News - Swine

The Canada Research Chair in Microbiology of Nutrigenomics says research in the swine industry aimed at improving the health of pigs by improving the health of beneficial microbes in the gut offers applications for human health.

The National Pork Board reports it’s beginning to get a sense of the level of acceptance among producers, packers and auditors of the Common U.S. Swine Industry Audit.

A professor of agriculture with Newcastle University suggests by engaging in dialogue and showing good faith the Canadian swine industry should be able to maintain the trust of its customers.

The newly formed Western Canadian Swine Health Alliance is preparing to assume a leadership role in the area of swine health in western Canada.

A veterinary pathologist with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says the level of interest in the use of oral fluids testing to detect infections in the swine herd is building.

A landscape stewardship specialist with MAFRD says standardized total tract digestibility of phosphorus appears to be the most precise way to formulate swine rations.

A business development specialist for swine with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development says minimum federal requirements for the inclusion of phosphorus in swine rations is limiting the effectiveness of strategies designed to reduce phosphorus levels in swine manure.

Manitoba Pork reports information gathered through a 2012 producer survey is playing a key role in developing the infrastructure needed to accommodate swine traceability.

The technical services and business development director with Minitube of America says developments in artificial insemination since the early 1990s have dramatically improved success rates when using AI in pork production.

A professor of veterinary medicine with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests the use of genomics is the way of the future for limiting disease within the swine herd.