Sow death loss continues to challenge pig farmers. Hence, further characterization of the problem may be helpful toward finding solutions.
Our group characterized sow mortality at a 2600 head commercial sow farm in eastern North Carolina over a 27-week period....
Key performance metrics for swine production include feed conversion, litters per sow per year, pigs per litter, and pounds of pork produced per sow per year. All of these metrics have improved dramatically over time. Improvements in production performance...
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Rob Knox is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, where he serves as a state Extension specialist and does research of global impact.
The native of Delaware earned his M.S. and Ph.D....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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Yesterday corn open interest was slightly higher, soybean OI took a large jump and meal OI was unchanged. I wonder if the funds are about done with this buying binge? It’s my opinion that corn prices are vulnerable...
Anecdotally, poor quality water can negatively affect pigs’ water usage and, therefore, pig performance on farm. However, recent controlled studies from the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State University failed to define poor-quality water based on the mineral...
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ChatGPT is all over the news lately. If you missed it, ChatGPT is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) operated by OpenAI. ChatGPT is trained on data from various sources, including books, articles, websites, and other...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Nice bounce in corn, soy and wheat futures overnight. The higher trade is allowing our orders to get filled as penciled out below. Risk on this new bearish corn position is a close over 695. I’m not picking up much...
Antibiotics have been used for two distinct purposes in the swine industry: growth promotion, and disease treatment and prevention. There are also two primary reasons that the swine industry has begun reducing its use of antibiotics in pigs: to...
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Replacement gilts are essential for maintaining the productivity of the sow herd. Many producers experience a high loss of sows from their herd, which increases the number of replacement gilts that are needed each year...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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From a fundamental perspective I’m not always correct but at least I can usually figure out where and why I’m wrong. Open interest in corn futures surged higher yesterday by 19,000 contracts. OK, what’s going on? The weather...