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Swine diseases: understanding the challenge, building resilience

Pig farming is one of the world’s most important agricultural sectors. With close to 1.2 billion pigs raised globally in 2024 and pork accounting for roughly one-third of all meat consumed worldwide, the industry underpins food security, rural economies, and international trade on every continent.

Yet like every form of livestock production, pig farming faces increasing health challenges - challenges that, when understood clearly and managed well, can be met with confidence. Central to this is improving animal’s resilience to swine diseases.

At its core, building disease resilience means equipping pig herds to maintain performance under pathogen pressure – whatever the pathogen – and/or bounce back quickly when challenged. It is the foundation of a pork production system built to last.

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Food Inflation and Pork Demand - Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Video: Food Inflation and Pork Demand - Dr. Sylvain Charlebois


In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, discusses how food inflation is reshaping Canadian protein demand. He explains why pork remains competitively priced, consumer behavior, and why transparency, AI-assisted shopping, and protein demand will matter in the years ahead. Listen now on all major platforms!

"The potential of pork is there. We just need to see the product assume that role and take it away because all the elements are there."

Meet the guest: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in Dalhousie University's Faculty of Management and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab. His research focuses on food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, and traceability. Dr. Charlebois has written four books and more than 500 peer-reviewed and scientific articles. He holds a BComm from the Royal Military College, an MBA from UQAM, and a DBA from the University of Sherbrooke. Learn more from Dr. Sylvain Charlebois on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.