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World Pork Expo: Genesus' Jim Long Comments on China, Russia, Pork Tariffs

2018-06-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Speaking live from the 2018 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, Jim Long, president and CEO of Genesus, shares his international view of pig prices and demand along with the impact of tariffs on US pork

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Genesus Global Technical Report: Another genomic tool for improving litter size

2018-06-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Litter size is a very important factor determining sow profitability. A major limitation for increasing litter size is embryonic loss that occurs during the 2nd to 3rd week of gestation (Geisert and Schmitt, 2002, J Anim Sci. 80, E54-E65).

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Genesus Global Market Report: China

2018-06-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

China prices begin to strengthen as the Chinese eat their way out of low prices.

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Genesus global technical report: Selection indexes – Possibilities in the genomic era

2018-05-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Selection is the process by which we choose animals that become parents of the next generation, and we have been doing this since domestication. The important question is not whether selection is practiced but what is the goal of the selection.

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