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Washington/Ramsey County Farm Bureau recognized at AFBF Annual Meeting
Written on 10 Jan, 2012 at 7:58 in Featured Minnesota Swine News | Comments
View Images and Videos Washington/Ramsey County Farm Bureau recognized at AFBF Annual MeetingDuring the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 93rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, January 8-11 a variety of honors were bestowed upon Farm Bureau members in Minnesota. One... (Continue reading)
Edgerton brothers run small swine operation
Written on 2 Jan, 2012 at 8:00 in Illinois Swine News | Comments
Source: GazetteExtra.com For most young people, 17 is the age of reckless indulgence. It’s a time when teens are grown up enough to be out late but young enough to count on Mom and Dad for funding. For Kurt Weisensel,... (Continue reading)
Sow Feeding Considerations
Written on 12 Dec, 2011 at 7:54 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
As the prices of feed grains creep upward pork producers are searching for ways to reduce feed costs. In the area of feeding gestating sows, managers and herds people must understand the principles of why sows are fed the way... (Continue reading)
Genetic and nutritional effects on lactational performance of gilts selected for components of efficient lean growth
Written on 20 Sep, 2011 at 6:41 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Animal Science (2002) 74 : 25-38 Lactational performance was measured in Large White gilts from lines that had been divergently selected over seven generations for daily food intake (DFI), lean food conversion ratio (LFC), lean growth rate with ad-libitum (LGA)... (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)
Title Does Dam Parity Affect Progeny Health Status?
Written on 24 Feb, 2011 at 7:50 in Nebraska Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Authors Thomas E. Burkey, University of Nebraska – Lincoln3 Phillip S. Miller, University of Nebraska – Lincoln4 Rodger K. Johnson, University of Nebraska – Lincoln5 Duane Reese, University of Nebraska – Lincoln6 Roman Moreno, University of Nebraska – Lincoln7 Date... (Continue reading)
BSC Nutriiton Nwsletter- Health – Top 10 Tips
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 7:01 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
HOG-UPDATE ________________________________________________ VOLUME 22 Issue 2 June 2010 ________________________________________________ HEALTH – Top 10 Tips By Peter Vingerhoeds Health … it’s important for you, your family, your employees and your pigs. When looking at your biggest threat to profitability on farm,... (Continue reading)
Pre-weaning mortality of piglets in a bedded group-farrowing system- March 2010
Written on 25 Mar, 2010 at 8:51 in Minnesota Swine Commentaries | Comments
Source:AASV Yuzhi Li, PhD; Lee Johnston, PhD; Adrienne Hilbrands, MSc West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota.Corresponding author: Dr Yuzhi Li, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, 46352 State Hwy 329, Morris, MN... (Continue reading)
The REFLECT statement: Methods and processes of creating reporting guidelines for randomized controlled trials for livestock and food safety – Feb 4 2010
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 7:20 in Iowa Swine Commentaries | Comments
A. M. O’Connor, BVSc, MVSc, DVSc, FACVSc; J. M. Sargeant, DVM, MSc, PhD; I. A. Gardner, BVSc, MPVM, PhD; J. S. Dickson, MS, PhD; M. E. Torrence, DVM, PhD; and consensus meeting participants: C. E. Dewey, DVM, MSc, PhD; I.... (Continue reading)
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