The Rural Voice, 1998-03, Page 31motility of semen from each boar on
a covered microscope slide after the
microscope slide and the extended
semen are warmed to 37 degrees
Celsius.
Stressing breeding animals, either
by moving them at the wrong time or
by rough handling, can significantly
decrease pregnancy rates through
early abortion. Animals shouldn't be
handled roughly or moved between
four and 35 days after insemination.
Gentle and calm handling of all
animals will significantly improve
the overall reproductive performance
of the entire herd, she said.
Also speaking at the meeting was
Leo Rocheleau, president of the
Ontario Independent Meat Packers
and Processors Association who
pleaded for support in fighting for a
meat inspection system that will
preserve the ability of small packers
to operate profitably. The budget for
the provincial meat inspection branch
has been slashed from $12.5 to $5
million, he said. The result has been
a slashing of hours for inspectors at
small abattoirs, he said.
The small packers have been
unable to get an indication from
Noble Villeneuve, Minister of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,
of the direction in which rural meat
inspection is headed.
"While our members are quite
willing to eliminate the waste and
duplication in the system, we are
faced with a very uncertain future for
the rural provincial abattoirs," he
said.
They worry about the quality of
the program that will be left. The
Ontario system was already efficient,
he said, costing just 69 cents per head
compared to $1.39 in Manitoba and
$2.26 in Saskatchewan. After the cuts
the cost will be 53 cents per head.
Rocheleau also worried about
implementation of HACCP programs
which the province has been pressing
for. While the federal government
has been providing money for
implementing the program the
province has not, he said. He also
warned that if federal and provincial
inspections are ever amalgamated,
small abattoirs would not be able to
meet the cost of the extra regulations
and would close. "There are
provincially -inspected plants that put
out better quality than federally -
inspected plants," he said.0
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