A researcher with the University of Manitoba says there are several strategies pork producers can use to minimize the effects of the mycotoxins produced by molds that attack feed grains.
Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Office reports an outbreak of TGE last year provided an opportunity to test traceability protocols designed to protect the public from new and emerging animal diseases.
Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Minister, Jim Rondeau, announced that a chronic-disease prevention program will receive provincial funding on an ongoing basis.
A southwestern Ontario based swine veterinarian says improved biosecurity and better tools for diagnosing and controlling PRRS are fueling a greater level of optimism among pork producers in the industry’s ability to control the disease.
A professor with the University of Minnesota says the wide range of vectors through which PRRS can spread poses the biggest challenge for regional efforts to control the disease.
A mycologist with the Canadian Grain Commission blames warm wet weather conditions during the summer and at harvest for an increased prevalence of fungal diseases during the 2010 growing season.
The construction of a 150 million dollar level-3 biocontainment laboratory in Saskatoon is expected to dramatically improve the ability of researchers to safely work with new or emerging diseases.
The general manager of Steinbach, Manitoba based Paradigm Agri-Solutions says a new technology for collecting blood samples from swine makes controlling disease easier and more humane.
The facilitator of the Western Canada PRRS-Free Herd Certification Pilot Project is encouraging participation among all western Canadian pork producers.
Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard, minister responsible for the Workers Compensation Act, introduced proposed amendments to the act which would add four new occupational disease presumptions for firefighters.
