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...
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...
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...
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...
Before You Target 30 p/s/y Read This
The costs of achieving 30 pigs/sow/year (p/s/y) may be too high to justify, agree North American reproductive physiologists. To accomplish the 30 p/s/y goal, we must ...
Terminal Sire Line
New boar line offers key production attributes. Monsanto Choice Genetics (MCG) has launched its new GX terminal sire line, offering traits for growth...
Grant Affords Development Of Swine Genome Mapping
A $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant is enabling members of the Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium to develop a draft sequence of the swine genome...
Niche Breeding Group Formed
A niche swine-breeding group is being formed in Iowa as an efficient way to connect people who work in sustainable hog production and pen breed sows with peers over a large area....
Animal Clones Deemed Safe
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three draft documents detailing the safety of animal clones. A draft risk assessment concludes that...
