A Manitoba swine veterinarian says the advantage Canadian swine producers have had over their U.S. counterparts in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is they've had considerable advance warning that the virus is coming. With recent ...
Tags: addressing pedv, PRRS, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, pork producers
By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says truck traffic coming from the U.S. and now local truck traffic from infected areas in Ontario pose the greatest risk for the spread of Porcine Epidemic ...
Tags: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, Dr.Byra, Health Intelligence Network
The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping the pork industry step up measures to contain the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. Ontario is providing $2 million to help Ontario Pork support industry-wide ...
Tags: PED, Growing Forward
By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says, by maintaining the focus on biosecurity, there is opportunity for pork producers to protect their herds from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Last week the ...
Tags: pork, TGE, Chris Byra, Chatham-Kent
Ontario has confirmed a second case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and a third is under investigation. Both are in the Chatham-Kent region. PED is usually fatal for very young pigs while older pigs can recover. The virus does not ...
The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says early identification and timely response will be critical to containing the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea if the virus makes its way into Canada. Porcine Epidemic ...
The following is an important notice from Alberta's Chief Provincial Veterinarian: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) is a highly contagious, viral disease of pigs that does not currently occur in Alberta, but is present in the United ...
Tags: PED, TGE, pork industry, ARD
DES MOINES, IOWA - Delegates from across the United States will gather in Kansas City, March 6-8, 2014, for the annual National Pork Industry Forum. The 15 producers who serve as members of the National Pork Board and Pork Checkoff staff ...
Tags: IOWA-Delegates, PQA, hog farmer, Pork Checkoff
A virus sweeping through farms in the United States is a growing concern for Canadian pork producers. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea first appeared in the U.S. last spring and has already spread to 22 states. It has not been found in Canada, ...
Tags: Pork Industry, PED, Rajiv Arora, Robert Harding
The chair of Manitoba Pork Council reports there's a growing recognition in the U.S. of the damage being caused by U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling. A delegation representing Manitoba Pork Council has completed a trade advocacy ...
Tags: M-Cool Builds, Karl Kynoch, Manitoba Pork Council, Mandatory COOL
By Bruce Cochrane The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says the organization's trade advocacy missions to the U.S. have been highly successful in building awareness of issues of mutual concern to producers on both sides of the border. ...
Tags: trade advocacy missions, mutual concern, Manitoba Pork Council, US
An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri says demand will play a key role in the profitability of pork producers throughout 2014. As the result of dramatically lower feed costs and stable live hog prices U.S. pork ...
The recent USDA report on hog and pig numbers shows tighter supplies coming into 2014. Jim Robb of the Livestock Market Information Center says that report will impact beef prices a lot more than an average hog and pigs count. "We've had ...
Tags: Hog, Hog Supplies, Beef Producers
The forecasts for total red meat and poultry production for both 2013 and 2014 are lowered from December. For 2013, beef production is raised, but pork, broiler, and turkey production are reduced. The forecast for 2014 is reduced as lower ...
Tags: Hog, USDA Wasde, US Hog Prices
Since it was first identified in the United States last May, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) has created significant losses to some pork producers in many parts of the country. Manure is a primary way the virus spreads from pig to ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food