April 2023 - Strategy FINAL - Flipbook - Page 9
Health
To Equip
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To create a culture focused on promoting and
protecting pig welfare by equipping all staff with
clear guidelines, tools, and training.
To Verify
2
3
To verify welfare culture through internal and
external audits.
To Respond
To respond to animal welfare concerns in a way
that results in continual improvement of pig
welfare on PIPESTONE managed farms.
Dr. Cara Haden and her team use this infographic as a tool to educate employees, shareholders, and the general public about the
Animal Welfare policy at PIPESTONE.
Starting
newly
weaned pigs
Dr. Madie Wensley recently
joined the Pipestone Nutrition
team. Her Ph.D. work at Kansas
State focused on starting newly
weaned pigs and she recently
presented her findings to our
PIPESTONE team. Ask your vet
about it, or turn to page 14 to
learn more from Dr. Wensley.
In addition, the PIPESTONE
vet team has had some really
good clinical experience using a
product called Activate WD in the
water in the early nursery period.
This product is a non-antibiotic
acidifier that improves gut health
and reduces E. coli infections.
Ask your farm vet to learn more.
Animal
Welfare
Dr. Cara Haden, Director of
Animal Welfare for PIPESTONE,
recently convened an Animal
Welfare Expert Panel of
leading university researchers.
PIPESTONE is committed to
advancing pig welfare and
this panel of experts is key to
advising us on practical ideas and
techniques to benefit the pig and
the farmer. Dr. Haden’s primary
area of focus has been sow farms,
but in the near future she plans
to launch a pig welfare initiative
catered to wean-to-finish farms.
U.S. SHIP
The U.S. Swine Health
Improvement Plan (SHIP) initiative
is focused on the prevention
and preparedness of African
Swine Fever and Classical Swine
Fever in the USA. PIPESTONE is
fully supportive of this initiative.
We are active on the three
major working groups that are
recommending Standards for the
program: Biosecurity, Traceability,
and Sampling/Testing. We
view the U.S. SHIP initiative as
the best-coordinated effort to
prevent and respond to a Foreign
Animal Disease and highly
encourage all of our customers
to participate. If you have any
questions about U.S. SHIP check
out their website, contact your
local state pork association, or
give me a call (507-215-2149).
Remember, to be prepared for a
FAD event, all swine producers
should have (1) a completed
Secure Pork Supply Plan for
each of their sites and (2) at least
the most recent 30 days of pig
movement data ready to provide
to state and federal authorities.
If you have questions about any
of these topics, or anything else
related to Pipestone Veterinary
Services, please contact your
PIPESTONE vet or call me at 507215-2149. Thanks for working
with PIPESTONE.
Find the U.S. SHIP website at:
https://usswinehealthimprovementplan.com
www.pipestone.com
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