The federal government has pledged up to $10.6 million for hog sector research, it said in an announcement today.
“Through this substantial investment, [Swine Innovation Porc] and our partners can spearhead the research needed to deliver science-based solutions for the benefit of Canadian pork producers, processors, and exporters,” said Arno Schober, Swine Innovation Porc’s chair.
Swine Innovation Porc (SIP) is a research and development non-profit with members including Canadian Pork Council and provincial hog groups.
This is the fourth hog research “cluster” funded through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, part of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a Feb. 20 federal news release said. SIP also coordinated the previous three clusters.
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In a news release, SIP said that it would spend up to $20.1 million in combined government and industry funding over the next five years on the sector’s research priorities. These include climate change and the environment, sector resilience, economic growth, and communication and knowledge transfer, the SIP news release said.
Research topics include new vaccines, antimicrobial alternatives, feed strategies, and genetics.
Previous cluster research turned up feeding strategies to increase productivity, new biosecurity methods in transport, a tool to classify pork, and ways to decrease antibiotic use and increase pork quality, the federal release said.
