By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Friday December 31, 2021

Dec 31, 2021 | 9:38 AM

MELFORT, Sask. — Dairy producers, industry members and consumers have until Jan. 27 to comment on the draft version of the code of practice.

It covers all areas of dairy cattle care which includes housing and bedding, pain management for routine procedures, and standards for veterinary care.

The focus of this draft revision will be on daily freedom of movement.

The public comment period for the Dairy Code of Practice has been open since November.

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A Swine Innovation Porc initiative is looking at ways of speeding up and reducing the cost of cleaning and disinfecting swine transport trailers.

Truck Wash Technologies designs and builds custom automated truck wash systems and is a member of the Swine Innovation Porc Truck Wash Advisory Group.

President Jyrki Koro said a new system would have to wash the interior as well as the exterior of a trailer and be economically viable.

“Every trailer is not the same, so we’re trying to create some intelligence and flexibility in order to do a multitude of types of trailers. The goal is to be able to minimize human involvement in the cleaning process,” Koro said. “There are challenges, but at the end of the day it’s the biosecurity aspect which is first and foremost.”

Koro said it’s important to find a cost-effective way of cleaning and reducing the washing time to get the vehicles back on the road as quickly as possible.

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