Making a Move on the Russian Swine Genetics Market
By USDA, FAS - This article discusses how the Russian market for swine genetics is the biggest and most competitive of all the livestock genetics segments. While many North American and European companies already work in this field, opportunities still...

Welfare of the farrowing sow
By The Scottish Agricultural College - The post-war intensification of pig production has led to significant advances in output of pig-meat and decreased costs of production. This article provides the Introduction to work done at the SAC on Pig Welfare...

Effect of vitamin supplements on some aspects of performance, vitamin status, and semen quality in boars (abstract)
By Audet I, Laforest JP, Martineau GP, Matte JJ. Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of dietary supplements of vitamins on vitamin status, libido,...

Matching Product Performance to Market Needs
By Dr Alan E Tinch, Head of Genetics and R&D, JSR Genetics Ltd - This is a report from The 14th Annual JSR Technical Conference held on the 16th September 2003. The function of our industry is to produce pork for the consumer which is wholesome and desirable...

Design and standards for genetic evaluation of swine seedstock populations
By Baas TJ, Goodwin RN, Christian LL, Johnson RK, Robison OW, Mabry JW, Clark K, Tokach M, Henry S, Berger PJ, Dept. of Animal Science, Iowa State University - The purpose of this article is to describe a program for evaluation of seedstock populations...

Induced Farrowings: Are You In Control?
By Peter H.F. Provis, Sheridan,Heuser,Provis Swine Health Services - This paper, presented at the January 2003 Banff Pork Seminars, looks at the considerations for inducing farrowing.

Boar Comparison Study
By Dr. Dan Hurnik, Industry Chair for Swine Research - This article looks at the results from a study undertaken to identify whether the differences between boar choices can have a significant financial impact on commercial producers.

Quantitative Selection for Piglet Survival as A Safe Way to Reduce the Cost of Weaners
By Egbert Frank Knol - In this paper, first presented at the 2003 Banff Pork Seminar, trait piglet survival is explored using quantitative methods, searching for genetic variation (Knol, 2001) and for biological explanations for possible genetic differences...

Are You Prepared to Raise Your Own Gilts?
By Ken Stalder and Tom Baas, Iowa State University (National Hog Farmer) - There is a growing trend within the ranks of commercial pork producers to switch from purchasing all replacement gilts to producing their own.

Cost Effective Boar Usage
By Mark White, BVSc DPM MRCVS, England - Back in the 1980’s when artificial insemination usage was more the exception than the norm for mating sows, the major issues for boar usage were avoiding overuse and maintaining consistent usage with particular...

Introducing New Genetics to the Pig Unit
By Livestock Knowledge Transfer, UK - This aticle looks at the methods and advantages of bringing in new genetics to your stock.

Will A.I. be Going Deep?
By Tyler Kelley, Pork Magazine - Intra-uterine insemination, or deep insemination, could let you reduce the amount of boar sperm per dose, but it’s uncertain how beneficial it can be in the long run.

US Swine Mating Practices: A Summary
By USDA NAHMS - The USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) collected data on swine health and management practices from a random sample of swine production sites in 17 states 1 as part of the Swine 2000 study. These sites represented...

Performance of 1/4 Chinese (Meishan) and three-breed conventional crosses for sow productivity and growth and carcass characteristcs ofthe progeny
By Bradley Wolter, Daniel Hamilton, and Mike Ellis Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois - The study was conducted at the Moorman Swine Research Farm at the University of Illinois - Three dam lines were produced for this study; namely...

Targeting Sow Productivity
By Tyler Kelley, Pork Magazine - Maximizing efficiencies is a constant business goal, but deciding which numbers best reflect those efficiencies – particularly in the sow herd – can be a challenge.