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Better Pork February 2004 Selected Articles Behind The Lines Cover Story Leaving a trace: Producer to plate closer to becoming a reality Feature - by France Groulx Québec's moratorium on hog farm expansion stays in place for now Engineering - by Ron MacDonald Know more about the gases that affect the air you and your livestock breath Research - by A. Denise Beaulieu and John F. Patience Are low crude protein diets practical? Research - by Susan Mann Swine herdsperson apprenticeship program gets underway at Ridgetown College Research - by Jim Dalrymple Biotechnology - a key to the future in animal agriculture is here in spite of criticism Second Look- by Richard Smelski Are we ready to re-engineer the industry?

ONTARIO PORK-BETTER PORK PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS   Pork News & Views Eye On Europe by Norman Dunn Denmark: Surviving the antibiotic growth promoter ban The Netherlands: Quiet treatment for hogs doesn't help Austria: Automatic straw bedding for hogs "Sorti-Stall" offers silent electronic selection for slaughter hogs Environment - by Murray Blackie Using shelterbelts to reduce livestock odours Management - by Cate Dewey Good animal welfare means timely care for sick and injured pigs Herd Health - by S. Ernest Sanford Study shows that vaccines provide good coverage against PRRS field virus strains Nutrition- by Janice Murphy International standards on animal feeding are on the horizon