Canadian Hog Journal Spring 2019
Articles in the Spring 2019 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Canada Food Guide Isn't Bringing Home the Bacon, African Swine Fever - Can it Be Stopped? Changes have been made to the Canada Food Guide with only three food groups now, with milk and...
Canadian Hog Journal Banff 2019
Articles in the Banff 2019 Canadian Hog Journal Include: How Trends are Re-Shaping Worldwide Food Production Eating is more meals-to-go and prepared ingredients. As population grows, Meat consumption will as well, but a lot of the emering population will be Hindu or Muslim which restrict the...
Canadian Hog Journal Winter 2018
Articles in the Winter 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: The War on Wild Boar in Canada Wild boar is present in Saskatchewan and continues to reproduce. Genetics of the wild boars is being collected, as hybrids with domestic and wild boars seem to...
Canadian Hog Journal Fall 2018
Articles in the Fall 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Pork Industry Sweating about African Swine Fever, New Trade Deal May Bring Relief for Producers Hit by Low Prices African Swine Fever is now spreading throughout China, Eastern and Western Europe. Producers should be...
Canadian Hog Journal Summer 2018
Articles in the Summer 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: For the Love of Science: 4-H Growing Minds and Hearts for the Future of Ag 4-H involvement often leads to a career in agricultural science. New Hand at the Helm of Prairie Swine Centre Murray Pettitt is the...
Canadian Hog Journal Spring 2018
Articles in the Spring 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Spotlight on Neepawa - Success Stories of Filipinos United by Hope, Gene Editing 101 - A Close Look at CRISPR Technology Filipinos who have moved to Neepawa, Manitoba to work at Hylife Foods hog...
Canadian Hog Journal Banff 2018
Articles in the Banff 2018 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Use Futures and Options to Help Manage Risk Producers need a plan for when prices change. Looking at charts can help see trends in prices. Mycotoxin Detection and Solutions A crop survey on mycotoxins is discussed. Two...
Canadian Hog Journal Winter 2017
Articles in the Winter 2017 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Quarantine Experience in 2009 Offers Learning Lessons, Pig Breeding in Canada H1N1 influenza threatened Canadian swine in 2009 and infected farms were placed under quarantine which resulted in cullings. Looking back, this situation was unnecessary....
Canadian Hog Journal Fall 2017
Articles in the Fall 2017 Canadian Hog Journal Include: Hot Issues: Let the Barn Building Begin!, Increasing Slaughter Capacity, Manitoba's War on PED Barn construction related to herd expansion is occurring in Ontario as demand for pigs rise. As herd expansion continues, slaughter capacity must...
Canadian Hog Journal Summer 2017
Articles in the Summer 2017 Canadian Hog Journal include: For the Love of Science: Does Creep Feeding Work? Creep feeding is done to help alleviate problems at weaning, but most results are inconclusive. This study found that creep feeding is beneficial to the piglets that eat it,...