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The swine industries of the world are very dynamic and continue to evolve and change along with the external forces that shape agriculture world-wide. The factors influencing change are generally related to economic efficiency and competition from alternative protein sources. The global trend is for fewer producers, responsible for larger numbers of pigs, and more concentration within the swine industry. The ability to maintain economic viability is a function of providing optimal facilities, genetics, nutrition, and health programs to the pig in a system that addresses cost of production and generating revenue from the marketing of a high-quality product.
Swine production in the 21st century has become quite sophisticated. Many pork producers have transitioned away from raising purebred pigs for food and instead are raising crossbred pigs carefully selected for a specific need. These systems involve purposeful selection of the grandparent animals that usually selected with a maternal or terminal emphasis in composite breeding programs that emphasize the benefits of breed complimenting. The resulting offspring are called parent stock which are then bred to produce crossbred terminal animals.
A major British pig breeding company, JSR, is playing a leading role in the development of meat Quality Partnerships to help processors and retailers capitalise on consumers' requirement for better eating quality pork.
The other partners in the ground-breaking initiatives designed to provide higher standards of pork production and improved profits for all include Sainsbury's, Cranswick, Marks & Spencer, Grampian Country Foods and Geo Adams.
The Yorkshire-based company is demonstrating...
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Researchers at the Prairie Swine Centre are preparing to kick off a study to examine the environmental benefits of using Paylean to improve the growth performance of grow finish hogs, writes Bruce Cochrane. Ractopamine, developed by Elanco Animal Health and marketed under the trade name Paylean, is a dietary supplement which promotes lean meat production while inhibiting fat production in hogs. Prairie Swine Centre Research Assistant Dr. Denise Beaulieu told those attending the...
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The effect of live yeast on colibacillosis in field conditions (France)
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British pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd. has landed two huge orders for genetically improved pigs from the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. The initial delivery of over 300 great-grandparent stock, worth £1/4 million, is to be followed by further shipments later in 2007, amounting to a total of 640 nucleus animals when complete.
All the high-health nucleus stock will be supplied from ACMC’s isolation farm, near Malton, North Yorkshire.
The animals will be used to stock a new...
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Properly controlled, it is necessary to rotate the pigs in their pigpens after any treatment whose main goal is to aerate and avoid stress on animals. My studies in two piggeries of 50 pigs each one, exposed a weight drop in normal conditions on the first one (applying this technique), compared to the second one (no technique applied). The last pigpen kept the average weight expected according to their nutrition.
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The globalization of the swine industry has caused major changes to national and international swine production over the past decade and these changes are likely to continue. The easing of international trade barriers has meant that less competitive countries are under increasing pressure from imports by more efficient countries with lower costs of production with the real possibility that these highly efficient countries may soon dominate the world swine market. Small inefficient swine...
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Food safety, price, nutritive value, meal convenience and appearance play an important role in determining whether consumers purchase meat, as well as the type and cut of meat. However, it is the eating experience or the quality of the meat product purchased that influences the consumer to repurchase that particular meat product. Hence consumer behaviours, attitudes and perceptions toward the quality of meat is an area that at present is commanding increased interest from all sectors of the...
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China has a long history in swine production and rich resources in swine breed. It was reported that the history of swine production of China has lasted for about 6000 years. There are totally 126 pig breeds in China, 66 of them were described in the book of Records of Swine Breeds of China, including 48 local breeds, 12 newly-selected breeds and 6 foreign...
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Two out of three partners have dropped out of the planned C$200-million ($175 million) Olywest hog plant in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but remaining player Hytek Ltd. said on Tuesday it will pursue the project. We are committed to this project and we will seek the necessary expertise we require to bring this project to conclusion," spokesman Guy Baudry told reporters at a news conference. Among the other partners, Olymel LP, one of Canada's largest meat processors, will bow out of the...
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The Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) supports changes to the Export Slaughter Intervals (ESI) levels for veterinary treatments that have the active ingredients Dimetridazol, Olaquindox and Florfenicol.
ESI’s are the number of days following treatment with veterinary compounds when pigs are not suitable for processing for export markets.
For a number of veterinary compounds, export markets require either a longer period than the domestic withholding period (WHP) between...
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Saskatchewan's Pork Industry is exploring its options after Maple Leaf Foods announced it is not prepared to reverse the decision to close its aging Mitchell's Gourmet Foods hog slaughtering plant in Saskatoon or to sell the facility as an ongoing operation. In October Maple Leaf announced it will close the Saskatoon hog slaughtering plant as it focuses on double shifting its slaughter plant in Brandon. Last week (November 15), as part of Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2006, the...
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A microscopic worm may be the key to heart-friendly bacon. Geneticists have mixed DNA from the roundworm C. elegans and pigs to produce swine with significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids the kind believed to stave off heart disease.
Researchers hope they can improve the technique in pork and do the same in chickens and cows. In the process, they also want to better understand human disease.
"We all can use more omega-3 in our diet," said Dr. Jing Kang, the Harvard Medical School...
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Introduction The role of the Australian pig industry in the global market place has changed significantly in the past five years from virtually no pork exports in 1996 to an export industry worth in excess of $AUD240 million in 2001. As a consequence, the Australian pig industry focus to maintain global competitiveness and long term viability has also changed. The industry has moved from monitoring the cost of production of major exporting nations in an attempt to remain...
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The effect of live yeast on colibacillosis in field conditions (France)
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Producers make daily management decisions for the best practice of their property and the welfare of their pigs. However, these decisions are now being viewed under tighter scrutiny due to the introduction of PigPass. For some producers there are several grey areas which surround the Withholding Periods (WHP’s) and Export Slaughter Intervals (ESI’s).
PigPass is concerned with the animal husbandry of pigs and includes some information and questions around the WHP’s and ESI’s for commonly used...
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Introduction Pork is possibly the most versatile raw meat product compared to chicken, beef, turkey and lamb. By utilising sophisticated processing techniques it can be easily transformed and presented across a highly varied range of quality products such as fresh pork, spare ribs, specialist hams, bacon, sausages and salamis. Developing and marketing new pork products is becoming an increasingly competitive activity due to the globalisation of the pig industry and the...
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Only one pig farm was found using the banned growth enhancement drug Beta-Agonist by the Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry (Dovsai) in Sabah since last year.
Dovsai Director Datuk Haji Awang Sahak Salleh said the operator of this small farm in Sandakan had stopped using the drug after a reminder by the department.
This was proven in follow-up action, including blood and urine samples of the breeding pigs, taken by the department to ensure the farm was in the clear....
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Introduction Historically, the identification of selenium (Se) as a toxic element was indirectly referred to in at least two major writings. In both cases the detrimental effects of the element were unknown at the time of the recordings. The first written account, quoted by Moxon (1937), was from Marco Polo who traveled the Orient during the 13th century where he reported: “.....It is a fact that when they take that road, they cannot venture amongst the mountains...
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Manitoba Pork Council is applauding word that Maple Leaf Foods has decided to consolidate the majority of its hog operations in Manitoba. Last week Maple Leaf Foods announced, as part of a restructuring of it's operations due primarily to losses resulting from the rising value of the Canadian dollar, it will move all of its fresh pork processing operations to its primary processing plant located in Brandon.
As well, the company plans to add a second shift at the plant within three years....
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Canadian and the US regulators are now developing a program to ensure no residues of the antibiotic Carbadox end up in pork.
In 2001 the sale of Carbadox was halted in Canada due to potential human health concerns related to residues in pork and now Health Canada is considering including Carbadox in the list of prohibited substances.
Following a stakeholder meeting last week involving Canadian and US regulatory agencies, Canadian industry and the drug's manufacturer, Health Canada...
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Hog breeders in Negros Occidental will hold the 1st Negros Occidental Hog Congress on November 10 to 12 at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City that is intended to come up with a common stand to strengthen the backyard and commercial hog raising industry.
The gathering organized by the Negros Occidental Hog Breeders' Multi-purpose Cooperative, will feature a forum on the different issues and concerns of hog farmers and an organizational meeting to form an alliance of swine raisers. There will...
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The president of Prairie Orchard Farms reports interest in Omega-3 enriched pork appears to be growing.
In the spring of 2005 Winnipeg based Prairie Orchard farms received approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to label its pork as being high a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids, a compound recognized having positive effects in terms of eye, brain and cardiovascular health, and approximately one year later the product received similar approval from the U.S. Food and Drug...
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