2024 PSC Producer Meetings
2024 PSC Producer Meetings Tuesday, April 30th - Strathmore, AB. - Travelodge Hotel, 1150 – 350 Ridge Road Wednesday, May 1st - Swift Current, SK. - Coast Hotel, 905 North Service Rd. E. Friday, May 3rd - Niverville, MB. - Niverville Heritage Centre, 100 Heritage Trail Time: 10:00 – 3:00 p.m 9:30 REGISTRATION Lunch provided AGENDA “Insights into mycotoxins in...
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Ken Engele
Post-doctoral Position: Development of an on-farm tool to measure quality of life and sustainability in farmed pigs
Post-doctoral Position - Swine Welfare: Development of an on-farm tool to measure quality of life and sustainability in farmed pigs Location: University of Saskatchewan – Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Canada Start date: September 2023 (some flexibility on start date by arrangement). Duration: Two years, with the option to...
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Ken Engele
Career Opportunity – Maintenance Specialist
Swine Barn Maintenance Specialist Full-time Permanent Apply by: June 30, 2023 Email resume to: tatjana.ometlic@usask.ca Prairie Swine Centre is a non-profit swine production research organization affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan and located 10km southeast of Saskatoon. We offer a nationally and internationally recognized program in research, knowledge transfer,...
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Ken Engele
Career Opportunity – Animal Attendant I
Animal Attendant I Full-time Permanent Apply by: June 28, 2023 Email resume to: Tatjana.ometlic@usask.ca Prairie Swine Centre is a non-profit swine production research organization affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan and located 10 km southeast of Saskatoon. We offer a nationally and internationally recognized program in research, knowledge transfer...
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Ken Engele
2023 Producer Meetings
Prairie Swine Centre along with Zoetis and PIC are happy to announce the dates and agenda for our 2023 producer meetings held throughout Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba. Click the appropriate link below for more information, or to register for a specific location. This year's topics include: “Risk Factors...
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Ken Engele
Group Sow Housing Seminar – June 29
Group Sow Housing Seminar Group Sow Housing Meeting Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Canadian Room Saskatoon Inn & Conference Centre - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan As the industry makes the transition to group sow housing the types of questions producers have regarding their systems change. This seminar will address some of the commonly asked...
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Ken Engele
2022 Producer Meetings
Prairie Swine Centre along with our sponsors Zoetis and PIC are pleased to be hosting webinars that focus on your cost of production. You will be required to register for each webinar separately. Please click on the image below for more information or to register...
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Ken Engele
Ph.D. Position in Swine Nutrition & Physiology
The Prairie Swine Centre is seeking a passionate, bright, and highly motivated individual interested for a position as PhD graduate student in the disciplines of swine nutrition, physiology, and health. The successful candidate will join a strong, multidisciplinary academic and research team with expertise in...
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Ken Engele
Sask Pork recognizes local swine researcher with Award of Distinction
Sask Pork honoured local swine researcher Dr. Dan Columbus with a Saskatchewan Pork Industry Award of Distinction in the area of Excellence in Production Research this week at the 44th annual Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium. Columbus is a Research Scientist in Nutrition at Prairie Swine Centre...
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Ken Engele
New Swine Transport Trailer Design Guidelines Expected to Improve Cleanability, Safety, Animal Welfare
Dr. Bernardo Predicala - Prairie Swine Centre Farmscape for November 15, 2021 New swine transport trailer design guidelines under development by the Prairie Swine Center are expected to help improve the cleanability, safety and animal welfare aspects of equipment used to transport pigs. As part of a multidisciplinary research...
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Ken Engele