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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.
Meat processor Olymel LP has hired former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard to help the company restructure the pork sector in the province, where Olymel warns that mounting losses threaten 4,000 of its jobs.
The pork producer announced Wednesday it has hired Bouchard, now a partner in Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg law firm, to carry out negotiations with the company, its unions, other producers and stakeholders in the industry "with an objective of finding lasting solutions to the grave...
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The sale of Bulgarian pig meat could soon be prohibited unless the government can prove it is successfully tackling increased outbreaks of Classical Swine fever (CSF) in the country, according to a new USDA report.
The report comes after a third outbreak this year of the disease was diagnosed in a village near the Black Sea port of Bourgas, in Southeast Bulgaria, raising concerns that CSF is becoming more prevalent in the country.
In a GAIN report focusing on CSF and its affects on the...
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Speaking at the opening session of the 2006 China National Swine Industry Development Forum held in Haikou from Aug 26-28, Ge Zhirong, Assistant Director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, highlighted the challenges facing China's exporters of pork products.
In 2005, China's import and export of food and agricultural products were worth a total of US$55.83 billion, up 9.3 percent compared with a year ago. Exports of food products were valued at...
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The US based National Pork Producers Council is expressing its concern over a Health Canada proposal to further restrict the use of Carbadox in Canada.
Carbadox is an antibiotic used to protect against swine dysentery in the nursery phase. It was authorized for use in Canada in the early 1970’s but in 2001 Health Canada issued a stop sale order on the product and in 2004 its drug identification numbers were withdrawn.
Now Health Canada is proposing to further restrict its use to ensure...
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Canadian pork producers are encouraging Health Canada to consider potential trade implications as it addresses the foreign use of Carbadox.
Carbadox, an antibiotic used mainly to protect against swine dysentery, was withdrawn from use in Canada in 2001 because of potential human health concerns and now Health Canada is preparing regulations that would establish maximum residue levels in imported pork products.
Canadian Pork Council executive director Martin Rice explains...
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Research conducted at the Prairie Swine Centre has shown pigs fed different classes of wheat of equal quality will perform equally well.
Often wheat grown to target a specific end use will fall short of the grade specifications for that market and end up as animal feed.
However questions have been raised about the suitability of certain types of wheat for feed.
In an effort to determine whether class will affect swine growth, scientists at the Prairie wine Centre compared the...
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The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has launched a database that lists newly analyzed nutrient data for nine cuts of raw and cooked fresh pork.
The new data show significant changes in nutrient content of some of the pork cuts over time. Eight of the nine raw cuts were found to be leaner than those previously analyzed, while protein content remained unchanged.
The resource provides public and private researchers, health professionals and policy makers with key information for...
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The Canadian Pork Council has identified Korea and Japan as key markets with which the pork industry would like to see Canada aggressively pursue bilateral free trade arrangements.
Earlier this week a coalition of nine Canadian agricultural groups, including the Canadian Pork Council, applauded transport minister David Emerson's aggressive approach to negotiations for bilateral trade agreements and his commitment to accelerate efforts to clinch new trade deals.
CPC President Clare...
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CreAMINO® improves growth performance and carcass quality of finisher pigs
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Warnex Inc. announced that its quantitative Campylobacter test used with the WarnexTM Rapid Pathogen Detection System has been granted Performance TestedSM status by the AOAC Research Institute (Certificate No. 050603) and is the first quantitative real-time PCR test available to the food industry to be AOAC-validated.
"The validation of this test marks a major achievement for Warnex and attests to the high potential of our real-time PCR platform and to our scientific leadership in the...
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Hypor Genetics had great success at the 4th annual Olymel Performance Awards held at the Alberta Pork Congress Banquet & Trade Show March 15th in Red Deer Alberta. Partners in Pork’s Janhol Farms Ltd. took first place in the 60/69 Lean category with Hypor genetics on both the dam and sire line. Both runner ups in the category also carried Hypor genes. Fully half of the eighteen winners and runner ups in the six categories were from farms that use Hypor Genetics.
Now in its fourth...
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Effects of fermentation products of <i> Ganoderma lucidum </i> on growth performance and immunocompetence in weanling pigs
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Changing global consumer trends are increasing the pressure on pig and poultry producers to harness the potential of the latest developments in livestock nutrition in order to remain competitive, according to Danisco Animal Nutrition, one of the world’s leading feed ingredient specialists.
“The quest for healthier lifestyles is bringing about major changes in terms of what consumers look for when buying meat. The global trend towards leaner meat is reflected in what retailers are demanding...
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The hottest topics in pork production will be discussed at the upcoming Focus on the Future Conference to be held in Saskatoon, March 27 & 28.
The annual conference attracts pork producers and their suppliers from across western Canada seeking practical solutions to production challenges. The 6th annual conference has international caliber speakers in the areas of emerging diseases, reproductive performance, management of large groups and recommendations for changes in the nutrition of the...
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All New Zealand pork producers will be required to complete an Animal Status Declaration (ASD) when moving pigs within New Zealand as well as when sending them for slaughter as from 1 March this year.
An amendment notice issued in 2005 to the Animal Products Act 1999, under the Specifications for Products intended for Human Consumption, makes an ASD for Pigs mandatory for all pig movements. The new form differs slightly from the form currently in use, which has been required for all pigs...
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A central Iowa company hopes their product can make pork even tastier tomorrow than it is today.
Biotronics, Inc. recently introduced the BioSoft© Toolbox for Swine, an ultrasound image capturing and interpretation system. Developers say the software program is the first of its kind to accurately predict the percentage of intramuscular fat, or marbling, in live pigs.
In the past 15-20 years, hog farmers have done a great job of breeding pigs that are lean and muscular. One of the tools...
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A highly specific, fast and sensitive PCR based method to detect C. jejuni has been developed by researchers in China.
Campylobacter jejuni is a species of curved, rod shaped bacteria, and is responsible for an estimated 14 per cent of diarrhoea worldwide. The possible sources of infection include unpasteurised milk, undercooked meat products, while the major source is poultry and poultry products.
Current detection methods are time-consuming and laborious, hampered by the fact that the...
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The following article is a special collaboration from AFMA (Animal Feed Manufacturers Association) www.afma.co.za We thank their kind support. Introduction Over the course of the last 30 years, the commercial hybrid companies worldwide have generated selection responses in pig populations that have produced novel breeding lines that grow faster, convert their food much more efficiently and also have superior carcases compared to...
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