Canada's pork producers have become increasingly aware of the value of biosecurity in avoiding disease and maintaining the productivity of...

Swine Herd Health Status Key to Economic Viability
CANADA - The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board says the health status of the herd can often make the difference between whether or not a pork production operation remains economically viable, according...

ABVMA to Increase Awareness of Biosecurity
CANADA - The Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) wants to educate veterinarians and livestock producers about biosecurity.

Swine Biosecurity Training Expected by Year's End
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board expects pork producers in Saskatchewan to have access to a new National Swine Biosecurity Training program by the end of this year, Bruce Cochrane writes.

Ontario Pork's Biosecurity Training Programme
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board (CSHB) launched a National Swine Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard in the fall of 2010, writes Jaydee Smith of OMAFRA in the latest Pork News and Views from...

Travellers Play Key Role in Livestock Protection
CANADA - Recognising the increase in travel during the summer, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is reminding travellers of the precautions they can take to protect Canada's animals, agricultural...

Strong Uptake of Biosecurity Training
MANITOBA, CANADA - Approximately 150 Manitoba pork producers have completed the first step of a new national biosecurity training programme, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Strategies for Control of PRRS
CANADA - The Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians is confident strategies developed through regional efforts aimed at controlling PRRS can be applied to the control of other disease that affect...

Enrolment in Swine Biosecurity Training Advised
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is encouraging Canadian pork producers to take part in its new National Swine Biosecurity Training programme, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Front Line Protection Against Swine Disease
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board says its new national swine biosecurity training programme will provide pork producers the tools they need to help protect their industry from new and emerging...

Cleaning Trucks Before Entering into Farms
CANADA - 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.

Reducing Airborne Contaminants in Swine Barns
CANADA - A research scientist with Prairie Swine Centre is recommending a number of strategies for reducing the levels of airborne contaminants in swine barns, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Confidence Boosted in Efforts to Gain Control of PRRS
CANADA - 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...

Fusarium-Infected Grains Challenge Pork Producers
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says variations in the levels of contamination and in the effects of those contaminants on performance are the biggest challenge faced by swine producers...