A long ride is less stressful Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Shorter truck trips are more stressful to market hogs than longer truck rides, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Animal Science.The reason? Pigs need time to recover from the stress of loading before they get stressed again when they disembark, says Prof. Michael Ellis, at the University of Illinois's Urbana-Champaign campus.Another stress factor is floor space. Overcrowding is stressful, but pigs that have too much space are thrown around as the livestock truck moves. University researchers found that U.S. market pigs on average require five square feet each.Co-author of the study with Ellis was Bradley Wolter, chief operating officer of the Maschhoffs packing company in Carlyle, Ill. Wolter says working with Ellis allowed the company to reduce pig losses due to transportation and handling by more than one percentage point in a system that was already well managed and where less than half a per cent of pigs died because of movement and handling. BP Another sign of bacon's popularity: clogged drains 'Welfarists' pressure supermarkets
Ag mentioned in Manitoba throne speech Friday, November 22, 2024 Manitoba’s ag sector received multiple mentions during the Nov. 19 throne speech. During Lieutenant Governor Anita Neville’s remarks, she highlighted the government’s plans for Winnipeg. “Our new vision for downtown Winnipeg includes Manitoba’s agricultural sector,” she said. “The new... Read this article online
AEM adds two ag equipment innovators to its Hall of Fame Friday, November 22, 2024 At the recently held Annual Conference of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Roy Applequist and Al McQuinn—two innovators in the agricultural equipment industry—were formally inducted into the association’s . The AEM is North America’s premier trade organization... Read this article online
AGI’s pink conveyor campaign raises more than $60,000 for breast cancer research Thursday, November 21, 2024 Among the greens and reds associated with some of the equipment at Bolt Seed Farms near Wynyard, Sask., one piece of machinery with a unique paint job recently arrived. With a bid of $65,100, Scott Bolt and the Bolt family had the highest bid for Ag Growth International’s (AGI) pink UCX³... Read this article online
IGTC appoints a new Canadian VP Thursday, November 21, 2024 The International Grain Trade Coalition (IGTC) recently held its annual General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, gathering international members both in person and virtually to chart a strategic course for the years ahead. The event’s agenda covered critical issues in the global grain... Read this article online
Native plants could be the solution for poultry feed in Alberta Thursday, November 21, 2024 At Lethbridge Polytechnic, Dr. Sophie Kernéis-Golsteyn, a microbiologist, is leading research into antibiotic properties of native Alberta plants to find a natural feed additive for poultry. The project, funded with $80,000 from the Egg Farmers of Canada, will run for 2.5 years in the... Read this article online