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Capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand boar fertility

Amanda Minton, Associate Director of Reproductive Technology at Acuity Swine and Karl Kerns, Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, discuss capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand and ultimately improve boar fertility.

 

R&D: Understanding index distribution and accountability in competitive comparison

Justin Fix, Director of Business Development and Genetic Improvement with Acuity and Caleb Shull, Director of Research at The Maschhoffs discuss how genetic evaluation varies from nucleus to commercial production and how that variation creates a bias in data analysis.


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NPPC Highlights Modern Pork Production and Policy Engagement

NPPC emphasizes modern pork production, policy influence, and export growth through key events and initiatives.Read More

Positive virus results confirmed in Manitoba herd

Sask Pork/Manitoba Pork) Our producer neighbours to the east of Saskatchewan are sending out caution after positive virus test results. Below is the producer alert sent out to Manitoba producers:Read More

It's Time to Talk About Depopulation in the U.S. Swine Industry

When reports of African swine fever outbreaks in China hit the news in 2018, the U.S. pork industry went right to work to boost preparedness and prevention efforts. Industry strides and advancements in these areas were shouted across the news headlines; meanwhile, work taking place on the critically important aspects of depopulation and mortality management were less talked about. If the worst-case scenario happens and animals need to be depopulated in an effort to contain and eradicate the disease, how would the pork industry respond? “No one is excited about the process or idea of depopulating, whether it’s one or multiple animals. I would say it’s quite the contrary,” says Jeremy Seiger, agriculture department manager at Envirotech Engineering. “However, it is an unfortunate likelihood that a catastrophic event of this nature will eventually occur.” That’s why the U.S. pork industry can’t afford to not be prepared. The National Pork Board has teamed up with university researcRead More

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