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Large litter size vs. low average birth weight its a production trade-off
2016-11-21 11:49:00| National Hog Farmer
By Jenny Patterson and George Foxcroft, Swine Research & Technology Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Within a commercial multiplication program, the lower litter birth weight phenotype presents an additional risk, as this phenotype is a repeatable trait in a sow's productivity life, and the sow passes on these traits to her progeny. read more
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- ADDING OPPORTUNITY AND RISK WITHOUT WEIGHT
2016-11-18 23:10:36| Cattle Today
When feeder cattle markets are in balance, prices for lighter-weight feeder cattle adjust to account for the cost of gain to put the additional weight on those cattle such that feedlots are relatively indifferent to buying feeder cattle of various weights, says Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, in his weekly market comments the first week of November.
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Maltesers pouches have 'lost weight' according to one food retail expert
2016-11-18 12:53:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Maltesers and Galaxy Counters are the latest chocolate products to lose weight, according to one food retail expert.
Tonisity presents supplement that reduces mortality and increases the weight of piglets
2016-11-01 05:00:00| National Hog Farmer
There is a belief among breeders of pigs, forged in the experience of generations, that piglets do not like to drink water or anything other than breast milk in their first days of existence. But just as the human world, the pigs’ is also subject to disruption. A series of scientific tests conducted by researchers from the startup Tonisity has shown that a major change in the eating habits of newborn piglets is approaching. read more
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'Irresponsible' Diet Chef weight loss advert banned
2016-10-26 11:41:34| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The advertising watchdog bans an ad showing a tearful woman with a slimmer, happier version of herself.
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