Presentation by Mark Fynn, Animal Care Specialist - Manitoba Pork ...

Animal Care UpdateManitoba Pork Council AGMApril 10, 2013Presenter: Mark Fynn, Animal Care Specialist

Code of Practice

Contentious Issues1. Pain mitigation2. Euthanasia3. Pig space allowances4. Housing gestating sows

CDC Members• 4 producers• 2 staff representatives• 2 processors• 1 swine veterinarian• 1 transporter• 1 agricultural engineer• 3 government / regulators• 1 researcher• 1 humane society representative

Code Development• Facilitated by NFACC• Objective: unified, national approach to developing Codes ofPractice for livestock1. Establish Code Development Committee (CDC)2. Develop list of contentious issues3. Scientists’ Committee reviews research on issues4. CDC develops Code by consensus5. CDC members consult with constituents6. Draft Code submitted for public comment7. CDC considers comments, finalizesCode and submits for release

Public Comment PeriodJUNE 3, 2013

National BiosecurityTraining Program

Biosecurity Program – Successes!• $900,000 contributed by CSHB to improve on-farm biosecurity inManitoba• 25 trained swine vets• 508 trained pork producers• 90% of CQA sites represented at training• 499 sites 100% complete

Addressing PRRS in Manitoba

June2011Jan.2013Biosecurity ProgramApril2013PRRS SamplingPRRS PlaybookPRRS AnalysesINDUSTRYSTRATEGYPRRSCONTROL &ELIMINATIONARC & E Management Software

Pig Handling:A Producer’s GuideExpected Release:June/July 2013

Thanks!Contact:Mark Fynnmfynn@manitobapork.com(204) 235-2302