Functional amino acid supplementation improves growth performance and immune status of weaned pigs
High dietary protein can potentially increase susceptibility of weaned pigs to enteric pathogens; it has been hypothesized that dietary supplementation with functional amino acids may improve growth performance of pigs during disease challenge. A recent study, published in the Journal...
2020 Saskatchewan Pork Symposium
The 2020 Saskatchewan Pork Symposium will be held VIRTUALLY on Thursdays from November 5 thru December 3 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. (CST) Registration is FREE More information on upcoming Symposium topics/speakers can be found at: https://www.saskpork.com/pork-industry-symposium For presentations...
2020 Saskatchewan Pork Symposium
Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium November 2020 This year’s event will held VIRTUALLY on consecutive Thursdays from November 5 thru December 3, 2020. There will be no general sponsorship package available for this year’s program. https://www.saskpork.com/pork-industry-symposium
PSC Producer Meetings via ZOOM
Prairie Swine Centre Producer Meeting Agenda
COVID-19: Tips and Advice for Pork Farms
Ontario Pork has been putting together a series of resources to help manage your operations during this important time. Please follow the link to find more information on how you can best manage your operation during these critical times. https://www.ontariopork.on.ca/Communications/COVID19-Farm-Information...
Ontario Federation of Agriculture – Webinar: Managing Farm Employees in a Pandemic
On March 30, OFA partnered with the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) to host a webinar focused on human resource (HR) management during this pandemic. The webinar included information about HR management requirements, as well as tools and templates...
Practical biosecurity recommendations to prevent COVID-19 in farm workers
The University of Minnesota has put together a practical fact sheet on how farm workers can practically deal with the challenges currently facing us with COVID 19. Everything we can do at this time to protect our employees, while operating...
A Message to All Our Stakeholders Regarding COVID 19
A Message to All Our Stakeholders Regarding COVID 19 March 26, 2020 With the continuing global and provincial spread of COVID 19 it is important that we all do what we can to help reduce the spread of this virus. ...
2019 Prairie Swine Centre Annual Report
The 2019 Prairie Swine Centre Annual Research Report is now available for download. You can view your copy at: Prairie Swine Centre Annual Report