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Production and Management Featured Articles
Displaying Articles 151-165 in Production and Management
Danish producers network for profit
By Bernard Peet - Danish pig producers are admired throughout the world for making a success of cooperation. They own the three giant processing companies and through their organization Danske Slagterier (DS) control virtually all aspects of the industry,...
By Bernard Peet - Danish pig producers are admired throughout the world for making a success of cooperation. They own the three giant processing companies and through their organization Danske Slagterier (DS) control virtually all aspects of the industry,...
Swine Finishing Barn Cost-Return Budget
By Mike D. Tokach, Swine Nutrition Specialist and Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, Agricultural Economist, Kansas State University. - This article looks at a typical budget for the finisher phase of a 3 site production process.
By Mike D. Tokach, Swine Nutrition Specialist and Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, Agricultural Economist, Kansas State University. - This article looks at a typical budget for the finisher phase of a 3 site production process.
Control of PMWS in Brittany: a mainly zootechnical approach
By H. Guilmoto & Sabine Wessel-Robert of COOPERL-Hunaudaye, 22400 Lamballe, France - PMWS has a significant economic impact. Because no treatment or vaccine is presently available, it is absolutely necessary to reconsider current herd management practices....
By H. Guilmoto & Sabine Wessel-Robert of COOPERL-Hunaudaye, 22400 Lamballe, France - PMWS has a significant economic impact. Because no treatment or vaccine is presently available, it is absolutely necessary to reconsider current herd management practices....
Feeder Pig Nursery Cost-Return Budget
By Mike D. Tokach, Swine Nutrition Specialist and Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, Agricultural Economist, Kansas State University. - This article looks at a typical budget for the nursery phase of a 3 site production process.
By Mike D. Tokach, Swine Nutrition Specialist and Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, Agricultural Economist, Kansas State University. - This article looks at a typical budget for the nursery phase of a 3 site production process.
Farrow-to-Weaned Pig Cost-Return Budget
By Mike D. Tokach, Swine Nutrition Specialist and Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, Agricultural Economist, Kansas State University. - This article looks at a typical budget for the breeding-gestation-farrowing phase of a 3 site production process.
By Mike D. Tokach, Swine Nutrition Specialist and Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, Agricultural Economist, Kansas State University. - This article looks at a typical budget for the breeding-gestation-farrowing phase of a 3 site production process.
The Effects of Raising Pigs in Large Groups
By Dr. Tim Safranski and Dr. Joe Zulovich, University of Missouri - Production technologies and practices often change over time. Sometimes they change gradually, and sometimes more abruptly. Occasionally, especially with abrupt changes, they leave us...
By Dr. Tim Safranski and Dr. Joe Zulovich, University of Missouri - Production technologies and practices often change over time. Sometimes they change gradually, and sometimes more abruptly. Occasionally, especially with abrupt changes, they leave us...
Narrowing the Gap in Growth Variation
By Marianne Clark, Ontario Pork - Variation of piglet weight at birth can be anything up to 25 percent. Ideally this should be reduced to 10 - 15 percent by the time the pigs are ready for market. This article looks at management practices that can...
By Marianne Clark, Ontario Pork - Variation of piglet weight at birth can be anything up to 25 percent. Ideally this should be reduced to 10 - 15 percent by the time the pigs are ready for market. This article looks at management practices that can...
Euthanasia of Swine - Options for the Producer
By AASV - It is inevitable that in every swine production system, animals will become ill or injured in such a way that euthanasia will be necessary. Since it is usually impossible or impracticable for the veterinarian to be available for all euthanasia...
By AASV - It is inevitable that in every swine production system, animals will become ill or injured in such a way that euthanasia will be necessary. Since it is usually impossible or impracticable for the veterinarian to be available for all euthanasia...
Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for US Pork Producers
By USDA FDA - Consumers are increasingly concerned about how the use of antimicrobials by producers affects the safety of their food supply. The use of these products is beneficial both for the health of the animal and for human health. But antimicrobials...
By USDA FDA - Consumers are increasingly concerned about how the use of antimicrobials by producers affects the safety of their food supply. The use of these products is beneficial both for the health of the animal and for human health. But antimicrobials...
Market Contracts are Here to Stay
By Marlys Miller, Pork Magazine - Selling a product without securing a market outlet is risky business, but that's how agriculture has operated for years. For the pork industry, that scenario began to change in earnest during the 1990s.
By Marlys Miller, Pork Magazine - Selling a product without securing a market outlet is risky business, but that's how agriculture has operated for years. For the pork industry, that scenario began to change in earnest during the 1990s.
Know the difference between marketing and production contracts
By Gene Tinker, University of Minnesota Extension Service - Many people talk about hog production and marketing contracts as though they're interchangeable. But they're two very different issues, says Gene Tinker, swine business management educator...
By Gene Tinker, University of Minnesota Extension Service - Many people talk about hog production and marketing contracts as though they're interchangeable. But they're two very different issues, says Gene Tinker, swine business management educator...
The Pros and Cons of Marketing Groups
By Gene Tinker, University of Minnesota Extension Service - Individual pork producers often feel they're too small to have much impact when negotiating prices with a packer. And that's why some go together to form marketing groups, which represent...
By Gene Tinker, University of Minnesota Extension Service - Individual pork producers often feel they're too small to have much impact when negotiating prices with a packer. And that's why some go together to form marketing groups, which represent...
The Pros and Cons of Organic Production
By Gene Tinker, University of Minnesota Extension Service - Hog producers are wondering how to compete in the future, and the answer may lie in their willingness to change with the industry. This brief article looks at the pros and cons of going orga...
By Gene Tinker, University of Minnesota Extension Service - Hog producers are wondering how to compete in the future, and the answer may lie in their willingness to change with the industry. This brief article looks at the pros and cons of going orga...
Basic principles of all in all out
By Northern Ireland Agricultural Research Institute - This article provides a basic guide to the principles of All-in, All-out. More detailed information is availible in our Pig Health Database area.
By Northern Ireland Agricultural Research Institute - This article provides a basic guide to the principles of All-in, All-out. More detailed information is availible in our Pig Health Database area.
The Challenge of the Lightweight Pig
By Dr Morgan Morrow, Swine Veterinary Specialist, North Carolina State University - Lightweight pigs are a major problem in assembling slaughter loads. The problem begins at birth because, as England showed in 1974, piglets born lightweight will be weaned...
By Dr Morgan Morrow, Swine Veterinary Specialist, North Carolina State University - Lightweight pigs are a major problem in assembling slaughter loads. The problem begins at birth because, as England showed in 1974, piglets born lightweight will be weaned...
