Weaning Age Impact on Reproductive Performance
Pork producers in the United States shaved 9.5 days off the average age at weaning (from 28.8 days down to 19.3 days) between 1990 and 2000, according...
Human to Pig Genome Comparison Complete
A University of Illinois side-by-side comparison of the human and pig genomes has revealed remarkable similarities....
It Boggles the Mind
For those of you who are as electronically challenged as I am, take heart, the electronic gurus and computer whizzes are busily working to make things...
RFID In, Variation Out
Southern Minnesota pork producer Robert Baarsch is looking for a bigger piece of the packer pie. To get it, the CEO of Next Generation Pork has been working...
Electronic Data Analysis Flings Open Doors
Paul FitzSimmons has reconfigured management guru Peter Drucker's axiom You can't manage what you can't measure. With the advances in electronic data...
In Search of the Perfect Pig
Want to start a lively discussion at your county or state fair this summer? Try this lean confidently on the showring fence, point to your favorite pig...
Workshop on Exotic Breeds
Tim Safranski is looking for exotic boars to collect to preserve genetic diversity....
Optimizing Reproductive Efficiency
Maximizing throughput or production of a pork enterprise begins with the breeding herd. In order to achieve a consistent flow of pigs, and the minimum...
Reproductive Trait Selection Guidelines
The attached poster, the third and last in the series, will help pork producers effectively screen replacement gilt candidates for quality of reproductive...
The Gold Standard of Lifetime Productivity
There is a benchmark figure on PigCHAMP's performance monitor that Minnesota veterinarian Tom Wetzell believes is overlooked when appraising sow longevity...
