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Producers know their best management practices, but need to boost consistent implementation
Ontario Hog Farmer, July/August 2019: In Canada, hog farmers have a fairly high understanding of what the best management practices (BMPs) are in each area of their barn. The challenge is consistent, daily use of those BMPs.
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Two things producers can do to boost transport biosecurity
Ontario Hog Farmer, May/June 2019: There are two big things farmers can do to help livestock transporters do their jobs better – while improving their own farm biosecurity to boot. At the same time, it could also help make livestock transportation a more attractive career choice; it’s a sector that is anticipating a big driver shortage in the coming years, according to Tyler Jutzi of Brussels Transport.
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The global shift: Using machine learning in the search for antimicrobial alternatives in pork production
Ontario Hog Farmer, April 2019: At the University of Guelph, researchers are looking at antimicrobial peptides as a way to control salmonella infection in pigs – in fact, they’re searching for peptides they can use to design totally new peptides that will be both effective and safe.
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