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What does Parity Performance Show for Farms at 30+ Pigs Weaned / Mated Female / Year?
2014-06-10 01:55:00| National Hog Farmer
By Ron Ketchem and Mark Rix, Swine Management Services LLC, Fremont, NE This month we are going to build upon last months Production Preview article entitled, How do Farms get to 30+ Pigs Weaned / Mated Female / Year? We are going to take a detailed look at differences in parity performance. So what are the farms at 30+ pigs doing to get more total pigs for each female? What gives top farms an advantage? Is it influenced by genetics, type of facilities, nutrition, or higher levels of day-to-day management? read more
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Better Welfare for Danish Pigs – Naturally
2014-06-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has in March 2014 entered into an agreement with the agricultural industry and other stakeholders on improving pig welfare. DCA research supports the historic, new agreement on several fronts.
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Hog Outlook: 60 Per Cent Fewer Farms with Pigs Than Five Years Ago
2014-06-01 19:40:27| ThePigSite - Industry News
Ron Plain and Scott Brown of the University of Missouri comment on the new USDA agriculture census, Tyson's bid for Hillshire, the new Crop Progress report and the latest pork prices and weights.
Fewer Pigs Force Packers to Cut Shifts
2014-05-29 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Last week’s federally inspected (FI) slaughter total of 1.973 million head was 4.8% lower than one year ago. This level was slightly lower than was suggested by USDA’s March Hogs and Pigs Report, and slightly higher than my forecast based on that report and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) case accession data, writes Steve Meyer for the National Hog Farmer.
Fewer Pigs Force Packers to Cut Shifts
2014-05-27 20:39:00| National Hog Farmer
Last weeks federally inspected (FI) slaughter total of 1.973 million head was 4.8% lower than one year ago. This level was slightly lower than was suggested by USDAs March Hogs and Pigs Report, and slightly higher than my forecast based on that report and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) case accession data. read more
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