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National Pork Board Offers $46K for Top Innovators in Challenge

With foreign animal disease such as African swine fever closer than ever to the United States, the National Pork Board has launched its first-ever innovation challenge that deals with the potential need of mass carcass disposal. The challenge is seeking new and innovative methods of pig mortality disposal that go beyond the existing methods of burial, incineration, composting and landfills and provide pig farmers with more options.

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How Canada Fights Swine Diseases - Jenelle Hamblin

Video: How Canada Fights Swine Diseases - Jenelle Hamblin


In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Jenelle Hamblin, Director of Swine Health at Manitoba Pork, discusses the essential components of disease preparedness planning for the swine industry. She shares key lessons from Manitoba’s successful Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) elimination efforts and outlines strategies for collaboration between producers, veterinarians, and industry partners. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Biosecurity doesn’t stop at the farm. We need to think about prevention in transport, high-traffic facilities, and throughout the value chain."