date:Jun 04, 2014
pork value chain.
AAFC's AgriInnovation Program is a $698-million initiative under the five-year Growing Forward 2 framework, designed to support research and development industry-led activities.
The first cluster helped improve the quality of Canadian pork by using genomic information and introduced a precision feeding system that reduces feed costs by as much as $8 per pig, among other successes.
The new swine research cluster (201318) includes industry participation from more tha