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...
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...
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 ...
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...
2005 Swine Research Review - Genetics/Reproduction
Reviewed are genetic pathways to reduce phosphorus excretion, timing for artificial insemination and genetic resistance patterns to the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus....
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...
