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Three keys to late gestation success for cows
2017-02-08 10:55:18| Beef
Healthy calves begin with healthy cows. Producers can focus on three key factors during late gestation to maximize cow and calf immunity.
Transitioning staff to pen gestation
2016-08-08 20:50:00| National Hog Farmer
When making the transition from individual stalls to group housing, communication and preparation are quintessential to success. read more
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Aurora Alimentos Pledges to Eliminate Gestation Crates for Breeding Sows
2016-01-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
BRAZIL - Cooperativa Central Aurora Alimentos, owner of Aurora brand and Brazil’s third largest pork producer, has announced it will completely phase out of the continuous use of gestation crates for breeding sows.
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Management of the gilt for breeding and in first gestation for longevity
2015-04-10 23:49:00| National Hog Farmer
By Rob Knox, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana; and Jenny Patterson and George Foxcroft, Swine Research and Technology Center, University of Alberta, Edmonton Herd parity distribution results from the frequency of retention and removals following entry, with an ideal and actual parity structure that often differ in the sows retained into the later parities. read more
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Dunkin' Donuts Moves to Gestation Crate-Free Pork
2015-04-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Dunkin' Donuts has announced a new commitment to using gestation crate-free pork and cage-free eggs in its foods.
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