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Sow drinking water in her stall

Webinar: Managing your gilts and sows for summer heat Webinar: Managing your gilts and sows for summer heat

"Breeding herd management: Preparing for summer" will be presented March 17.

Feb 27, 2020|

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Farrowing display: An Iowa State Fair must-see for 25-plus years

Farrowing display: An Iowa State Fair must-see for 25-plus years Farrowing display: An Iowa State Fair must-see for 25-plus years

Feb 26, 2020

4 Min Read

DNA manipulation

Hog Reproduction

FDA stall tactics hurting U.S. agriculture FDA stall tactics hurting U.S. agriculture

byNational Pork Producers Council

Feb 11, 2020

3 Min Read

Selecting replacement gilts

Hog Reproduction

Selecting replacement gilts Selecting replacement gilts

Feb 6, 2020

5 Min Read

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

Feb 5, 2020

5 Min Read

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Livestock Management

Father, son capture Iowa Master Seedstock Producer Award Father, son capture Iowa Master Seedstock Producer Award

Feb 4, 2020

2 Min Read

Babcock Genetics brings Axiom to the U.S.

Hog Reproduction

Babcock Genetics brings Axiom to the U.S.

Babcock Genetics brings Axiom to the U.S.

Piglets nursing on a sow in a pen with a heat lamp

Evaluation of supplemental heat source for creep areas

Evaluation of supplemental heat source for creep areas

Rearing cross-fostered piglets in uniform litters reduced pig removals for light piglets, but increased pig removals and redu

Hog Reproduction

Cross-fostering conundrum

Cross-fostering conundrum

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

Research at Texas Tech could revolutionize pig breeding

Farming Business Management

Research at Texas Tech could revolutionize pig breeding

Research at Texas Tech could revolutionize pig breeding

Relationship between sow culling types and parity trends

Relationship between sow culling types and parity trends

Relationship between sow culling types and parity trends

Sow with piglets in a farrowing stall

Driving gilt consistency with natural planned exposure

Driving gilt consistency with natural planned exposure

Sow in their stalls in the farrowing room

Farrowing house scours topic of upcoming webinar

Farrowing house scours topic of upcoming webinar

Jason Ross

Sow prolapse, pig survivability research progresses

Sow prolapse, pig survivability research progresses

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

Newborn piglets nursing on their sow

Gestating and lactating sows perform with hybrid rye diets

Gestating and lactating sows perform with hybrid rye diets

Hog Reproduction

Industry benefits from rapid risk assessment

Industry benefits from rapid risk assessment

bySarah Muirhead

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

The first key to minimizing fallout piglets is reviewing Day 1 care with the farrowing attendants. Ensure that caretakers are

Avoid falling behind on fallout management

Avoid falling behind on fallout management

Farming Business Management

Rising stars in the swine industry

Rising stars in the swine industry

byAnn Hess, Kevin.Schulz

Farming Business Management

Backstory fodder for future

Backstory fodder for future

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

Research at North Carolina State University shows that increasing the number of functional teats at farrowing will enhance pi

Hog Reproduction

Genetics of swine functional teats

Genetics of swine functional teats

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

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Farm Facilities

Boar semen marks one million samples now at ARS germplasm facility

Boar semen marks one million samples now at ARS germplasm facility

Webinar: Manage to improve breeding herd productivity

Webinar: Manage to improve breeding herd productivity

Webinar: Manage to improve breeding herd productivity

Group housing systems generally allow a similar nutritional program to individual housing.

Sow nutrition from wean to farrow

Sow nutrition from wean to farrow

Researchers evaluated increasing sow nutrient intake during late-gestation to enhance piglet colostrum intake and colostrum c

Feeding for that first drop

Feeding for that first drop

Zinc in late-gestation diets for sows improves piglet survival

Zinc in late-gestation diets for sows improves piglet survival

Zinc in late-gestation diets for sows improves piglet survival

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

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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

Variability of piglet birth weights balanced with sow nutrition

Variability of piglet birth weights balanced with sow nutrition

Variability of piglet birth weights balanced with sow nutrition

Does soybean meal concentration affect sow performance?

Does soybean meal concentration affect sow performance?

Does soybean meal concentration affect sow performance?

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

Hog Reproduction

Cooper Farms cuts ribbon on Grand Republic Sow Farm

Cooper Farms cuts ribbon on Grand Republic Sow Farm

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