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Danisco – Solutions to Improve your Profits and the Environment
Written on 26 Jul, 2010 at 11:16 in Sponsored Pages | Comments
Welcome! Find out about our solutions here… Are you looking to produce healthy pigs and increase your profits? Then you are at the right address. Danisco Animal Nutrition research, develop and manufacture enzymes, betaine and probiotics to ensure healthy nutrition... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary-October and December 2010 Lean Hog Contract Reach New Highs, July 26th 2010
Written on 26 Jul, 2010 at 11:05 in Uncategorized | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics October and December 2010 Lean Hog Contract Reach New Highs Last Friday October lean hog contracts at 77.025 and December at 74.350 closed from what we can determine were life of contract... (Continue reading)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Vaccine
Written on 26 Jul, 2010 at 7:02 in Uncategorized | Comments
Mark Mogler, Ryan Vander Veen, Brandon Russell, DL Hank Harris Introduction Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus causes abortion, anorexia and pneumonia. Due to the prevalence of the virus and the ineffectiveness of current counter-measures, it has become one... (Continue reading)
Efficacy of Swine Influenza Virus Vaccines Produced Using the Alphavirus Replicon System
Written on 15 Jul, 2010 at 6:50 in Uncategorized | Comments
Ryan Vander Veen, Mark Mogler, DL Hank Harris Introduction Swine influenza virus (SIV) continues to circulate among most U.S. swine herds. The recent outbreak of pandemic H1N1 in the human population and its subsequent confirmation in pigs has again highlighted... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary-July 12th 2010
Written on 12 Jul, 2010 at 15:46 in Uncategorized | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Last week Friday, Iowa – Southern Minnesota averaged 75.29 lean per pound. This is profitable but not great. A year ago lean hogs a pound in Iowa – S. Minnesota were hovering... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary-Hog Market Languishing, July 6th 2010
Written on 6 Jul, 2010 at 17:00 in Uncategorized | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Hog Market Languishing The U.S. – Canada hog market is languishing in the mid 70’s. The rapid appreciation of the U.S. dollar since mid April relative to other global currencies has taken... (Continue reading)
Newsham Choice Genetics Technical Bulletins
Written on 6 Jul, 2010 at 7:25 in Iowa Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Learn more about the value of various feeding, health and other key technical information that will help Map Your Success with Newsham Choice Genetics. Understanding Inguinal and Scrotal Hernias Nutritional Recommendations for Feeding Newsham Choice Genetics® Maternal Barrows in Finishing... (Continue reading)
June 2010 Hog and Pig Report Summary- John Lawrence, Iowa State
Written on 6 Jul, 2010 at 7:17 in Iowa Swine Commentaries | Comments
Download the complete summary below. June 2010 Hog and Pig Report Summary... (Continue reading)
Concepts of Pig Growth and Composition
Written on 6 Jul, 2010 at 6:56 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Pork producers have economic incentives based on consumer demand and carcass-value marketing programs to produce lean pork as efficiently as possible. Changes in the absolute and relative rates of lean and fat gain determine the efficiency of lean gain and,... (Continue reading)
Researchers Evaluate DDGS and Zero-Tannin Faba Beans in Swine Rations
Written on 6 Jul, 2010 at 6:37 in Uncategorized | Comments
Manitoba’s pork producers are counting on research to provide a clearer indication of the potential role of dried distillers grains with solubles and zero-tannin faba beans in swine rations. Researchers with the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Agricultural and Food... (Continue reading)
Foaming Manure
Written on 5 Jul, 2010 at 7:12 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
A warning about the danger of explosions when manure forms a foam, from Robert Chambers, engineer specializing in swine and sheep housing and equipment with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in the latest issue of... (Continue reading)
Piglets open doors to study infant brain development
Written on 2 Jul, 2010 at 7:28 in Technical Articles | Comments
Source: Rodney Johnson, 217-333-2118, rwjohn@illinois.edu Events occurring during the development of an infant’s brain can leave behind fingerprints. And researchers at the University of Illinois are interested in learning how these fingerprints can predict future behavioral problems such as cognitive... (Continue reading)
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