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Long-Term Study of Swine Flu Viruses Shows Increasing Viral Diversity
Written on 31 May, 2011 at 7:02 in Technical Articles | Comments
The gene flow of influenza A viruses occurs among birds, pigs and humans. (Credit: Image courtesy of Duke University Medical Center) Although swine influenza viruses usually sicken only pigs, potentially one might also spark a pandemic in people, as occurred... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary, May 30 2011-U.S. Swine Industry faces Major Profit Challenge
Written on 30 May, 2011 at 15:13 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics The last week we spent in Russia we participated in the Livestock and Poultry exhibit VIV Moscow and we also toured some customer farms. U.S. corn a bushel closed last Friday at... (Continue reading)
Advances in evaluation of carcass quality for pork
Written on 30 May, 2011 at 6:58 in Uncategorized | Comments
Source: Meatingplace.com In general, pork quality is a combination of traits that provide for a wholesome, attractive, appetizing, nutritious and palatable product (Kauffman et al., 1990). Seven traits measured in quantifying pork quality include; color, firmness, water holding capacity (drip... (Continue reading)
Reduced Nocturnal Temperature for Nursery Pigs
Written on 26 May, 2011 at 6:18 in Minnesota Swine Technical Articles, Technical Articles | Comments
Reducing the nursery house temperature at night by around 10°F can save utility costs without impacting pig performance, according to Lee Johnston and Yuzhi Li of the West Central Research and Outreach Center of the University of Minnesota. What is... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary-Road Trip to Russia, May 25th 2011
Written on 25 May, 2011 at 9:08 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics The last week we spent in Russia we participated in the Livestock and Poultry exhibit VIV Moscow and we also toured some customer farms. Our Observations: We thought Christmas had come early... (Continue reading)
Online Air Quality Tool Can Help Livestock Producers Lower Emissions
Livestock producers now have access to a new tool that can help them lower air emissions and increase their air emissions knowledge. More than 20 university professionals and 15 partner agencies joined forces to create the National Air Quality Site... (Continue reading)
Porcine rotavirus groups A, B, and C identified by polymerase chain reaction in a fecal sample collection with inconclusive results by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Written on 23 May, 2011 at 13:21 in Uncategorized | Comments
Source: AASV Kerlei C. Médici, DVM, PhD; Aline F. Barry, DVM, MSc; Alice F. Alfieri, DVM, PhD; Amauri A. Alfieri, DVM, PhD Laboratory of Animal Virology, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Parana, Brazil. Corresponding author:... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary-U.S. Pork Exports Set New Record, May 17th 2011
Written on 17 May, 2011 at 11:32 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics March 2011 pork exports increased 40% compared to a year ago. 29.4 % of U.S. pork production was exported in March. Thank goodness without these strong exports and with the current price... (Continue reading)
David Miller:Transgenic Alteration of Sow Milk to Improve Piglet Growth and Health
Written on 16 May, 2011 at 7:39 in Illinois Swine Commentaries | Comments
Inadequacies of Sow Lactation In intensive pig production systems, piglets achieve only about half their potential growth-rate during a lactation period. Rationale The amount and composition of milk that a sow produces has a significant impact on the growth, health... (Continue reading)
Establishment and maintenance of a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-free breeding herd on a site that experienced a natural outbreak of PCV2-associated reproductive disease
Written on 16 May, 2011 at 6:35 in Uncategorized | Comments
Abby R. Patterson, DVM, MS, PhD; Darin M. Madson, DVM, PhD; Shayleen D. Schalk, BS; Patrick G. Halbur, DVM, MS, PhD; Tanja Opriessnig, Dr med vet, PhD Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary-Corn Moves Lower, May 9th 2011
Written on 9 May, 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 Corn Moves Lower July corn has moved from $7.61 a bushel on April 29 to $6.86 a bushel May 6 that is a drop of 75 cents in a week. That is... (Continue reading)
Has Lean Yield Gone Too Far?
Written on 9 May, 2011 at 7:11 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
If you were to ask Canada’s main processors this question they would say that for a growing number of producers the answer is a definite YES! The backfat level on hogs from most farms has gone down over the last... (Continue reading)
Adjusting lysine for lean meat By Norman Dunn ToPigs
Written on 5 May, 2011 at 9:22 in Uncategorized | Comments
Careful adjustment of the lysine amino acid through the feeding period doesn’t help weight gain or feed conversion – but with some breeding lines it brings a definite advantage in carcass quality at the end of the day. By Norman... (Continue reading)
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