Proper AI Techniques, Semen Handling
The first and overriding principle of artificial insemination (AI) in swine is if a sow is in standing heat, she can be bred; if she is not in standing...
Newsham Purchasing Monsanto Choice Genetics
Newsham Genetics has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Monsanto Choice Genetics, Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed...
Swine Reproductive Practices Survey
Sow farm and boar stud managers, we need your help. The University of Illinois and its cooperators are conducting two surveys for an Update of Reproduction Practices for the North American Swine Industry...
Swine AI Workshop Offered
The University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca, MN, will hold a swine artificial insemination (AI) workshop Dec. 1-2....
New Genetics Drive Gilt Replacement Program
High sow mortality and culling rates drove Illinois pork producers Jim and Steve Moest to the brink about a year ago. The Moest brothers had pleaded with...
Genetic, Financial Implications Of Raising Your Own Gilts
For herd health reasons, and to a lesser degree costs, many commercial pork producers are implementing internal gilt multiplication systems. Many swine...
Swine AI Workshop
A two-day, intensive workshop on artificial insemination (AI) is being offered by the University of Minnesota Extension Service and the Minnesota Pork Board. ...
