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Investing wisely in on-farm trials

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Investing wisely in on-farm trials

An on-farm trial is an investment in your business, so before starting a trial it is important to truly understand the question you are trying to answer. Most on-farm feed trials will never give the result they were set up... (Continue reading)

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Effects of Genotype, Sex, Alan Schinckel, Slaughter Weight, and Dietary Fat on Pig Growth, Carcass Composition, and Pork Quality

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Effects of Genotype, Sex, Alan Schinckel, Slaughter Weight, and Dietary Fat on Pig Growth, Carcass Composition, and Pork Quality

J.M. Eggert, E.B. Sheiss, A.P. Schinckel, J.C. Forrest, A.L. Grant, S.E. Mills, and B.A. Watkins Departments of Animal Sciences and Food Sciences Consumers and carcass-value marketing systems demand the efficient production of lean pork. Unfortunately, swine genotypes which provide a... (Continue reading)

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Evaluation of the Use of Superior Maternal Sires in Terminal Crossbreeding Systems A.P. Schinckel, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University

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Evaluation of the Use of Superior Maternal Sires in Terminal Crossbreeding Systems  A.P. Schinckel, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University

The pork industry is becoming more intensively managed and competitive. Terminal crossbreeding systems, both specific crosses and rotaterminals, offer substantial benefits in terms of performance levels and profit per litter. Commercial producers operating terminal crossbreeding systems also can intensify their... (Continue reading)

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Macdonald P Wick, Ohio State University-Filament Assembly Properties of the Sarcomeric Myosin Heavy Chain

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Macdonald P Wick, Ohio State University-Filament Assembly Properties of the Sarcomeric Myosin Heavy Chain

Abstract Meat is the edible muscle tissue of animals. The sarcomere is the fundamental functional unit of muscle. Growth and development of muscle is the result of the highly ordered accretion and assembly of the constituent proteins in the sarcomere.... (Continue reading)

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