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Jim Long Pork Commentary, January 31st 2011-Iowa Pork Congress Report
Written on 31 Jan, 2011 at 14:17 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Last week we attended the Iowa Pork Congress the premier winter trade show in the United States. Our Observations · Attendance was good the people that showed up were interested and engaged.... (Continue reading)
Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome (HBS)
Written on 31 Jan, 2011 at 8:16 in Uncategorized | Comments
HBS mortality factors: Straw et al., 2002 (PDF) Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome (HBS) is an unpredictable medical condition of swine. Its major cause is unknown but is likely a combination of many things, including genetic predisposition, irregular diets or feeding schedules,... (Continue reading)
Akey Swine Newsletters
Written on 27 Jan, 2011 at 8:18 in Ohio Swine Technical Articles | Comments
2010 July Effect of Feed Budget and Weaning Weight on the Performance of Nursery Pigs December Pork Fat and Iodine Value FAQs 2009 April Evaluating Akey crumb/mash program vs. Akey pellet program vs. competitor pellet program on the performance of... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary- January 24th 2011-Banff Pork Seminar Report
Written on 24 Jan, 2011 at 15:36 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics Banff Pork Seminar Report Last week we attended the 40th annual Banff Pork Seminar held in the beautiful tourist town and National Park of Banff, Alberta, which is surrounded by the Rocky... (Continue reading)
Pit Foaming and Manure Gases
Written on 24 Jan, 2011 at 7:42 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Douglas Richards, Swine Grower Finisher Specialist, warns about the potential dangers of dealing with liquid manure in confined spaces like barns or pump out ports in the December 2010 Pork News and Views newsletter from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food... (Continue reading)
Illinois Study Confirms Glycerin as Feasible Feedstuff for Pigs
An increased interest in biofuel production and a growing need to find cost-effective livestock feedstuff alternatives has led University of Illinois researchers to further evaluate the use of glycerin in swine diets. The study, led by University of Illinois (U... (Continue reading)
Nutrition Problems in Swine Production
Written on 18 Jan, 2011 at 8:27 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Most problems in swine production that limit performance are not directly related to nutrition. They are more often traced to problems in management, herd health, housing, or genetics. However, of those that are nutritional, some of the common causes are:... (Continue reading)
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine
Written on 18 Jan, 2011 at 8:18 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine (see attached web site below) Attached File: DDGS in Swine Diets-Stein.pdf... (Continue reading)
A Survey of Farm of Origin and Slaughter Plant Effects on Pork Quality
Written on 18 Jan, 2011 at 8:15 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles | Comments
INTRODUCTION The issue of meat quality has grown to be of major concern in the swine industry. Cannon et al. (1995) reported that the condition referred to as pale, soft, and exudative (PSE) pork caused U.S. packers significant losses. It... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary, January 17th 2011-No Break in Grain Markets
Written on 17 Jan, 2011 at 17:35 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics The U.S.D.A. released a revised 2010 crop production report last week. The corn crop was revised down to 12.45 billion bushels 600 million bushels lower from the crop a year ago. Soybean... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts- Farmers must be ready to defend food prices
Written on 17 Jan, 2011 at 8:45 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
I’m concerned that the inevitable public reaction to the spike in food prices (they’ve reached record levels over the past six months) will take farmers by surprise, again. The sector wasn’t ready for the 2008 increase. When fingers started pointing,... (Continue reading)
Swine Composting Facility Design
Written on 13 Jan, 2011 at 8:35 in Ohio Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Terry Mescher Ken Wolfe Steve Foster Rick Stowell Changes in the swine industry and larger production facilities have created concern over the disposal of swine mortalities. Traditionally, swine producers had three methods of disposal: burial, incineration, and rendering. Due to... (Continue reading)
Steve J Moeller-Summary of National Swine Improvement Federation Real-Time Ultrasound Certification Program
Written on 13 Jan, 2011 at 8:32 in Ohio Swine Commentaries | Comments
S.J. Moeller Department of Animal Sciences Summary Eighteen swine ultrasound technicians participated in a national program of training and certification for the measurement of backfat and loin muscle area in live swine at Ohio State University on May 24 to... (Continue reading)
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