🧼 How do you disinfect a swine transportation trailer after washing? There are many ways to do it – after having looked into what time, length, and temperature requirements destroy the pathogens, a research in Canada continues to look into the role of biofilm.
- This is what we know so far: with no presence of fecal matter and within 15 minutes, all pathogens are destroyed at 167°F (75°C).
- However… microorganisms can become much more resistant to disinfection not only when inside a ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has taken a look at the risk of spread of antimicrobial resistance among poultry, swine, and cattle during transportation between farms or to slaughterhouses.
🔍 Their findings?
- Appropriate transportation organization is key: the faster the animals are transported and the more thoroughly the vehicles, equipment, and loading/unloading spaces are cleaned, the more the transmission of resistant bacteria is reduced.
- Animal health and welfa...
😷 This isn’t about bungee jumping safety measures, but biosecurity in the season! According to the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) Associate Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder, there’s been an increase in some of the endemic pathogens typically considered part of the porcine respiratory disease complex over the past month.
- Psst! Keep an eye on the PRRS, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, and Influenza A virus.
🔍 That’s to say pork producers are encouraged to step up their biosecurity thi...
For the most part, drugs and vaccines have been successfully fighting diseases in livestock. All’s well then, right? Well, more or less… The big challenge now is ensuring early diagnosis and reliable countermeasures.
⏳ Time is of the essence!
- Currently, the time between the outbreak of a disease and its confirmation by the labs can take several weeks.
- Early intervention is key for saving as many animals as possible, keeping production costs low, and achieving better prices for...
You know how they say “waste not, want not”? While that doesn’t necessarily mean food, it certainly applies! In 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, food waste in the EU amounted to 280 lbs (127 kgs) – with households being responsible for a whopping 55% of that value, and other stages of the food supply chain generating the remaining 45%!
🤔 Why is that so – sadly – relevant?
Because global food waste accounts, among many things, for between 8% and 10% of total greenhous...
💸 A terrible beast is loose in Europe, one that affects the entire world… “What manner of creature is this?”, might you ask! It’s called “inflation”.
- Here’s a summary of the scenario: the Federal Reserve Bank and central banks in Europe are now selling back all the financial instruments they bought during the pandemic, which makes prices fly. Understand more about it here.
🤔 Let’s go straight to the point: how does this affect pork producers?
- It lowers both demand and quantity ...
Producers need to stay sharp and tuned! In the next couple of weeks, elections will go down and both parties are increasing their efforts to determine who’s gaining control of the US Senate and House of Representatives. Whatever happens will determine the future of the country – and of the swine industry, of course!
- Most election experts are predicting the Republicans will gain control of the House, but the Senate is too close to say at this time. You can go over the details here.
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