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Production and Management Featured Articles
Displaying Articles 121-135 in Production and Management
Defining Risk From Meatborne Parasites
By USDA, ARS - A single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii likely infects more than 60 million people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While most of the infected don't have any symptoms, the...
By USDA, ARS - A single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii likely infects more than 60 million people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While most of the infected don't have any symptoms, the...
Why A More Stringent Policy on Antibiotic Use in Agriculture is Needed - Scientific Alliance
WASHINGTON - Antibiotic use in agriculture contributes to increasing antibiotic resistance in bacteria carried by humans, says a panel of scientific experts tasked with evaluating the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from farm animals and the...
WASHINGTON - Antibiotic use in agriculture contributes to increasing antibiotic resistance in bacteria carried by humans, says a panel of scientific experts tasked with evaluating the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from farm animals and the...
Too Many Hogs in a Pen Depresses Growth
By Dr Morgan Morrow, NCSU Swine Extension - In the 1990s we saw an explosion in the number of finishing floors in North Carolina. Most of those floors were built and budgeted to provide about 7.5 square feet of finishing space per pig. Over time, and...
By Dr Morgan Morrow, NCSU Swine Extension - In the 1990s we saw an explosion in the number of finishing floors in North Carolina. Most of those floors were built and budgeted to provide about 7.5 square feet of finishing space per pig. Over time, and...
Animal Welfare: Here for the Long Haul
By Marlys Miller, Pork Magazine - In keeping with our review of trends, developments and challenges facing U.S. pork production, we must revisit the animal welfare issue.
By Marlys Miller, Pork Magazine - In keeping with our review of trends, developments and challenges facing U.S. pork production, we must revisit the animal welfare issue.
US Swine Herd Summary: Disease Problems and Antimicrobial uasge
By USDA NAHMS - In 2000, the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) conducted a study of swine operations within the top 17 pork-producing states. These operations represented 94 percent of the United States swine herd on operations with...
By USDA NAHMS - In 2000, the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) conducted a study of swine operations within the top 17 pork-producing states. These operations represented 94 percent of the United States swine herd on operations with...
Management of Weaned Pigs 1: Increasing group size
by Niamh E. O'Connell, Violet E. Beattie and R. Norman Weatherup - Increasing the group size of weaned pigs has potential benefits for producers in terms of more efficient use of resources and greater ease of management. There are concerns however...
by Niamh E. O'Connell, Violet E. Beattie and R. Norman Weatherup - Increasing the group size of weaned pigs has potential benefits for producers in terms of more efficient use of resources and greater ease of management. There are concerns however...
Changing Production Requirements
By Bernard Peet BSc, Pork Industry Consultant, Lacombe, AB - In the past the pork industry has responded to economic and market pressures by reducing the cost of pork in real terms and providing a wide range of quality products. Over the next decade...
By Bernard Peet BSc, Pork Industry Consultant, Lacombe, AB - In the past the pork industry has responded to economic and market pressures by reducing the cost of pork in real terms and providing a wide range of quality products. Over the next decade...
Cost of Production Guidelines
By thePigSite.com - We get asked many times 'How do I calculate my Cost of Production?'. This is a simple question that does not necessarily have a simple answer. There is no global standard procedure for calculating cost of production, however,...
By thePigSite.com - We get asked many times 'How do I calculate my Cost of Production?'. This is a simple question that does not necessarily have a simple answer. There is no global standard procedure for calculating cost of production, however,...
16 Tips to Prevent Drug Residue in Pork (Production)
By Pork Magazine Staff - No one wants to be responsible for a drug residue in a pork carcass, but there are many ways it can occur -- contaminated feeds, water, environment and equipment, not to mention misuse and many others.
By Pork Magazine Staff - No one wants to be responsible for a drug residue in a pork carcass, but there are many ways it can occur -- contaminated feeds, water, environment and equipment, not to mention misuse and many others.
AFO's, CAFO's, NPDES and TMDL's - What you need to know!
USDA ERS - Take an AFO, concentrate it to make a CAFO, mix in some NPDES and TMDL, and you have a brew that more livestock and poultry producers may have to imbibe in the near future ad US livestock operations face greater restriction.
USDA ERS - Take an AFO, concentrate it to make a CAFO, mix in some NPDES and TMDL, and you have a brew that more livestock and poultry producers may have to imbibe in the near future ad US livestock operations face greater restriction.
Looking Differently at the Same Situation
By Dr. Tim Safranski State Swine Breeding Specialist - Heterosis or hybrid vigor is the tendency for crossbred animals to perform better than the average of their parents. It results because there is heterozygosity at more loci which represent multiple...
By Dr. Tim Safranski State Swine Breeding Specialist - Heterosis or hybrid vigor is the tendency for crossbred animals to perform better than the average of their parents. It results because there is heterozygosity at more loci which represent multiple...
Weighing a Pig Without a Scale
By thePigSite.com - Ever wondered how to weigh a pig without a scale? This article explains how you can obtain a good estimate of a pigs weight by measuring its girth and length and doing some simple math.
By thePigSite.com - Ever wondered how to weigh a pig without a scale? This article explains how you can obtain a good estimate of a pigs weight by measuring its girth and length and doing some simple math.
Managing the eating quality of pork - What the producer can do
By D.N. D'Souza and B.P. Mullan, Agriculture Western Australia - Meeting the consumer's need for lean, tender, juicy pork that is free from off-flavours and aromas is imperative to the future success of the Australian pork industry in an ever...
By D.N. D'Souza and B.P. Mullan, Agriculture Western Australia - Meeting the consumer's need for lean, tender, juicy pork that is free from off-flavours and aromas is imperative to the future success of the Australian pork industry in an ever...
Achieving realistic production targets
By Jim Carlton, Pork Magazine - Good people are the primary key to achieving realistic production goals in today’s pork production systems. In today’s pork production systems the end product may be pork, but business success is related more to people...
By Jim Carlton, Pork Magazine - Good people are the primary key to achieving realistic production goals in today’s pork production systems. In today’s pork production systems the end product may be pork, but business success is related more to people...
Eliminating Disease - Why, When and How: A Financial Evaluation
By Luc Dufresne, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, USA. - The last decades have seen great improvement in swine production. Better genetics, nutrition, flow management, and building design have helped improve production efficiency and profitability. Unfortunately,...
By Luc Dufresne, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, USA. - The last decades have seen great improvement in swine production. Better genetics, nutrition, flow management, and building design have helped improve production efficiency and profitability. Unfortunately,...
