The General Manager of Swine Innovation Porc says the pork sector's planned next swine cluster research program will focus on pork sector sustainability, competitiveness, productivity and resiliency. Swine Innovation Porc, the national organization for research in the pork sector, submitted its application to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in January for funding for 19 projects being proposed under Swine Cluster-4.
Read MoreAn independent economic analysis has demonstrated money allocated to pork research in Canada is win-win for the pork sector and for government, finding the resulting advances improved the sector's productivity by three and a half percent. The analysis found the research is leading to better outcomes and technologies, such as new vaccines, improved genetics, better feeding strategies and better product quality, to name just a few.
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