New Rules for Pig Industry Strengthen Canada's Livestock Sector
CANADA - After extensive industry consultation, the Harper Government is further strengthening Canada's livestock sector by enhancing its capacity to track animals from farm to slaughter through a mandatory national pig traceability system.
27 February 2014
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By: The related amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette, Part II.
The regulations come into force on July 1, 2014 for all domestic pigs that are farmed for food production, including those that die on farm and cannot enter the food chain. Effective July 1, 2015 the regulations will be extended to also include farmed wild boars.
The Government has amended the Health of Animals Regulations to require pig farmers and other pig industry custodians to keep records and report all movements of pigs, from birth or import to slaughter or export. The regulations also detail how farmed pigs and farmed wild boars are to be identified.
The amendments are based on a series of consultations with a broad range of stakeholders, including swine industry associations, provinces and territories, and other federal departments.
