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April 15, 2008 Blueprint Focus - Managing Variation

Apr. 15, 2008

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Variation: You Can Manage It, But You Can't Avoid It

Prior to the widespread adoption of all-in, all-out (AIAO) production systems, variation in growth was largely a cost. Pigs were sorted from pens when...More
Apr. 15, 2008

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Economic Effects Of Variation

In 1986, I had a hole-in-one at the Ames (IA) Country Club. As I was carrying on like a kid, my golf partner sat quietly in the golf cart. I thought maybe...More
Apr. 15, 2008

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Consistent, Targeted Nutrition Improves Efficiency

Nutritional programs can certainly play a major role in the amount of weight variation within a common group of pigs. The ability to minimize this variation...More
Apr. 15, 2008

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Top Health Produces Consistent Throughput

Throughput, defined in terms of pork production, is the number of pigs or pounds of pork put through any given system, farm or facility. Efficiency of...More
Apr. 15, 2008

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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...More

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