Genetics and Reproduction
Smithfield Postpones Sow Stall Phaseout
Jul 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Citing financial conditions that were the most challenging in three decades, Smithfield Foods has announced it will postpone plans to phase out gestation...More
Genetics and Reproduction News
Swine Geneticist Says DNA Discoveries Can Help Alleviate Food Crisis
Aug 10, 2009 9:20 AM
Rothschild, responsible for numerous inventions such as three gene tests that are leading to significant increases in pig litter size, says changes in technology have made it possible for scientists to determine the DNA sequence of all major livestock species...
TOPIGS Canada Buys Maple Leaf Farms’ Genetics Firm
Dec 9, 2008 4:17 PM
TOPIGS Canada Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of the complete swine genetics business of Maple Leaf Agri-Farms...
Artificial Insemination
Mike Lemmon, DVM
May 15, 2009 12:00 PM, Joe Vansickle, Senior Editor
Mike Lemmon, DVM, wears many hats. But this agricultural entrepreneur is proudest to point out that everything he does relates to the fact he lives, eats and breathes the pig business...
Frozen Boar Semen Use Shows Promise
Dec 15, 2008 2:27 PM
The use of frozen boar semen technologies to preserve genetics, reduce risk when introducing new genetics into the breeding herd, allow......
Boar and Semen Management
Understanding The Genetics of Feed Efficiency
Apr 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jim Schneider Genetic Consultant, Onalaska, WI
The genetic makeup of maternal (sow) lines and terminal sire lines used to produce market hogs has a considerable bearing on how efficiently their progeny...
Frozen Boar Semen Use Shows Promise
Dec 15, 2008 2:27 PM
The use of frozen boar semen technologies to preserve genetics, reduce risk when introducing new genetics into the breeding herd, allow......
Estrus Detection
Calculating Payback Parity For Replacement Gilts
Jan 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Ken Stalder Extension Swine Specialist Iowa State University
The run up in feed costs has impacted the profitability...
Focusing on Reproductive Efficiency
May 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Ken Stalder Extension Swine Specialist Iowa State University
This quarter's benchmarking article will concentrate on two areas. We will begin by comparing production records from the previous quarter and previous...
Genetic Evaluation, Selection
Swine Genome Unlocked with USDA, Pork Checkoff Investment
Nov 2, 2009 4:50 PM
A team of international researchers has unlocked the genetic code for swine, which is expected to produce advancements in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution...
Swine Geneticist Says DNA Discoveries Can Help Alleviate Food Crisis
Aug 10, 2009 9:20 AM
Rothschild, responsible for numerous inventions such as three gene tests that are leading to significant increases in pig litter size, says changes in technology have made it possible for scientists to determine the DNA sequence of all major livestock species...
Mating Systems
Understanding The Genetics of Feed Efficiency
Apr 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jim Schneider Genetic Consultant, Onalaska, WI
The genetic makeup of maternal (sow) lines and terminal sire lines used to produce market hogs has a considerable bearing on how efficiently their progeny...
Building Better Gilt Management Systems
Jan 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
Successful placement of gilts into the breeding herd and their ability to remain there through at least three parities has three basic...
Sow and Gilt Management
Smithfield Postpones Sow Stall Phaseout
Jul 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Citing financial conditions that were the most challenging in three decades, Smithfield Foods has announced it will postpone plans to phase out gestation...
Trials Study Divergent Sow Feeding Systems
Jul 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Pen gestation appears to be the future of sow housing, and helping pork producers pick an option that suits their operation is the goal of Innovative...
