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Calculating Payback Parity For Replacement Gilts 

The run up in feed costs has impacted the profitability...

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...

Management Tools Help Improve Reproductive Efficiencies 

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 

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...

Fertility Revisited 

One of the successes in pig production has been an almost continuous increase in sow herd productivity. Sow herds have continued to increase the number...

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...

Designs to Reduce Seasonal Effects On Reproduction 

When you see the term seasonal infertility, do you ever wonder which season of the year is causing the problem? In my opinion, the term should be replaced...

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...

Are Sows Being Culled for the Right Reasons? 

Pork producers and breeding herd managers typically record a single reason for culling a sow. Often, they simply check a box in their recordkeeping program...


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There was a lot to be positive about in the pork industry the last week of October. I realize it is difficult to be optimistic when you are still losing $25 to $30/head. I also realize that positive news at this point could be as dangerous as it is welcome. But facts are facts, and we must recognize them. ...

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As I begin this week's column, I"m reminded of two different "flip side" statements that may help characterize the topic at hand. The first is the old Archie Campbell schtick - "That's good - no that’s bad," which I have used before. The second reflects President Truman's frustration with economists' incessant use of the qualifier - "on the other hand" - to introduce the contrary opinion on a given topic. President Truman once demanded in his usual colorful language: "Will someone please find me a *!&%$*?>

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