The USDA's Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report shows signs of further contraction as producers seek to boost profitability, even as the industry tries to meet strong demand expectations.
On September 1st, the total U.S. inventory was 75.352 million head, down...
In its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report last week, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) stated that, “Pork exports in July were 508 million pounds, 8.5 percent lower than those of a year ago.
Higher exports to most major...
Genesus Global Market Report
USA, August 2021 - Feed Conversion
Allan Bentley, Sales, Genesus Genetics Inc.
I had a conversation with a producer that uses a different genetics company. We started discussing his death loss in finishing and he admitted that in...
Whey, which is a co-product from dairy processing plants that extract fat and protein from milk to make cheese, has been used in diets fed to weanling pigs as a source of lactose. Whey powder does not contain much...
Phytic acid is the main storage of P in plants, and most P in plant feed ingredients is bound in the phytate complex. Because pigs do not secrete phytase, an enzyme to hydrolyze inositol bonds in phytate, the utilization...
This inaugural report sets a benchmark on some of the most important areas of the business and will be used as a waypoint on the journey to help measure, report and verify progress in the future.
The alignment utilizing the...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
A sow farm, like a building, will crumble if the foundation isn’t functional, said Joel Sparks, DVM, with AMVC in Audubon, Iowa. Replacement gilts are the foundation that determine whether a sow farm will remain sustainable and profitable,...
Don't let rising construction costs leave your production facilities underinsured.
If you haven't priced a new confinement building recently, you may be surprised at the increase in prices. "We have seen a drastic rise in new construction costs," said Fritz...
The use of mixed reality technology in Hypor locations around the world offers the potential for fast, efficient, and biosecure collaboration during the pandemic and beyond.
The reality of COVID-19 has forced companies to find new ways to collaborate during...
PigFlow Revolutionizes Pork Production Methods and Management, Will Showcase at 2021 World Pork Expo.
SwineTech, Inc., the ag tech company that leverages voice recognition and behavioral tracking to safely raise pigs and reduce production inefficiencies, today announced that it has...