Manitoba Pork says wider application of an export requirement the U.S. introduced this fall would have halted shipping
A mild virus masquerading as a more serious disease caused frustration in the hog sector this summer, but it could have been much worse, Manitoba producers heard during an early November meeting of the Manitoba Pork Council. Earlier this year, American authorities started requiring a veterinary export certificate for certain cull sows coming out of […] Read moreTag Archives Manitoba Pork Council — page 2
Be able to prove your work, hog producers told
Sector officials say ‘backing up what we say and proving what we do’ is the best defence against criticisms from the public
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Manitoba hog farmers are being told to embrace and live the Manitoba Pork Council’s prevailing mantra: “backing up what we say and proving what we do.” That line, spoken several times by MPC general manager Cam Dahl and other pork council staff and directors, was being promoted as the mindset […] Read more
Man. hog sector has significant economic reach
Manitoba only has 566 hog farms, but those operations have a massive impact on the economy. An economic impact report, released Aug. 3, has found that Manitoba’s pork industry contributes $2.3 billion to the province’s gross domestic product, which represents about 3.5 percent of Manitoba GDP. The industry employs 22,000 people and handles 55 percent […] Read more
Manitoba devises strategy to reduce PED
New strategy includes aggressively attacking disease outbreaks, intensely monitoring animals and improving operations
The Manitoba Pork Council has launched a PED elimination campaign for the southeast region, where wave after wave has hit since 2014. When the disease breaks out, it can quickly go from a handful of farms to dozens or more than 100. It kills most baby pigs it infects and damages the health and growth rates of other pigs.
Hog producers say feds not making it easy to cut zinc use
Zinc has played a central role in reducing diarrhea in piglets and reducing weanling deaths and lingering weak growth rates. However, zinc has also been linked to increasing antibiotic resistance in hog production, so eliminating it has become a priority for government health authorities and hog industry players around the world.
