Source: Michael Fielding, MEATINGPLACE, 8/3/15

A Canadian team of researchers has received $9.8 million to improve disease resilience and sustainability in pork production.
Genome Canada awarded the project in the national Genomics and Feeding the Future competition to innovative agri-food research led by University of Saskatchewan scientists.

In addition, a professor of swine production medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine will co-lead a project with Alberta colleagues that will create genomics tools to select pigs that are more tolerant of, or resistant to, multiple diseases. Those tools will also allow producers to manage the nutritional content of feed to optimize pig’s health, resulting in reduced use of antibiotics.

The tools will also permit producers to manage the nutritional content of pig feed to ensure that pigs stay healthier, grow more efficiently, have more successful litters and reduce the need for antibiotic use in pig production.

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