Better Pork - October 2016

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BEYOND THEBARN
4 Better Pork October 2016
Brewing a new use for pork
Lovers of craft beer may have to make a trip south of the border to try out a new brew
that features pork.
A New Jersey brewery, Flying Fish Brewery , introduced its Exit 7 Pork Roll Porter
on Sept. 1. Yes, the brewers actually used pork in the creation of this beer.
Barry Holsten, the manager of Flying Fish, cooked 30 pounds of pork roll for the
beer, according to New Jersey On-Line LLC. (Pork roll is a type of processed pork
popular in New Jersey breakfast sandwiches. Imagine a meat along the lines of a sweet
smoked kielbasa.)
According to the company website, this porter showcases “chocolate, maple, toasted
nuts and a bit of spice from the pork roll.”
Food writer Peter Genovese, in his New Jersey On-Line article, gave a favourable re-
view of the Pork Roll Porter. “It’s pleasantly smoky, smoother than expected, and does
the state’s iconic food justice,” said Genovese.
The Pork Roll Porter is one of three limited editions, released to celebrate the brew-
ery’s 20th anniversary. Exit 14 Imperial Pilsner is a hoppy brew, inspired by Anheuser-
Busch Companies, LLC . Exit 5 Sour Forage Beer is a pale ale (saison), brewed with
pine needles, goldenrod and wintergreen. The Exit series beers derive their names from
the New Jersey Turnpike. BP
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan developed a prototype vaccine that could help
protect North America’s swine industry from the deadly Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus
(PED).
It is estimated PED has cost the North American swine industry about $400 million in lost
income since 2013, according to the university press release.
PED vaccines are currently shipped from the United States to veterinarians on an emergency
basis, which requires substantial paperwork and costs time.
“A Canadian-produced and licensed vaccine would be . . . more easily available to us (than
the U.S. vaccine),” said Dr. Greg Wideman, a veterinarian with South West Ontario Veterinary
Services. “It would streamline the process of getting the vaccine to the farm.”
Wideman said the vaccine manufacturers will be challenged to make a vaccine with a good
IgA response. IgA is an antibody that protects piglets from PED. It’s found in the sow’s milk but
until the antibodies are produced, piglets are vulnerable to the disease.
“That’s not an easy thing to pull off,” he said. “We’ll need some more time for verification to
determine if the vaccine is effective.” BP
Canadian-produced PED vaccine in the works
Social (Ag)Media: How to cook your pork and connect with consumers
Last year, according to Statistics
Canada, the average per capita con-
sumption of pork was 22.63 kilo-
grams (carcass weight), which was a
slight increase over the previous two
years.
This month’s installment focuses
on Twitter accounts for pork reci-
pes – after all, many of us are always
willing to try a new way to prepare
this delicious meat. And sharing
these accounts and recipes may just
be another way to connect with
consumers. This list does not indicate
endorsement, as we haven’t had a
chance to try out the many different
recipes!
@PickOntarioPork
(Pick Ontario Pork)
Pick Ontario Pork helps to connect
“consumers, retailers, and food-
service operations with farmers,”
according to its Twitter description.
It also shares some recipes.
@PorkChopRcps
(Pork Chop Recipes)
As the Twitter handle suggests,
this account focuses on pork chop
recipes. Perhaps you’d be interested
in checking out brown sugar pork
chops or grilled Dijon pork chops.
@LovePork (Love Pork)
The Love Pork Twitter account
from the United Kingdom regu-
larly provides links for pork recipes.
Some recent posts include recipes for
pulled pork with paprika and brown
sugar and pork meatballs baked with
cheese.
@BaconCalendar (Bacon Calendar)
The Bacon Calendar Twitter account
shares mouth-watering photos of
dishes incorporating bacon. It also
posts recipes, such as for a bacon
blue cheese omelette or bacon scal-
lops with garlic butter sauce.
What social media accounts do
you like to follow? Tweet us, post on
our Facebook page or email us at let-
. We always
appreciate your thoughts. BP
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