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Articles in the December 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Hot Tips for Cold-Weather Transport, Sourcing New Organ Donors, Putting the Best Hoof Forward Bedding, low densities and temperature at loading and arrival are important. Lower densities are important to give pigs room to not touch the die of the truck in order to avoid frostbite. Monitor wind chill as well. Pig organs may be used as donors for...
Articles in the October 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Lessons Learned About Swine Herd Health in the U.S., Pigging Out on Pork for Heart Health, Moving Ahead from PED Outbreaks The U.S. has already implemented the regulations to limit antibiotic use and have increased veterinary oversight. Having an established relationship with the veterinarian is important, and so is collaboration between industry groups. Unprocessed lean red meat, such as...
Articles in the August 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Pork Provides Protein for Infants, Developing PRRS-Resistant Pigs, Unearthing a Price Drop in Renos Pureed meats like pork could be a protein source for infants during the transition to solid food. When infants ate the pureed meat, they grew longer than average. Gene editing is allowing PRRS-resistant pigs to be developed. Edited pigs show complete immunity, so they will...
Articles in the June 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: There's a New Tariff in Town, Pork Industry Lends a 'Helping Hoof', Comparing Nitrogen Sources Tariffs on items from the U.S., including pork, have been enforced for China. Canada is worried about this trade disruption as China is one of Canada's most valuable pork export markets. Ontario's Pork Friends of the Food Bank are raising money to supply fresh...
Articles in the April 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Breeding Away Castration, Antibiotic Alternatives to the Rescue, Revised TPP Opens Doors for Pork A swine genetic trait is being developed to eliminate the need for castration. Animal well-being would be improved by this and boar taint would be prevented. Male piglets would remain at the pre-pubertal state so castration would be unnecessary. An amino acid may be able...
Articles in the February 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: 'Gene'rating Heat for Modern Pigs, Filling a Niche in European Markets, Hot Hogs Don't Drink More Water A more cold-tolerant pig is being bred in China and the UK. This may lead to stronger piglets. When the gene is expressed, energy stored in fat is used rather than in muscle. Canadian Food Inspection Agency has changed health mark practices...
Articles in the October 2016 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Brewing a New Use for Pork, Canadian-Produced PED Vaccine in the Works, Social (Ag)Media: How to Cook Your Pork and Connect with Consumers, Getting With the Plan, Selling Swine Welfare Flying Fish Brewery in New Jersey has a new beer that uses pork. The University of Saskatchewan has developed a prototype vaccine for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Pork consumption has...
Articles in the Winter 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: The War on Wild Boar in Canada Wild boar is present in Saskatchewan and continues to reproduce. Genetics of the wild boars is being collected, as hybrids with domestic and wild boars seem to have higher reproductive rates. They can damage ecosystems and are huge biosecurity issues. Entire sounder groups must be removed to help with this issue. Industry News...
Articles in the Summer 2017 Canadian Hog Journal include: For the Love of Science: Does Creep Feeding Work? Creep feeding is done to help alleviate problems at weaning, but most results are inconclusive. This study found that creep feeding is beneficial to the piglets that eat it, but consumption rates remain low. Feeding Weanling Pigs Acidified High-Moisture Wheat as Alternative to In-Feed Acidification Weaning diets are commonly supplemented with "acidifiers" to help protein...
Articles in the Summer 2016 Western Hog Journal Include: Science: Seeking the best flooring slat and gap widths Guidelines are being developed to select and design slatted flooring in group sow housing to improve sow comfort and health while maintaining ease of manure removal. Developing a tool for assessing airborne spread of animal diseases Less is understood about airborne transmission of diseases and they are much harder to control. An assessment...