Government and Industry Cooperate in Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture says the cull line being incorporated into the North 49 sow slaughtering plant in Moose Jaw provides the infrastructure to deal with market disruptions triggered by a foreign animal disease
by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca
In response to the threat of African Swine Fever, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board have committed one million dollars to swine disease mitigation, including adding a dedicated cull line into the North 49 processing facility being built in Moose Jaw by Donald’s Fine Foods.
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit says the cull line is something we hope we will never have to use but it will be available if it’s needed.
“In the event that African Swine Fever does get into the North American continent, we have no idea how the markets would react”
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