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Top Chinese talent joins JSR
Written on 14 Jul, 2011 at 13:31 in Featured Swine News | Comments
One of China’s brightest young graduates has joined a leading UK pig genetics company and will play a key role in their plans for sales growth in China and Asia. Yolanda Hou, who started work at JSR Genetics earlier... (Continue reading)
Indiana’s Hog Inventory Up 1 Percent In Line With National Trend
Written on 28 Jun, 2011 at 7:03 in Indiana Swine News | Comments
Indiana producers had a total inventory of 3.7 million hogs and pigs on June 1, 2011, up one percent from a year ago. Market hogs, at 3.4 million head, were 1 percent above last year. Breeding inventory, at 300,000 head,... (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)
Some Background on Indiana’s Pork Industry
Written on 21 Mar, 2011 at 7:37 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
The U.S. hog industry has been going through a transition from a small producer based industry to a highly industrialized industry dominated by large scale production units utilizing standardized production technology and linked to the packer segment through contracts. In... (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)
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)
Three Ways to Figure the Cost of Production Dale H. Lattz, Farm Business, Farm Managment Specialist
Written on 22 Dec, 2010 at 8:40 in Illinois Swine Commentaries | Comments
There are a number of reasons why producers should know what their costs are to produce a hundred pounds of pork or a bushel of corn. For example, this information is useful in determining how much each enterprise is contributing... (Continue reading)
NPPA going strong for National Pork Month,By Dee Petersen, NPPA Producer Information Director, for Pork Industry Report
Written on 27 Oct, 2010 at 6:44 in Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
It continues to be a busy Pork Month at the Association office. On October 19, Jane Reeson, Domestic Marketing Director, was joined by Chef Judy Gillard of Lincoln at the Creighton Cardiac Center in Omaha. More than 35 people in varying... (Continue reading)
On-Farm Control of Salmonella: Does Vaccination Work?
Written on 9 Aug, 2010 at 6:30 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Vaccinating pigs against Salmonella did not produce the desired effects in a trial carried out at the University of Guelph and reported by Wayne Du (Pork Quality Assurance Program Lead, Food Safety and Traceability Programs Branch) in the August issue... (Continue reading)
Concepts of Pig Growth and Composition
Written on 6 Jul, 2010 at 6:56 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Pork producers have economic incentives based on consumer demand and carcass-value marketing programs to produce lean pork as efficiently as possible. Changes in the absolute and relative rates of lean and fat gain determine the efficiency of lean gain and,... (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)
Estimation of the Lysine Requirements for High-Lean Growth Pigs- December 2009
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 9:40 in Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
Phillip S. Miller, University of Nebraska – Lincoln2 Roman Moreno, University of Nebraska – Lincoln3 Thomas E. Burkey, University of Nebraska – Lincoln4 Rodger K. Johnson, University of Nebraska – Lincoln5 Comments Published in 2008 Nebraska Swine Report. Prepared by... (Continue reading)
Low Test Weight Corn For Swine Dr Lee J. Johnston- January 2010
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 9:13 in Minnesota Swine Commentaries | Comments
Dr. Lee Johnston Introduction The concentration of protein, fibre and minerals usually increases and concentrations of starch and fat decrease as test weight of corn declines. This results in a higher protein, lower energy grain compared with corn of normal... (Continue reading)
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