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Genetics and Reproduction

Birth Weight Effects on Postnatal Growth

Apr 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By George R. Foxcroft University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

In the existing commercial sow populations, variation in postnatal growth performance of their offspring may be already preprogrammed before birth. Because...More

Genetics and Reproduction News

Humane Society Submits Signatures for California Ballot

Feb 28, 2008 5:27 PM

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in an announcement released on. Feb. 28, that it has submitted the number of signatures necessary to bring an anti-animal cruelty ballot initiative before California voters in November...

Colorado Moves to Phase Out Sow Gestation Stalls

Dec 21, 2007 9:50 AM

The Colorado Pork Producers Council (CPPC) has announced plans to begin phasing in group housing for pregnant sows on hog farms over a 10-year period, according to a new release dated Dec. 18...

Artificial Insemination

Management Tools Help Improve Reproductive Efficiencies

Dec 17, 2007 12:14 PM

This study provides “proof-of-principle” that use of a purpose-built boar exposure area (BEAR) to induce a natural first heat in “select” gilts, and the use of low-dose exogenous gonadotropins to induce first heat in non-cyclic “opportunity” gilts,...

‘Skip-a-Heat’ Plan Helps Avoid Second-Parity Slump

Dec 17, 2007 11:55 AM

Breeding Parity 1 sows at their second postweaning estrus has been shown to increase the number of live embryos detected at Day 30 of gestation. This increase in embryo viability may negate the effects of the second-parity dip in reproductive performance...

Boar and Semen Management

Circovirus Spread Via Semen Studied

Dec 17, 2007 1:29 PM

Because porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) has spread rapidly across North America, boar semen has been implicated as a possible source for dissemination of the virus...

Test Tube Pigs are Now a Reality

Dec 17, 2007 12:31 PM

The ability to produce pig embryos in vitro (in the laboratory environment) has been mastered at Mississippi State University...

Estrus Detection

Management Tools Help Improve Reproductive Efficiencies

Dec 17, 2007 12:14 PM

This study provides “proof-of-principle” that use of a purpose-built boar exposure area (BEAR) to induce a natural first heat in “select” gilts, and the use of low-dose exogenous gonadotropins to induce first heat in non-cyclic “opportunity” gilts,...

‘Skip-a-Heat’ Plan Helps Avoid Second-Parity Slump

Dec 17, 2007 11:55 AM

Breeding Parity 1 sows at their second postweaning estrus has been shown to increase the number of live embryos detected at Day 30 of gestation. This increase in embryo viability may negate the effects of the second-parity dip in reproductive performance...

Genetic Evaluation, Selection

Birth Weight Effects on Postnatal Growth

Apr 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By George R. Foxcroft University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

In the existing commercial sow populations, variation in postnatal growth performance of their offspring may be already preprogrammed before birth. Because...

Assessing Sow Removal

Mar 15, 2008 12:00 PM

Support system offers objective tool to help make culling decisions. Removing sows from the breeding herd for reproductive problems becomes a relatively...

Mating Systems

Don't Mix Sows 10-14 Days after Breeding

Dec 17, 2007 12:36 PM

As pork producers take up the challenge to house gestating sows in groups vs. individual stalls...

Newsham Purchasing Monsanto Choice Genetics

Sep 26, 2007 4:31 PM

Newsham Genetics has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Monsanto Choice Genetics, Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed...

Sow and Gilt Management

Consistent, Targeted Nutrition Improves Efficiency

Apr 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joel DeRouchey and Mike Tokach Kansas State University Manhattan, KS

Nutritional programs can certainly play a major role in the amount of weight variation within a common group of pigs. The ability to minimize this variation...

Birth Weight Effects on Postnatal Growth

Apr 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By George R. Foxcroft University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

In the existing commercial sow populations, variation in postnatal growth performance of their offspring may be already preprogrammed before birth. Because...



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