June 2019 edition headlines Nothing standard at The Standard Big biosecurity business at the Forum Keeping out African swine fever together African swine fever ‘light bulb’ moments Online saleyard not a viable solution for pig sales Antimicrobial stewardship in pigs – a UK perspective Fake news and pseudoscience under the microscope PQI representing Queensland pork…
FINAL-year vet students recently received global pig health training from Dr John Carr at James Cook University. Their final-year introduction to population medicine particularly includes training in foreign disease awareness, now acutely important with African swine fever on our doorstep. But the course goes from animal handling and sample collection to the real economics of…
DAVID Dodwell recently wrote poignantly in the South China Morning Post about the far-reaching impact of African swine fever. Given his masthead, he focused on China, but also on its global reach and impact. David typically researches and writes of global, regional and Hong Kong challenges from a Hong Kong viewpoint. Anyway, here’s a little…
May 2019 edition headlines James Cook University students get up close with pigs on farm Aussie Farms bus backfiring Full steam ahead for Australian Pork Industry Leadership Program Feeding strawberries to pigs Tackling antimicrobial resistance at a global level Reducing antimicrobial use for respiratory disease in growing pigs: A case study New criminal penalties to…
WHEN I announced a world-first initiative by Autism CRC and SunPork Farms to employ autistic adults in animal care positions in Australia’s pork industry in 2016, it felt good. My client Pork CRC, along with the South Australian government, contributed $150,000 for what was then a pilot project in SA and Queensland to employ a…
AUSTRALASIAN Pork Research Institute Limited has announced Jess Craig, Rivalea, NSW and Sofie Pridgeon, Wasleys Piggery, SunPork Farms, South Australia, as the first recipients under its Industry Placement Program. APRIL’s IPP program is similar to that successfully initiated in Co-operative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork and complements future APRIL student support in education…
April 2019 edition headlines APRIL Industry Placement Program starts at Rivalea and SunPork ASF and activism – what’s next? Producers evaluating our performance APRIL Industry Placement Program starts at Rivalea and SunPork SunPork shines on autistic employees Will your business survive a disease outbreak? Rewarding biodiversity on farm Sharpest butchers selected for international challenge Izzy…
‘PIG Production – Science into Practice’, an annual course designed to raise understanding of pig production, from conception through to processing and the management required in between, was held at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus from February 4 to 14. Supported by Pork CRC and Australian Pork Limited, the course was co-ordinated and taught…
ADDRESSING the 2019 ‘Pig Production – Science into Practice’ course at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus, Pork CRC Commercialisation and Research Impact manager Charles Rikard-Bell explained how early Pork CRC research generated commercial products to provide income to Pork CRC going forward. Dr Rikard-Bell delivered two case studies to the audience of 45 undergraduates…
February 2019 edition headlines Aussie farmers fight back in face of radical anti-farm group intimidation Aussie No Farms is more like it… Biosecurity, biosecurity, biosecurity Animal Welfare Science Centre completes pig welfare scientific review Australian Pork Industry Leadership Course – course two applications open APSA 2019 Conference program announced Keeping Australia free from African swine…
BOEHRINGER Ingelheim Animal Health Australia was fortunate to hold the first-ever Australian Boehringer Ingelheim Swine Academy program in Brisbane from November 27-30, 2018, with 16 producers, four veterinarians, and from the US the head of the BISA program Dr Arturo Oropeza participating. The program was facilitated by Dr Jim Lowe, an American veterinarian, producer and…
January 2019 edition headlines Looking at a happy new 2019? Boehringer Ingelheim hosts Swine Academy Research grant to help pigs Seeking applicants for APL’s 2019 Leadership Course 2019 Chinese New Year – the Year of the Pig $120,000 fine for serious pig meat biosecurity breaches AusScan energising feed grain evaluation Farm financial performance to decline…