News - Canadian Swine Health Board

A group of 50 pork industry stakeholders will gather later this month to help the Canadian Swine Health Board test drive the new National Swine Health Intelligence network.

Researchers working on behalf of the Canadian Swine Health Board are confident the use of air filtration has the potential to be a game changer when it comes to protecting swine from airborne viruses.

Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are hoping to harness the microbial populations in the guts of pigs as a defense against Brachyspira.

The executive director of the Canadian Swine Health Board suggests actions being taken to encourage swine barn workers to protect themselves and their pigs by being vaccinated against seasonal influenza is a classic example of the “One Health” concept.

The executive director of the Canadian Swine Health Board says there’s a growing recognition among pork producers of the importance of being vaccinated against seasonal influenza.

Canada’s swine producers and other pork industry stakeholders are being urged to demonstrate their support for national initiatives aimed at protecting pigs from infectious disease.

The Canadian Swine Health Board’s National Biosecurity Standard has been officially recognized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

An independent third party assessment of swine health initiatives undertaken by Canadian Swine Health Board has determined those activities add roughly 15 percent to the export value of Canadian pork.

The executive director of the Canadian Swine Health Board says, even in these tough economic times, Canada’s pork producers continue to respond positively to national efforts aimed at reducing the risk the transmission of disease to our swine herd.

The Chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board says initiatives aimed at reducing the risk of the transmission of disease to pigs offer benefits for other livestock species and humans.