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Officers stress dangers involved in search for Bowe Bergdahl
2015-09-18 06:35:51| Automakers - Topix.net
Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier held prisoner for years by the Taliban after leaving his post in Afghanistan.
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Minimizing heat stress impact on breeding stock's performance
2015-08-31 17:58:00| National Hog Farmer
The hot days of summer can have significant impact on productivity and health of all pigs as elevated temperatures often reduces the fertility of gilts, sows and boars. Research has shown that females have a prolong return to estrus or fails to return to estrus after weaning, reducing conception rates. read more
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Effects of gestational heat stress linger for generations
2015-08-20 23:56:00| National Hog Farmer
Heat stress suffered while gilts are in gestation has long-lasting effects on the performance of the gilts themselves, but also the performance of their offspring, and even further down in the gilts lineage. read more
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Heat stress impact on subsequent growth and reproduction of offspring
2015-08-13 18:45:00| National Hog Farmer
All hog farms experience seasonal productivity lag and poorer reproductive performance during the hot days of summer. Heat stress can reduce feed intake, growth rate and reproductive performance. While swine herds of all sizes and stages of production are adversely affected by seasonal variation temperature, little tools are available to mitigate the impact. Therefore, the NPB has invested in research projects to lessen seasonal productivity lags. read more
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Heat stress causes hog producers to sweat
2015-08-05 00:29:00| National Hog Farmer
Sweltering heat of summer can have a large impact on the U.S. hog industry. Though the hogs themselves do not sweat, the producers will as heat stress makes a large economic dent in productivity. read more
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