Prairie Hog Country April/May 2024 Edition

Apr 01, 2024

Pleased to share the core section of the April/May edition for Prairie Hog Country was uploaded to the printers early yesterday morning.

This edition has follow up coverage from many of the great meetings/events that have been happening in the hog sector: Manitoba Swine Seminar, Alberta Pork Regional, Saskatchewan Livestock Expo and h@ms. In addition stories on the bad deal coalition, V cool, AFAC collapse, PED spring fears, a recent expansion to boar stud, a new Canadian Pork office in Manila, moving forward in the Ukraine, and much much more.

Also included in this issue is our annual readership survey, please take the time to fill out and return. This helps us serve you, our readers and industry sector better.

The issue will be in the hands of Canada Post next Thursday, the same time the online update will completed too.

Thanks for the continued support.

Source : Swine Web

Video: Biosecurity Compliance - Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Montreal, discusses the human side of biosecurity compliance. He explains why protocols often fail when people are tired, unconvinced, undertrained, or working with impractical systems, and how leadership, employee input, technology, feedback, and small incentives can make biosecurity more consistent on swine farms. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Biosecurity only works when people repeatedly do the right thing, and that means the system has to support compliance every day."

Meet the guest: Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt is a veterinarian and professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Montreal. His work focuses on biosecurity, infectious disease control, and practical risk reduction in animal production systems, with experience across swine and poultry health. Learn more from Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.