Canada - One quarter of Manitoba pork producers using needle free injection technology
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11-Oct-2010 (15 years 7 months 29 days ago)Manitoba Pork Council reports approximately one quarter of the province's pork producers have switched from needles and syringes to needle free administration of medications and vaccines.
Last November Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives introduced a program under which pork producers enrolled in the Canadian Quality Assurance Program are eligible for rebates of up to two thousand dollars for the purchase of a needle free injector.
Manitoba Pork Council quality assurance and labor programs manager Miles Beaudin says, of the approximately 620 farms on the CQA program in Manitoba, about 150 have purchased or are in the process of purchasing a gun.
Last November Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives introduced a program under which pork producers enrolled in the Canadian Quality Assurance Program are eligible for rebates of up to two thousand dollars for the purchase of a needle free injector.
Manitoba Pork Council quality assurance and labor programs manager Miles Beaudin says, of the approximately 620 farms on the CQA program in Manitoba, about 150 have purchased or are in the process of purchasing a gun.