Date: January 9th 2012
Length: 6:20
Speakers: Dr. Lisa Becton, Director Swine Health Information and Research, National Pork Board
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Date: January 3rd 2011
Length: 7:40
Speakers: Speaker: John McGlone, Swine Researcher, Texas A&M
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Date: December 23rd 2011
Length: 14:27
Speakers:Victor Aideyan, Senior Risk Management Consultant, HISGRAIIN Commodities Inc., Ron Plain, Professor of Ag Economics, University of Missouri, Bob Brown, Independent Meat Market Analyst,Steve Meyer, President, Paragon Economics
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TOPIGS researchers have found a series of SNPs that define a genetic region which explains genetic variation for litter size and uniformity between litters. Using these SNPs uniformity in litter size and increased litter size can be bred for faster,... (Continue reading)
The Problem: After moving to feeding 30% DDGS, this producer discovered after pumping in the fall of 2009 that they had between two and three feet of oatmeal-like material in the bottom of several of their 2,400 head double-wide deep... (Continue reading)
Vern Pearson, PhD and Mariela Lachmann, PhD – Swine Nutritionists Currently, the highly fluctuating ingredient prices are encouraging producers to evaluate their feeding program. The worst parameter that can be used in feeding program evaluation is feed cost per ton.... (Continue reading)
In the past one of the key indicators of sow productivity was pigs/sow/year (p/s/y). Today according to the swine genetic improvement company PIC, the key target is pounds/sow/year; specifically weaning 420 lbs/sow/year. 420 lbs = 30 p/s/y x 14 lbs 30 p/s/y... (Continue reading)
Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep., N- 0033 Oslo, Norway. Abstract Improving survival is a continuous objective in swine breeding. The aim of this study was to record 22 blood parameters... (Continue reading)
Download PDF » Author(s): Hayne, S, T. S. Samarakone, T. Crowe, S. Torrey, R. Bergeron, T. Widowski, N. Lewis, C. Dewey, L. Faucitano and H. W. Gonyou Publication Date: January 1, 2009 Reference: Prairie Swine Centre Annual Report 2008 Country:... (Continue reading)
From fast food restaurants to diners and supermarkets, bacon has become an everyday food item. Evolving beyond its traditional place as a breakfast side dish, it’s now the center of the plate. At the retail case, consumers are presented with... (Continue reading)
Call 1-800-645-4301 or visit Pigsorters.com The importance of accurately weighing your pigs is obvious: overweight or underweight animals cost you money at market, with bonuses being lost or penalties being fixed for undesired-weight pigs. However good you or your... (Continue reading)
A new American Meat Science Association (AMSA) white paper examining sodium nitrite in processed meats concludes that nitrite is essential to ensuring product safety, and that cured meats contribute a very small part of human nitrite intake and that emerging... (Continue reading)
Pork production has closely followed a scientific approach over the recent period of time with subjectivity replacing objectivity. The scientific method follows a path of reducing the number of variables involved so that a single process can be examined in... (Continue reading)
Author(s): Western Hog Journal – A.D. Beaulieu, J.F. Patience and D. Gillis, Prairie Swine Centre, Inc. Saskatoon Publication Date: July 14, 2011 Reference: Fall 2008 Summary: Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin produced by fungi which may contaminate cereal grains, including... (Continue reading)
Download The Complete Report This report presents the results of a major research effort to investigate technologies and approaches to reducing emissions of odor, gases (ammonia and hydrogen sulfide), and dust from commercial swine operations in Illinois. The research was... (Continue reading)
Christian R. Boessen Crops and Swine Economist Department of Agricultural Economics Commercial Agriculture Program Increasing numbers of farmers, aspiring farmers and rural landowners are considering a contract hog finishing enterprise as a way to enter agriculture or to expand or... (Continue reading)
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