Birth Weight Effects on Postnatal Growth
In the existing commercial sow populations, variation in postnatal growth performance of their offspring may be already preprogrammed before birth. Because...
Assessing Sow Removal
Support system offers objective tool to help make culling decisions. Removing sows from the breeding herd for reproductive problems becomes a relatively...
Parity's Impact On Productivity
Parity structure of the breeding herd can have a significant effect on efficiency and profitability. The objective of this first in the 2008 quarterly...
Don't Mix Sows 10-14 Days after Breeding
As pork producers take up the challenge to house gestating sows in groups vs. individual stalls...
‘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...
Litter Size Impact on Growth Rate Studied
Gains in sow productivity are one of the most impressive areas in pork production. Currently, some units are exceeding 30 pigs weaned/sow/year (p/s/y); 28 or 29 p/s/y are no longer considered unusual...
Structural Soundness in Commercial Gilts Studied
The objective of this study was to estimate leg soundness and body conformation trait variance using 1,449 gilts in a commercial sow unit. The gilts were from two commercial lines...
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...
Parity Distribution Will Affect Your Bottom Line
This third article in the benchmarking series focuses on productivity differences among sow parity groups and the cost of a PRRS outbreak. We continue...
Minnesota Hosts Webcast on Replacement Gilt Management
The University of Minnesota Extension Service and the Minnesota Pork Board are co-sponsoring a free webcast, “Bringing and Keeping Gilts in the Breeding Herd,” from 1-2 p.m., Aug. 8...
