An animal welfare and handling specialist with Olymel says that when the weather turns warm, swine handlers need to step up their preplanning, slow things down and avoid overexertion to minimize stress and maximize comfort of the pigs. "What You Need to Know About Warm Weather Transport" was the focus of the third installment of Sask Pork’s spring seminar series yesterday
Read MoreThe CEO of Signature Swine Solutions says the quicker a pig is identified as sick and is treated, the less discomfort it will endure and the greater chance it will have at recovery. Sask Pork hosted the first in a series of three spring webinars yesterday, "Practical Pig Handling and Animal Care: Tips & Tricks." Mara Rozitis, the CEO of Signature Swine Solutions, told attendees that pigs will hide their disability so they are often quite far down the path of illness before they are identified as sick and receive treatment.
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