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Genesus Global Technical Report, Foster Sows – Economic or Not?
Foster Sows – Economic or Not?
Simon Grey, General Manager Russia, CIS and Europe, Genesus Inc.
For many, leaving 10% to 20% farrowing crates empty because...
Pork Producers Seek Action on Imported Organic Soy
Farmscape for February 26, 2020
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U.S. pork producers are calling on the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the import of organic...
Csukker Elected as State Pork President
John Csukker of Columbus, Nebraska was elected as President of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) at their Annual Meeting held on February 12,...
Pork Leader Still Hoping For U.S. Trade Deal With Vietnam
European Union lawmakers have approved a free trade agreement with Vietnam that will eliminate almost all tariffs over ten years. Vietnam is an important...
Latin American Pork Markets Heating Up
In an area of the world known for hot temperatures, it’s only fitting that for swine genetics companies, the opportunities in certain parts of...
Pig Microbiota Insight: Part 1 – Meet the microbes
The intestinal microbiota is defined as a complex community of microorganisms of various species living in the digestive tract of animals. They represent the...
Jim Long Pork Commentary, Lean Hog Futures Rebound – Somewhat, February 10th 2020
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The Wild Gyrations in the lean hog futures are best illustrated by the following:
June Lean Hog Futures
January 23 ...
Effects of Lactose and Co-dried Milk-Yeast on Growth Performance and Gastrointestinal Health of Nursery...
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary lactose alone or in combination with dried milk-yeast product on growth performance, gastrointestinal microbiota,...
Better Strategy, Better Success
The Hypor Libra* is already an efficient sow that can give you more quality pigs with less labour. With more quality pigs from Hypor...
APC Introduces New Global Rebranding
APC is pleased to introduce a new global branding, messaging and alignment. The unified look and messaging platform kicked off with the launch of...
Cargill’s Diamond V Unit Expands Its Cedar Rapids Animal Products Plant
Food customers and consumers are increasingly interested in understanding how animals are being raised, and demand is rising for animal protein that has been...
Ag Economic Insights: How U.S. Livestock Producers Have Become So Dependent On Exports, blog...
Source: blog by David Widmar, Agricultural Economic Insights
Beef
Figure 1 shows the annual world exports of beef & veal as a share of production. This...
Hogs in broad, sideways trading range
To “Read” Walt’s charts, keep the following in mind: Support – this term refers to a trend line or price area under the market...
Detection of Salmonella-specific Antibody in Swine Oral Fluids
Briony M. Atkinson,
Bradley L. Bearson,
Crystal L. Loving,
Jeffrey J. Zimmerman,
Jalusa D. Kich &
Shawn M. D. Bearson
Porcine Health Management volume 5,...
Wet/Dry Sow Feeders from Crystal Spring Hog Equipment
Increase daily feed intake while minimizing wastage.
Allows sows to choose between eating dry feed or mixing feed with water.
Nipple placed low in feeder provides...