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Prairie Swine Centre Inc. is a non-profit research and technology corporation with expertise in three disciplines – nutrition, engineering and animal behaviour. The mission of Prairie Swine Centre Inc. is “to be a Centre of Excellence in research, graduate education and technology transfer, all directed at efficient sustainable pork production.” Through the development of original, practical research with a decidedly near market emphasis, creates information to improve the financial position of pork producers by defining feeding and management systems that maximize net income. In addition, the Centre develops information to address issues and opportunities in environment and animal well-being.

Friends of the Centre
Objective
To allow a broader group of pork industry individuals and corporations to lend their support to the Prairie Swine Centre

Motivation
For the past several months and into the near-term most pork producers including the Prairie Swine Centre have faced significant financial challenges.

Concept
"Friends of the Centre" is way for for pork producers, suppliers, packers, processors and others to show their support. Benefits from having a dedicated swine research facility flows to all parts of the value chain. As a friend of the Centre you will ensure Prairie Swine Centre remains a viable part of the pork industry in the future.

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Top 10 Cost Cutters and Revenue Generators
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Control charts applied to simulated sow herd datasets
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Engineering Research Assistant Wanted
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Graduate Student Opportunity in Nutrition
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Program Sponsors

Prairie Swine Centre is an affiliate of the University of Saskatchewan

Financial support for the Enterprise Model project has been provided by:

ACS