Test Item 23 Oct 2017 Colin Robertson, the Vice-President and a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, says, from a Canadian and Mexican perspective, the feeling is that unless the Trump administration is prepared to show some flexi…
Heat stress: It’s not just for market hogs 14 Jul 2017 Losses due to heat stress are commonly associated with market hogs, particularly during transportation in the hot, humid summer months, but recent research shows that weaners and feeder pigs are adversely affected as wel…
Employee training improves piglet-survival rates 14 Jul 2017 In an unusual research study, an employee-training program — Day One Pig Care via the Pork Avenue Training Portal (PATP) — focused on online training followed by tracked, in-barn verification experiences, helped a start-…
Jim Long - Pork Commentary : National Pork Industry Conference 12 Jul 2017 Sponsored This week the National Pork Industry Conference in Wisconsin has 950 attendees. We were fortunate to speak. Here are some of the text of our talk:
Improved Management of Mycotoxin Risk in Feed, Raw Materials 11 Jul 2017 NETHERLANDS - New tool from Trouw Nutrition enables real-time recommendations for improving feed formulation.
New Technology wins the Future! 10 Jul 2017 Sponsored The Animal Husbandry Innovation and Development Summit hosted by Big Dutchman, the world-leading supplier of livestock equipment, was successfully held at Grand Metropark Ocean Spring Resort Qingdao, China, on 17 May 201…
EU and Spanish Pork Markets 8 Jul 2017 Sponsored Spain is already at the top of EU exports at the end of April. It has become the largest pork exporter in the EU for the first time in history. Thus, Germany that is until now was the one that occupied this position.
U.S Hogs and Pigs Report More Pigs! 5 Jul 2017 Sponsored The USDA released the June 1st Hogs and Report last Friday. Lots more pigs! 2.2 million more markets. This will lead to almost 100,000 more hogs per week for plants year over year in coming 5 months.
Chinese water puzzle 5 Jul 2017 Can you work out where is the mid-day point on a graph showing the water consumption of a group of finishers over a 24-hour period?
Understanding risks for M. hyo disease can help protect US swine herds 28 Jun 2017 The US swine industry has been battling Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) for years, writes Maria Jose Clavijo, DVM, PhD for Pig Health Today, but the pathogen is still a major cause of respiratory disease in herds. One …
ASPAC Performance and Portfolio Expansion Mark Another Successful Year for AB Vista 29 Nov 2016 Sponsored UK - Animal nutrition technology company AB Vista, has revealed a successive year of global market share growth driven largely by strong sales of the Quantum Blue and Econase XT enzyme product lines.
FluSure XP® Vaccine With Strain Update Now Available From Zoetis 28 Nov 2016 Sponsored US - The addition of two new H3N2 virus clusters helps offer the most relevant protection against influenza in swine
Pork Commentary: Cash Lean Hogs Raise Higher 10 May 2016 Sponsored US - The seasonality of Hog Prices is alive and well. Last week 53-54% lean hogs jumped 4¢ a lb. or over $8.00 per head.
Demand Brisk in Canada for New Porcine Circovrus Type 2 Vaccine 29 Mar 2006 Sponsored CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 2100. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.
