Agriculture and Agri-Food helps improve swine health surveillance
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QUEBEC CITY — Agriculture Canada ha announced investments of over $1.5 Million to support animal health and disease surveillance in the hog sector.
The government will invest up to $1.5 Million in the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) to adopt a virus detection system to support animal health.
Funded under the Canadian Agricultural Partnerships AgriAssurance Program, the virus detection system will enable the CPC to provide consistent information on the health status of the hog population across the country, track early disease warning signs and rapidly identify new and emerging diseases in the sector, before they spread.
Canada is the seventh largest pork producer in the world, representing about 2-per cent of global production. The Country`s hog sector, whch incldues ovr 8000 hog farms, is a key driver of the Canadian economy, accounting for $4.5 Billion in farm recipts and $4 Billion in pork exports in 2017.
