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12. Swine Industry Flashcards

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What is a vertically integrated company? (1)

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A business strategy in which a company takes ownership of two or more key stages of its supply chain.

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What are some examples of vertically integrated companies in Manitoba’s hog sector? (3)

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  1. HyLife
  2. Maple Leaf/Canada Packers
  3. Progressive Group of Companies
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What is the Progressive Group of Companies? What are the various services to independent producers? (6)

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  1. Like an independent producer co-op

SERVICES:
2. Business management
3. Production data analysis
4. Veterinarian services
5. Payroll/benefit administration
6. Volume purchasing

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What are Colonies in the context of Manitoba hog production? (2)

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  1. Communal living communities that farm, raise livestock and produce manufactured goods their own consumption and to sell
  2. Own, operate and manage their pigs, barns and land
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What characterizes Independent hog producers in Manitoba? (2)

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  1. Own, operate and manage their own pigs, barns and land
  2. Typically grow their own crops
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Explain basic production flow

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  1. Gestation (pregnancy) > Farrowing > Rebreeding OR culls send to assembly yards
  2. Farrowing > nursery > grow-finish > sent to packing plant
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Explain the different stages of pig production (location, ages, weight, sent to)

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  1. Farrowing room, weaned at 3 weeks, around 13 lb, sent to nursery or US
  2. Nursery barn, grown for 2 months, around 25-30lb, sent to a grow-finish barn
  3. Grow-finish barn, grown for 4 months, around 130lb, sent to the packing plant
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What is Manitoba Pork? What is their mission statement? (2)

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  1. Producer organization of Manitoba’s pork producers
  2. Mission Statement: Manitoba Pork’s mission is to foster the sustainability and prosperity of the hog sector for the good of pork producers and all Manitobans
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What is the primary revenue of Manitoba Pork? (3)

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  1. $0.80 on hogs produced and processed in Manitoba
  2. $0.80 on hogs involved in in-provincial and export trade
  3. $0.19 on weanlings (hogs under 30kgs)
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What are the key roles of Manitoba Pork? (4)

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  1. Manage Canadian Pork Excellence programs (PigTRACE, PigSAFE, PigCARE)
  2. Respond to and prepare for animal health events
  3. Engage with provincial and federal levels of government to lobby on behalf of pork
    producers
  4. Engage with the public to share the story of pork producers
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What is PigTRACE? (6)

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  1. National traceability program
  2. Based on three basic elements:
    - Animal identification
    - Premise identification
    - Animal movement
  3. Requires all premise-to-premise swine movements in Canada to be reported to PigTRACE within 7 days
  4. Program is mandated by federal law, under the Health of Animals Regulations
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Describe the PigSAFE program. (4)

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  1. Contains food safety components that are based on Hazard Analysis andCritical Control Points (HACCP) Model
    Main objectives are to:
  2. Prevent and control hazards that affect the safety of pork
  3. Meet consumers quality and food safety needs
  4. Meet provincial, national and international market demands
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What is the PigCARE program?

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  1. Based on the 2014 Code of Practice of the Care and Handling of Pigs developed by the National Farm Animal Care Council
  2. Main objective is to promote and demonstrate ethical responsibility in meeting animal care needs
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How does Manitoba Pork contribute to disease preparedness? (2 diseases with 2 points each)

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  1. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv)
    A. Support Province of Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Office during an outbreak
    B. Provide producers regular outbreak updates via maps and status lists.
  2. African Swine Fever (ASF)
    A. Creation of the Manitoba Pork and Manitoba Agriculture joint provincial ASF response plan
    B. Staff participation on many ASF working groups
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Explain the 3 examples of Manitoba Pork’s public relations activities (3 examples with 5 points total)

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A. Advertising
1. “Good for Me Good for MB” campaign
2. Seabears, CurlManitoba events and Manitoba Junior Hockey League

B. Harvest Manitoba
1. Committed to $150,000 over three years to Manitoba Harvest

C. Agriculture education
1. ‘Make it Pork! Meal Kit’, a curriculum-linked resource for grade 7 and 8 home economics students
2. Discover Agriculture in the City, Royal Manitoba Winter Fair and Amazing Ag Adventure

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What are some of the supporting industries for Manitoba’s Hog Sector? (9)

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