The dairy Lifetime Performance Index will be updated April 1 and includes some changes in trait weighting, including milk production as a dairy farmer realized it was over-emphasized.
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Dairy LPI gets last minute updates
A dairy farmer figured out that the last index was over-weighted to milk production
Frost-damaged fababeans may make suitable hog feed
Results of a Canadian research project show that pork producers may have a new, safe and low-cost feed source. Researchers with the University of Alberta, as well as the University Autónoma de Baja California and Mexicali, México, set out to establish the benefits of frost-damaged fababeans in pig diets. They found that feeding frost-damaged fababeans […] Read more
Livestock health emergencies require service evolution
Changes are happening at Animal Health Canada, which announced updates, including work on training and response programs and additions to its Emergency Management division staff. Erica Charlton, director of the division, delivered updates at the recent AHC forum in Ottawa. Charlton mentioned a new depopulation training project that is underway in partnership with ACER consulting. […] Read more
Chinese pork output continues slide
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China’s pork production in the third quarter fell 0.8 per cent from a year earlier, government data shows, falling on an annual basis for a third consecutive quarter as poor meat consumption hampered slaughter rates. Output during June-September in the world’s top pork producing nation declined to 12.59 million tonnes, according […] Read more
Rail union launches court challenge to back-to-work order
OTTAWA — The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies said today it had filed four court challenges against a ruling by the country’s industrial labour board that forced them back to work. The board on Saturday accepted a request from the government to order more than 9,000 Teamsters members back to work […] Read more
Precision livestock tech has hurdles
Technology could be a game changer for the sector, but economic risk and lack of commercial options are holding it back
Marrying precision technology and livestock production could result in healthier animals, better gains and efficiencies and a more environmentally friendly footprint, according to the research, but farmers aren’t exactly rushing to the altar. Economic risk is the biggest thing keeping technology off farms in the U.S., said Robert Burns, a researcher from the University of […] Read moreValue-added ag receives federal funding
The federal government has pledged more than $21 million to Alberta’s value-added sector for product and service development and commercialization. “Today’s investments will help Alberta organizations and companies make even more advancements in the field of value-added agriculture, helping to further diversify our economy while creating sustainable jobs in our communities,” said Calgary Skyview MP […] Read more
Pork action double-edged sword for Brazil
Country would benefit if China took anti-dumping measures against EU, but competition could increase in other markets
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) — China’s potential imposition of anti-dumping measures on European Union pork imports, a disastrous scenario for the bloc, could benefit Brazil’s exporters but also affect the country’s ability to compete elsewhere, analysts and industry sources said. Chinese companies have asked for an anti-dumping probe into pork imports from the European Union, […] Read more
Pork trade might suffer collateral damage from EV fight
Canadian pork exports posted a strong first four months, thanks to improved sales to Japan, South Korea, Mexico and the Philippines. Sales to China remain significant, but are down from the same period last year, and the future of the Asian giant’s demand is uncertain because of geopolitical issues related to electric vehicles (EVs). Chinese […] Read more
Sask. to restrict wild boar farms
REGINA — Saskatchewan has placed a moratorium on new wild boar farms, effective Jan. 1, 2025. It also requires all existing wild boar operations to be licensed and inspected by that time. The move comes after the regulations developed under the New Animal Control Act take effect. The government had announced two years ago that […] Read more
