Sask Pork is holding an in-person PigSAFE | PigCARE (PS|PC) Site Manager Training session on July 28. Sessions will be held once a month at the Sask Pork office in Saskatoon. Due to COVID 19, the number of participants is limited to 5 at the moment which may be altered as the COVID situation evolves.

Site manager training can be done online or in-person. Due to Covid-19, in-person training sessions are limited to individual farms and/or small groups. The objective of the training session is to set producers up for their first PS|PC validation.

To register, please contact Ravneet Kaur at 306-343-3502 or rkaur@saskpork.com. 

Reminder: deadlines for PigSAFE | PigCARE (PS|PC) programs

With the implementation deadline extended to January 2024, sites that have not yet joined the PS|PC programs can complete full validations on the CQA program for their 2022 validations. These farms must, however, do a Full PS|PC Validation for their 2023 validation. Sites can join the CPE programs earlier than 2023 by doing a Full CPE validation at the time of their anniversary.

AGENDA

8:00 - 8:15am

Introduction, agenda, objectives

8.15 - 10:15am

Part 1: Herd Health Management+ Quiz

Part 2: Needles and Injections + Quiz

Part 3: Medicated Water+ Quiz

Part 4: Rations and Medicated Feed+ Quiz

Part 5: Medication Withdrawal+ Quiz

10:15 - 10:30am Break

10:30 -11:00am

Part 6: Barn Sanitation, Pest Management and Domesticated Animals+ Quiz

Part 7: Feed and Water Management+ Quiz

11:00am - 12:00pm

Part 8: Housing+ Quiz

Part 9: The Pigs’ Environment + Quiz

Part 10: Husbandry Practices+ Quiz

Part 11: Detection and Care of Sick and Injured Pigs+ Quiz

Part 12: Training and Verification+ Quiz

12:00 - 1:00pm - Lunch (provided)

1:00 – 4:00pm

Q & A session; Redo quizzes, if applicable

Next steps – Preparing for your first PS|PC Validation

-          Document Checklist

-          Organizing Mandatory Records and SOPs

Note: Prior to contacting your validator, please ensure that all your mandatory Records and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are in place. CPC has prepared a PS|PC Producer Document Checklist that summarizes all the mandatory elements of the PigSAFE | PigCARE Programs. We will be covering these components during the meeting.

For a copy of the checklist or for assistance in getting set up, please contact Ravneet Kaur at 306-343-3502 or rkaur@saskpork.com.