Effectively Reducing Odours
Reducing odours can help reduce possible environmental impacts and improve how acceptable they are to be near rural communities. Air cleaning technology was developed to reduce odour from the exhaust air from swine facilities. A bio-trickling air treatment unit was designed; it is smaller than...
Effectiveness of Sprinkling During Transport
When air temperatures exceed 20 °C outside, pig comfort and meat quality can be improved during transport by sprinkling pigs before transport and unloading. Mortality of pigs during transport increases when it is hot outside and there are no regulations for cooling the pigs down....
What Can We Learn From the Three Hitch Point
Standardizing operating systems may have many benefits. Benchmarking studies help measure these benefits and they have shown that standardizing may lead to large financial yields. Areas of focus should be the physical building, mechanical systems, animal handling, electrical systems and waste systems. These systems often...
Better Pork October 2020
Articles in the October 2020 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Canadian Pork Industry Shares Comments on CUSMA, Colostrum Critical for Piglets, Added Tests to Monitor for ASF The new North American trade agreement, CUSMA, did not significantly alter Canada's pork industry. Some benefits are...
Better Pork August 2020
Articles in the August 2020 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Stricter U.S. Ruling Needed for Cull Sow Movement, Mysterious Rash Appears on Sows, Swine Researchers Battle S. Suis Stricter rules are needed on how long cull sows can remain in the U.S. marketing channel...
Better Pork June 2020
Articles in the June 2020 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Scientists Aim to Boost Piglet Performance, Risk Management Pilot Underway, Preparing Pork this BBQ Season Micronutrient supplementation may help improve piglet growth and development. Oral supplements to the sow during gestation and lactation altered...
Better Pork February 2020
Articles in the February 2020 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: USMCA: Much Ado About Something for Producers, Ontario Updates Animal Welfare Bill, Stakeholders Brace for Risk of ASF The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has been signed. Canadian pork farmers are competing for scarce resources like...
Better Pork August 2019
Articles in the August 2019 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Industry Trucking to Boosted Biosecurity, Researcher Takes Aim at Swine Flu, Where's The Vaccine for ASF? Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute is developing an automated washing system for swine transport trailers. The Prairie Swine Centre...
Better Pork April 2019
Articles in the April 2019 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Swine-Powered Semis on the Horizon, Tainted Meat Makes Bad Souvenir, New Trial Cancer Treatment Tool Diesel-powered engines may be able to use swine manure as a renewable fuel source. Hydrothermal liquification converts it into...
Better Pork February 2019
Articles in the February 2019 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Properly Storing Drugs Pays Off, Finding a Prescription for Success, Tips for Keeping Disease at Bay Veterinary medications should be stored carefully at specific temperatures. Accurate thermometers are necessary and fridges should not be...