Better Pork February 2020
Articles in the February 2020 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: USMCA: Much Ado About Something for Producers, Ontario Updates Animal Welfare Bill, Stakeholders Brace for Risk of ASF The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has been signed. Canadian pork farmers are competing for scarce resources like...
Better Pork December 2019
Articles in the December 2019 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Seneca Valley Virus Rears Its Ugly Head, U.S. Updates Slaughter Inspections, A New Approach to Vaccination Seneca Valley Virus has clinical signs similar to reportable vesicular foreign animal disease like foot-and-mouth disease, swine vesicular...
Better Pork October 2019
Articles in the October 2019 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Video Games Test Swine Disease Control Efforts, Keeping ASF Out of Canada, Producers See Red Over Markets Farmers' risk attitudes are studied through a video game and how they respond to disease threats. This...
Better Pork June 2019
Articles in the June 2019 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Wild Pigs a Wild Card for ASF, Facial Recognition for Swine Farms, The Problem of Trade Uncertainty Having African swine fever in the wild boar population has made it even harder to eradicate the...
Better Pork April 2019
Articles in the April 2019 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Swine-Powered Semis on the Horizon, Tainted Meat Makes Bad Souvenir, New Trial Cancer Treatment Tool Diesel-powered engines may be able to use swine manure as a renewable fuel source. Hydrothermal liquification converts it into...
Better Pork February 2019
Articles in the February 2019 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Properly Storing Drugs Pays Off, Finding a Prescription for Success, Tips for Keeping Disease at Bay Veterinary medications should be stored carefully at specific temperatures. Accurate thermometers are necessary and fridges should not be...
Better Pork December 2018
Articles in the December 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Hot Tips for Cold-Weather Transport, Sourcing New Organ Donors, Putting the Best Hoof Forward Bedding, low densities and temperature at loading and arrival are important. Lower densities are important to give pigs room to...
Better Pork October 2018
Articles in the October 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Lessons Learned About Swine Herd Health in the U.S., Pigging Out on Pork for Heart Health, Moving Ahead from PED Outbreaks The U.S. has already implemented the regulations to limit antibiotic use and have...
Better Pork August 2018
Articles in the August 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: Pork Provides Protein for Infants, Developing PRRS-Resistant Pigs, Unearthing a Price Drop in Renos Pureed meats like pork could be a protein source for infants during the transition to solid food. When infants ate...
Better Pork June 2018
Articles in the June 2018 Better Pork Include: Beyond the Barn: There's a New Tariff in Town, Pork Industry Lends a 'Helping Hoof', Comparing Nitrogen Sources Tariffs on items from the U.S., including pork, have been enforced for China. Canada is worried about this trade...