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John Mabry, Iowa State University: Factors associated with sow stayability in 6 genotypes1

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John Mabry, Iowa State University: Factors associated with sow stayability in 6 genotypes1

John W. Mabry Professor Iowa State University 109 Kildee Hall Ames, IA 50011-3150 Phone: 515-294-6325 Fax:     515-294-5698 Email: jmabry@iastate.edu The purpose of this study was to determine the association of production factors with stayability to parity 4 (STAY4) under controlled... (Continue reading)

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Owen Roberts- Farmers must be ready to defend food prices

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Owen Roberts- Farmers must be ready to defend food prices

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)

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Nebraska Pork Hog Blog Archives

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Nebraska Pork Hog Blog Archives

State Fair Birthing Pavilion is off to a good start 30 08 2010 By Kyla Wize, NPPA Youth Leadership and Events Speacilist, Hello everyone! The Nebraska State Fair opened its gates for the first time in Grand Island on Friday, August... (Continue reading)

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Pre-weaning mortality of piglets in a bedded group-farrowing system- March 2010

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Pre-weaning mortality of piglets in a bedded group-farrowing system- March 2010

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)

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Farm Records- Compounding Report- January 28 2010

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Farm Records- Compounding Report- January 28 2010

Allan P Schinckel, Professor of Animal Sciences, Purdue University If farm records are sorted into categories or relationships estimated from field records, the conclusions drawn for such analyses may be misleading. Farm records may have some underlying confounding the effects... (Continue reading)

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