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Better Pork December 2004 Selected Articles Behind The Lines   Cover Story The Pork Trade War   Feature - Unity helped the lumber and greenhouse industries fight their trade battles   Feature - Incinerators still not a deadstock option for Ontario farmers   Management - How best to reduce postweaning E. coli diarrhea in your pigs Herd Health - Boar taint vaccine shows promise as an alternative to castration Second Look - How Pig and Bear went into business Environment - Should pork farmers take environmental bounty hunting seriously? Why do we need legislation on nutrient management and source water protection?

Pork News & Views Eye On Europe - Complete AI farm kits (including the boar) for just $270 a month Is the sow breeding centre concept on the way out? Intra-uterine AI - the new insemination technique for more piglets Probiotic live microorganisms prove successful as growth promoters Still good arguments for dry sow crates Engineering - Take the time to learn about hydrogen sulphide dangers in manure storage Research - Strategies to reduce your pigs' nutrient output   Good housekeeping is the key to dealing with swine odours The multiple benefits biotechnology holds for pork production