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Mark Rix

Mark Rix

Swine Management Services LLC

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How does farrowing rate affect performance of gilts (P1)?How does farrowing rate affect performance of gilts (P1)?

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Sep 7, 2022

7 Min Read

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The progression of batch farrowing over 11 years The progression of batch farrowing over 11 years

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Sep 1, 2021

11 Min Read

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Part 3: KPIs for detailed review

Part 3: KPIs for detailed review

Part 3: KPIs for detailed review

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byRon Ketchem, Connor Sharpand 1 more

Part 2: KPIs for detailed review

Part 2: KPIs for detailed review

Part 2: KPIs for detailed review

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

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Livestock Management

Part 1: Looking at KPIs in more detail

Part 1: Looking at KPIs in more detail

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

What has SMS done with KPIs over time?

Hog Reproduction

What has SMS done with KPIs over time?

What has SMS done with KPIs over time?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Hog Reproduction

Part 3: What is going on with female death loss and culling?

Part 3: What is going on with female death loss and culling?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Hog Reproduction

Part 2: What is going on with female death loss and culling?

Part 2: What is going on with female death loss and culling?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Sow nursing a large litter of piglets

Livestock Management

What is going on with female death loss and culling?

What is going on with female death loss and culling?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Feeder pigs in a pen

Weaning age: What does it cost me to wean an older pig? Part 2

Weaning age: What does it cost me to wean an older pig? Part 2

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Pen of weaned piglets

Weaning age: What does it cost me to wean an older pig?

Weaning age: What does it cost me to wean an older pig?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Finishing hogs at a feeder

Livestock Management

What can you do to lower production during this crisis?

What can you do to lower production during this crisis?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Litter of piglets nursing

Change to drive up pigs weaned and save more pigs

Change to drive up pigs weaned and save more pigs

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Hog Reproduction

What can you change to drive up live born and save more pigs?

What can you change to drive up live born and save more pigs?

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Caregiver checking on gilts

Hog Reproduction

What can you change to drive up total born and save more pigs?

What can you change to drive up total born and save more pigs?

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Big litter of piglets nursing in a farrowing stall

Hog Reproduction

Are you ready for changes coming in the next decade?

Are you ready for changes coming in the next decade?

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Does gilt total born predict future farm performance?

Hog Reproduction

Does gilt total born predict future farm performance?

Does gilt total born predict future farm performance?

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Sow with piglets in a farrowing stall

Does gilt farrowing rate predict future farm performance?

Does gilt farrowing rate predict future farm performance?

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Case study on breaking down female death loss

Livestock Management

Case study on breaking down female death loss

Case study on breaking down female death loss

byRon Ketchem, Mark Rix

Is it time for your farm to consider batch farrowing?

Is it time for your farm to consider batch farrowing?

Is it time for your farm to consider batch farrowing?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

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Farming Business Management

Study links employee satisfaction and barn culture to performance

Study links employee satisfaction and barn culture to performance

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Number of services and its impact on performance

Hog Reproduction

Number of services and its impact on performance

Number of services and its impact on performance

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Number of sow matings impact performance

Hog Reproduction

Number of sow matings impact performance

Number of sow matings impact performance

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

70% of stillborns come from 20% of the sows; Who is at risk?

Hog Reproduction

70% of stillborns come from 20% of the sows; Who is at risk?

70% of stillborns come from 20% of the sows; Who is at risk?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Is a Parity 2 dip normal?

Hog Reproduction

Is a Parity 2 dip normal?

Is a Parity 2 dip normal?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

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Focus areas for improving sow mortality

Focus areas for improving sow mortality

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Performance by weaning age of individual sows

Performance by weaning age of individual sows

Performance by weaning age of individual sows

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Weaning age ...

Weaning age ...

Weaning age ...

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Caregiver checking on piglets in farrowing stall

How much variation is there by farrowing room in production numbers?

How much variation is there by farrowing room in production numbers?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Where have you been? Where are you going?

Hog Reproduction

Where have you been? Where are you going?

Where have you been? Where are you going?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Disease impacts sow lifetime performance

Disease impacts sow lifetime performance

Disease impacts sow lifetime performance

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

sow and piglets in stall

Hog Reproduction

Are we measuring the right thing?

Are we measuring the right thing?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

There is a need for standardized gilt entry

Hog Reproduction

There is a need for standardized gilt entry

There is a need for standardized gilt entry

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

What is your farms wean-to-service interval?

Hog Reproduction

What is your farms wean-to-service interval?

What is your farms wean-to-service interval?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

Does size matter when it comes to farms?

Hog Reproduction

Does size matter when it comes to farms?

Does size matter when it comes to farms?

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byRon Ketchem, Mark Rixand 1 more

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