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THE ECONOMIC IMPERATIVE OF PREVENTION

Precision is the future of all food production including pork and prevention is the foundation of precision.  In this series of articles, Dr. DiPietre will look at different aspects related with pig production and precision agriculture and what economic impact could they have in our farms.

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TIME TO MOVE AHEAD

Consumers, food and restaurant companies, WHO and various governments are requiring livestock farmers to produce meat raised with lower use of antimicrobial drugs.  The discussion has moved on from analysing the potential risks that the use of antimicrobials in livestock can have on society to managing the new situation where pork producers will have to raise pigs using less, or even without, antibiotics. This is of course at the same time as a predicted increase in demand for protein, unprecedented restrictions on land and water use and rising input costs. What should producers do?

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RESILIENCE AND PROFITABILITY: ATTRIBUTES OF PRECISION PRODUCTION

Precision is the future of all food production including pork and prevention is the foundation of precision.  In this series of articles, Dr. DiPietre will look at different aspects related with pig production and precision agriculture and what economic impact could they have in our farms.

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WILL GENOMICS SPELL THE END OF VACCINES?

During the last fifty years or so, disease control in the pork industry has evolved mainly relying on antimicrobials, vaccines, elimination (depopulation, repopulation, eradication, modified early weaning), and/or regional control depending on the disease.