Disease Alert: PED Jan 8, 2025
Swine Health Ontario is spearheading the Ontario initiative to improve disease prevention, detection, response, containment and elimination, leading to better decisions and added value at the farm and industry levels.
The Real Cost of Mortality and Why It Matters | Dr Derald Holtkamp
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Wakefield Pork, Inc. is recognizing team members celebrating work anniversaries this February, highlighting the people behind the company’s continued success in pork production. Several long-tenured employees are marking major milestones this month, including multiple team members with more than two decades of service. 20+ Years of Service Bill Lebrun – 29 years Chuck Grossmann – […]
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A recent study conducted by the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (ISU VDL) is shedding light on the emergence of lung lesions in pigs resembling Atypical Interstitial Pneumonia (AIP). Over the past several years, diagnosticians at ISU have observed cases of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) in swine lungs — a lesion pattern that raised […]
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Daniel Columbus- Previous trials done in grower pigs have shown that it is possible to replace some dietary protein or amino acids (AA) with a source of non-protein nitrogen (NPN) such as ammonium phosphate, while maintaining growth performance. However, the impact of dietary nitrogen (N) content and source on finisher pigs is not known. In […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a new policy initiative titled the Farmer and Rancher Freedom Framework, a four-pillar plan designed to protect farmers and ranchers from what the agency describes as politically motivated “agricultural lawfare.” Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins unveiled the framework in Washington, D.C., alongside Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, […]
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“Charting is a little like surfing. You don’t have to know a lot about the physics of tides, resonance, and fluid dynamics in order to catch a good wave. You just have to be able to sense when it’s happening and then have the drive to act at the right time.” ~ Ed Seykota […]
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Mike and Luke Wells talk about his time at Pig Ski in Canada, industry reinvestment and more in this week’s Hog Talk.
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Clemens Family Corporation (CFC), parent company of Clemens Food Group (CFG), has announced a carefully planned leadership transition that will take effect May 1, 2026, marking the next chapter in one of America’s longest-standing family-owned pork enterprises. After 23 years of leadership, Craig Edsill, CEO and chairman of Clemens Family Corporation, will retire from his […]
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A leadership transition at one of China’s major agribusiness groups is drawing attention across the global pork sector. Da Bei Nong (DBN) — a large Chinese agricultural company with operations spanning feed, animal health, breeding and integrated pork production — confirmed earlier this month that its founder and long-time chairman has passed away. An interim […]
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Biosecurity is a cornerstone of veterinary medicine and animal care, encompassing a set of preventive measures designed to reduce the risk of introduction, establishment, and spread of animal diseases, infections, or infestations within and between animal populations, and to people. The AVMA believes science-based biosecurity is a vital part of protecting animal health, animal welfare, […]
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