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Swine welfare a hot topic in cold Banff

Just prior to the start of the Banff Pork Seminar, on January 9, while it was quickly becoming frigidly cold outside, discussions were taking place around animal welfare in modern pork production systems. More than 40 pork producers, industry representatives and researchers came together for...

Weaned piglet mortality during long transport events is affected by season

Limited information is available on factors associated with piglet mortality during weaner transport events. This study aimed to identify transport characteristics associated with the occurrence of in-transit mortality or increased rates of mortality (≥1 piglet found dead on arrival) using records of weaned piglet transport...

Weaned piglet transport practices in Canada

The objective of this study was to describe characteristics of weaned piglet transport events that occurred between 2014 and 2018 using records provided by five Canadian swine companies. The dataset included records from 6203 transport events involving the transport of approximately 6.9 million piglets (4.1–7.9...

Sow mortality in Canadian Swine Herds

Sow mortality is an area of increasing concern as production records indicate a significant increase in spontaneous death losses over the past 10-20 years. This project gathered information on sow mortality in Canadian herds through a literature review, a producer survey, visits to 13 farms...

Investigating novel biomarkers of welfare in swine

Biomarkers are objective and quantifiable characteristics of biological processes. There are many measures taken to evaluate acute experiences that influence animal welfare, such as measurement of cortisol, a hormone that increases in acute stress after aggression. There is currently a lack of reliable biomarkers that...