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Canada's Largest Pig Producer Phasing Out Gestation StallsThursday, February 1, 2007Toronto Star Dana Flavelle Read the full article: http://www.thestar.com/article/176954 The change will apply only to the pigs it breeds (about 120,000, some 25%) and not to those it buys to slaughter. Consumers of meat from the company will have no way of knowing which system was used. Maple Leaf plans to reduce the number of pigs it owns within two years to about 50,000. Florian Possberg, an official with the Canadian Pork Council (CPC), said the decision sets the bar for industry and others may have to follow suit. He predicts many producers leaving the industry as a result. CPC is re-evaluating production methods and advised pig producers to proceed with caution in regard to the announcement. Some 1.6 million pigs in Canada are kept in gestation stalls. |