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Government Stepping Up To Assist Dairy, Poultry, And Egg Farmers

Federal Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay, today announced an investment of up to 89 million dollars for 49 projects across the country. MacAulay says the funding will allow dairy, poultry and egg processors to purchase and install new automated equipment.

Some of the projects include milk pasteurizers, robotics for packaging systems and new machines for grading eggs. MacAulay made the announcement at the Lactalis cheese plant in Ontario, which is getting more than 3.3 million dollars for new automated cheese processing and packaging equipment. MacAulay says the supply management system is the backbone of rural communities across the country.

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How Data Predicts Swine Outbreaks - Swaminathan Jayaraman

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In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Swaminathan Jayaraman, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, explains how integrated data systems can improve disease surveillance in swine production. He discusses combining diagnostics, animal movement data, production records, and spatial analytics to identify risks earlier and support proactive decision-making for PRRS, PED, and swine influenza. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Disease surveillance remains largely reactive because outbreaks are often confirmed only after transmission has already occurred across multiple connected production sites."

Meet the guest: Swaminathan Jayaraman / swamjay is a Graduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. With academic training in management information systems and engineering, he focuses on integrating diagnostic, production, and movement data to improve disease surveillance and decision support in swine production systems. Listen to Swaminathan Jayaraman on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.