Welcome to the Canadian hub for swine research and development...
Swine Innovation Porc is a non-profit corporation committed to facilitating research in the Canadian swine sector. Our main objective is to enhance the profitability and sustainability of the pork industry by supporting the development of the most innovative technologies that will benefit the pork value chain.
News & Events
ATTENTION RESEARCHERS!
Swine Innovation Porc launches call for project ideas
Posted September 2018
Researchers are invited to submit their ideas by October 17, 2018.
Click here for more information about this call
Hog industry applauds new investment in research
Posted June 26, 2018
Over the next 5 years, $18.5 million dollars will be invested by the federal government and industry partners in research to further the development of the Canadian pork industry.
Click here to read the joint press release from Swine Innovation Porc and the Canadian Pork Council.
Recent Publications
R&D Featured Articles:
- Precision Feeding Can Nourish Your Bottom Line (September 2018)
- Multiple Choices: Group Housing a Test for Researchers (August 2018)
- Good Things Come in 3D for Pork Researchers (August 2018)
Farmscape Interviews:
- Gestating Sows Benefit from Narrow Slat and Slot Widths (September 21, 2018)
- Narrower Slat and Gap Width Flooring Benefits Sow Foot Health (September 9, 2018)
- Grain Acidification Improves Storage and Nutritional Value But Harms Storage Facilities (August 24, 2018)
Source: Canadian Center for Swine Improvement
Source: Sherbrooke Research & Development Centre
Source: University of Manitoba
Source: University of Saskatchewan
