Swine Industry Partners
Making Superior Pigs - For Better Pork
One of the key reasons why our breeding stock and our pork has been so well received worldwide is the cooperative and collaborative efforts fostered among those involved in our industry.
A CANADA IMPROVED PIG ready for domestic use by the commercial industry and for exporting to many countries around the world, is the result of many service agencies, associations, governments, universities and colleges applying leading edge technology and programs to great-grandparent and grandparent stock owned by the swine breeders.
Genetic Evaluations:
The data of all pigs under the Canadian Swine Improvement Program is evaluated nationally by the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Inc. (CCSI) under the direction of Mr. Brian Sullivan.
CCSI is an organization created by the swine industry to provide leadership and expertise for the genetic improvement of swine in Canada. CCSI computes Canadian genetic evaluations, maintains the national performance database, develops national standards for swine recording and coordinates research and development activities in cooperation with its national and provincial partners. CCSI can offer a broad range of products and services to Canadian breeders, exporters or international clients, including: expertise in the design of selection, genetic evaluation and performance recording programs; services for data processing and communications and for research and data analysis; genetic improvement software for individual herds or for national needs. They are located at:
Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement
Building 54, Maple Drive,
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
Tel: (613) 233-8872 Ext: 24 Fax: (613) 233-8903
Email: info@ccsi.ca
Web Site: www.ccsi.ca
Data Collection:
Data is collected at the farm by technicians working for the following regional centres. Many other services are also provided by these centres. Please contact them directly for more information, at the following addresses:
Atlantic Swine Inc 420 University Avenue Charlottetown, P.E.I. C1A 7Z5 Tel: (902) 892-4201 Fax: (902) 892-4203 Email: peihcmb@peinet.pe.ca Web Site: www.peipork.pe.ca Centre de développement du porc du Québec inc. (CDPQ) Centre de développement du porc du Québec inc. 2795, boul. Laurier, bur. 340 Ste-Foy (QuÈbec) Canada G1V 4M7 Tèlèphone : (418) 650-2440 Tèlècopieur : (418) 650-1626 Email: pfalardeau@cdpqinc.qc.ca Web Site: www.cdpqinc.qc.ca Ontario Swine Improvement Inc. (OSI) P.O. Box 400 Innerkip, Ontario N0J 1M0 Tel: (519) 469-8109 Fax: (519) 469-8692 Email: rsmelski@osi.org Web Site: www.osi-inc.on.ca Western Swine Testing Association (WSTA) R.R. 1, Box 1, Site 5 Lacombe, Alberta T0C 1S0 Tel: (403) 782-7057 Fax: (403) 782-7057 Email: wvberkel@albertahighspeed.net Web Site: www.wsta.ca
DNA Testing Services:
The DNA technology for testing for the halothene gene (PSS) which was founded by Dr. David MacFarlane of the University of Toronto and Dr. Peter O'Brien formerly of the University of Guelph, is owned by Innovations Foundation. The Canadian Pork Council applied financial resources and expertise to negotiate the terms of licensing to the swine industry.
Licenses were granted to:
Le Centre de dèveloppement du porc du Quèbec inc., for the province of Quèbec, and Ontario Swine Improvement Inc. for all the other provinces.
Breeders submit samples to laboratories with a working relationship with one of the above regional centres. While results of these tests are confidential, the information is put on registration pedigrees at the request of the breeders.
Please check the publications section as yearly summaries of PSS
testing can be found in the annual Who's Who.
Registry Services:
As noted elsewhere on this website, Canadian Livestock Records Corporation maintains the Herd Registry on behalf of CSBA.
Marketing and Promotion:
Canadian Swine Exporters Association is a partner with CSBA in the promotion and marketing of the breeders' swine genetics. Together these two associations present a swine industry strategy to a Federal Government steering committee, comprised of members from International Programs and Market and Industry Services branches of Agriculture & Agri- Food Canada, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Through programs under the auspices of these departments, assistance may be available for projects with international implication.
The Canadian Swine Expertise Directory was published in 1996 by Canadian Swine Exporters Association. Copies may be obtained by contacting:
Mrs. Rosemary Smart
Canadian Swine Exporters Association
17 PEMBERS PASS, WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO, CANADA, N4S 8Z5
Tel: 519-421-0997 Fax: 519-421-0887
Email: smart@canadianswine.com
Website: www.canadianswine.com
Governments:
Agriculture &Agri-Food Canada: Documentation of AAFC functions can be found in detail on the Internet. The swine industry would like to acknowledge in particular the excellent services provided by the following departments of AAFC.
Food, Production & Inspection Branch, Room 206W, Camelot Court, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario K1A 0Y9 Tel : 613-952-8000 Market & Industry Services Branch and Research Branch, Sir John Carling Building, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5 Tel : (613) 759-1000 Provincial Governments: Agriculture Departments
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, Abbotsford Agricultural Centre, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3 Tel: (604) 556-3001 Fax: (604) 556-3030 Alberta Agriculture, 204-7000-133 St., Edmonton, Alberta T7D 5T6 Tel: (403) 427-5319 Fax: (403) 427-1057 Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food, Livestock and Veterinary Operations Room 200, Walter Scott Building. 3085 Albert St. Regina, SK. S4S 0B1 Tel: (306) 787-4678 Fax (306) 787-1315 Manitoba Agriculture, 545 University Cresc., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5S6 Tel: (204) 945-7680 Fax: (204) 945-4327 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Box 1030, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6N1 Tel: (519) 836-3560 Fax: (519) 823-8677 Ministère d'Agriculture, Pocheries et Alimentation de Quèbec, 200 chemin Sainte-Foy, Quèbec, P.Q. G1R 4X6 Tel: (418) 643-2673 New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 5001, Edmunston, N.B. E3V 1J9 Tel: (506) 735-2060 Fax: (506) 735-2093 P.E.I. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry P.O. Box 1600. Charlottetown, P.E.I. C1A 7N3 Tel: (902) 368-5600 Fax: (902) 368-5729 Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, Box 550, Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5E3 Tel: (902) 893-6513 Fax: (902) 893-0244 Newfoundland Department of Fisheries, Food and Agriculture, Provincial Agriculture Bldg., P.O. Box 8700, Brookfield Road, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 4J6 Tel: (709) 729-6758 Fax: (709) 729-6046
Universities and Colleges:
Canada has several educational institutions that collaborate with the swine industry to create a superior product. If you are one of these please send an email to canswine@canswine.ca and we will compile as complete a list as possible to include on this site. Please check back at this location on the website at a future date for more information on universities and colleges.
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