New Pig Code of Practice is setting Canada apart

12-05-2014 | | |
Keeping sows in groups, like on this farm in Europe,  will be standard in Canada as well under the new Pig Code of Practice.
Keeping sows in groups, like on this farm in Europe, will be standard in Canada as well under the new Pig Code of Practice.
Canada has its own way of overcoming ?societal disagreements about pig production. Stakeholders sat together and jointly worked out guidelines for the entire industry with regards to pig handling. The third Pig Code of Practice was launched early this year. By Harry Siemens   Canada’s pork industry has a new Pig Code of Practice, updating the one the industry developed and implemented back in 1993, and the first one in 1984. The ‘Pig Code’ is short for the ‘Code of Pract


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Vincent
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Kees van
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Siemens
Harry Siemens Correspondent