Swine Genome Unlocked with USDA, Pork Checkoff Investment
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
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...
Mike Lemmon, DVM
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...
Danita Rodibaugh
Growing up showing pigs in 4-H, Danita Rodibaugh was shaped at a young age as an advocate for American agriculture...
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...
Building Better Gilt Management Systems
Successful placement of gilts into the breeding herd and their ability to remain there through at least three parities has three basic...
Trait Interactions Offer Clues to Sow Lifetime Performance
A 10-year snapshot of PigChamp data shows the average culling frequency of breeding females in U.S. commercial herds is 45%, while mortality rates stand at nearly 8%....
Track Age, Weight to Boost Sow Lifetime Performance
Gilt development programs are often complex and conflicting because the research does not conclusively reveal the impact of gilt growth on lifetime sow productivity....
Fetal Imprinting May Affect Pigs' Lifetime Performance
If the fetus is stressed during development, the pig may be programmed for a lifetime of unfavorable consequences, explains Lee Johnston...
What is Net Present Value?
Net Present Value (NPV) analysis is the process of taking a current investment (in this case the replacement gilt), and projecting the future net income...
