Workers dressed in white biosecurity suits with hoods and wearing procedure masks and blue latex gloves, two of whom are pushing an ill or dead pig on a cart, work to carry out a cull at a large pig farm in China.

Mixed results on new African swine fever vaccine

The new African swine fever vaccine still has issues, but also gave researchers insight into how virus strain impacts protection against the deadly pig disease

The new African swine fever vaccine still has issues, but also gave researchers insight into how virus strain impacts protection against the deadly pig disease.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle markets mostly higher

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly higher on Monday, although the nearby October live cattle contract settled with small losses at the final bell. The October live cattle contract lost 0.175 cents per pound at 235.800 cents while the December contract was up 0.125 cents at 237.575 cents. October feeder cattle futures […] Read more


The exterior of a hog barn in Manitoba.

Pork doing the right thing

Manitoba’s pork industry gives the province a lot to be proud of

Manitoba’s pork industry gives the province a lot to be proud of.

Piglets, some of them sleeping, suckle on a sow in an indoor pen.

First-time pig mothers may need more lysine

Lysine feed recommendations may fall short for gilt pregnancies when it comes to making sure the mother pig can produce as much milk for her piglets as possible

Lysine feed recommendations may fall short for gilt pregnancies when it comes to making sure the mother pig can produce as much milk for her piglets as possible

Piglets in an indoor pen.

Pork sector under the public’s microscope

Arguing science won’t protect producers from PR problems that are based on emotions or perceived moral high ground

Arguing science won’t protect producers from public relations problems based on emotions or perceived moral high ground.