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Industry Partners
Prairie Swine Centre is an affiliate of the University of Saskatchewan
Prairie Swine Centre is grateful for the assistance of the George Morris Centre in developing the economics portion of Pork Insight.
Financial support for the Enterprise Model Project and Pork Insight has been provided by:
Western Hog Journal
The Western Hog Journal is the leading source of technical and business information for pig producers and the pork industry in Western Canada. Published five times per year, it has four regular issues and a “Banff Special Issue” which contains summaries of presentations given at the Banff. Pork Seminar, one of North America’s premier conferences. WHJ focuses on providing practical information and advice aimed at improving the efficiency of pig producers, drawing on the expertise of researchers, advisers and veterinarians, with contributors from North America, Europe and Australia.
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Pork Production Reference Guide
The fundamentals of pork production are presented in this reference guide. It includes information on the pork industry, biology of the pig, general management, feeding and nutrition, housing and environment as well as conversion factors.
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Fact Sheets
Prairie Swine Centre has put together many fact sheets to help pork producers, workers in agribusiness and students get the facts on pork production quickly and easily. Facts can be found on barn maintenance, feeding, environmental concerns, disease and energy efficiency.