Changes proposed to Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs in the area of sow housing are raising financial, operational and animal welfare concerns.
The vice chair of Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging pork producers to review changes proposed to Canada’s Pig Code of Practice and express any concerns they may have.
The sustainable development manager with Manitoba Pork Council says a United Nations initiative aimed at improving the environmental sustainability of global livestock production is gaining widespread support.
The Canadian Swine Health Board says animal health officials have stepped up their focus on the cleanliness of trucks returning to Canada from the U.S. in an effort to contain the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus.
The president of FarmEcon suggests reductions in the affordability of food resulting from American renewable fuel policies have harmed U.S. foreign relations.
Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging pork producers to familiarize themselves with proposed changes to the Canadian Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs and identify any adjustments they feel should be made.
Canada’s minister of agriculture is counting on pressure on the American government from within the United States to help bring resolution to the Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling issue.
Fast Genetics says the uncertainty created by U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling continues to create problems for pork producers and packers on both sides of the border.
The Canadian Swine Health Board is encouraging producers and their service, equipment and feed suppliers to ramp up biosecurity to keep Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea out of the Canadian swine herd.
On June 4, 2013, the Office of the Chief Veterinarian seized one horse due to identified concerns over the health, care and well-being of this animal.
