Insights and Stories on Hogs

PEDv arrives in North Dakota

Feb. 28, 2014 at 3:00 am CST

North Dakota has become the seventh U.S./Canadian border state with a case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in its hog herd. The lone case so far was confirmed this week on a hog farm in the eastern part of the state, North Dakota State University said Thursday. As of Sunday, […]

Maple Leaf posts loss on production revamp costs

Feb. 28, 2014 at 2:25 am CST

Rules now on books to enforce hog traceability for July 1

Feb. 26, 2014 at 6:02 pm CST

By Staff

PEDv in Manitoba not seen linked to feed

Feb. 25, 2014 at 3:29 pm CST

By Manitoba Co-operator staff

Quebec’s first case of PEDv confirmed

Feb. 24, 2014 at 10:13 am CST

By Staff

Manitoba, Quebec to declare PED reportable

Feb. 21, 2014 at 5:42 pm CST

Producers and veterinarians in Manitoba and labs in Quebec will soon be required by law to report porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) on hog farms. The office of Manitoba’s chief veterinary officer (CVO) announced Friday that the province “has taken the necessary steps” to add PED to its list of reportable […]

By Staff

Scientific claims won’t counter ethical questions about animal welfare

Feb. 21, 2014 at 10:35 am CST

Pork producers can say that consumers don’t get it, that science is the basis for welfare and that castration doesn’t hurt, but the public won’t buy it — and that’s bad for business If you’re a pork producer trying to convince someone your welfare practices are up to snuff, the […]

By Shannon VanRaes

S. Korea ramps up disinfection after north’s FMD outbreak

Feb. 20, 2014 at 3:51 pm CST

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has stepped up disinfection of citizens returning from North Korea after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs in the communist state. Workers in the Kaesong industrial complex jointly run with North Korea, as well as people crossing the border for reunions with family […]

WTO hears new COOL didn’t reduce grief for Canadian producers

Feb. 19, 2014 at 5:50 pm CST

Canadian cattle and hog producer groups report a “noteworthy” admission from U.S. officials on the effects of Washington’s revised country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules, during Canada’s latest challenge against COOL at the World Trade Organization. According to officials from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, during WTO compliance panel hearings on COOL held […]

By Staff

CFIA testing piglet feed for PEDv infectiveness

Feb. 19, 2014 at 3:27 pm CST

The accepted wisdom about the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), and its ability to survive in hog blood products used in piglet feed, is being tested this week in Winnipeg. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Tuesday it is running tests to see if feed pellets made using hog plasma […]

By Staff