Understanding The Genetics of Feed Efficiency
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
The use of frozen boar semen technologies to preserve genetics, reduce risk when introducing new genetics into the breeding herd, allow......
Organic Selenium Enhances Boar Fertility
The resounding acceptance of artificial insemination (AI) by commercial pork producers necessitates the need to manage boars for maximum fertility and semen production....
Wayne Singleton
To be called a “pioneer” in any field or discipline requires high marks from many who are willing to make such a designation. The term seems suitable...
Focusing on Reproductive Efficiency
This quarter's benchmarking article will concentrate on two areas. We will begin by comparing production records from the previous quarter and previous...
Circovirus Spread Via Semen Studied
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
The ability to produce pig embryos in vitro (in the laboratory environment) has been mastered at Mississippi State University...
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...
Effective Heat Detection Methods Poster
Effective heat detection, accurate recording of estrous cycles, and subsequent, well-timed matings or inseminations are critical to achieving high reproductive...
Heat Detection Critical to Success
Investing time and talent in developing effective heat detection methods should be a top priority on every sow farm. Gilt development aside, this activity...
