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Analyzing How Farm Size Impacts Piglet Survival

2013-09-09 23:07:00| National Hog Farmer

By Ron Ketchem and Mark Rix, Swine Management Services LLC, Fremont, NE In this first in a series of three articles that come from farms in Ohio, we are looking at performance by farm size related to piglet survival. Next weeks article will delve into parity performance by farm size and the third article will cover piglet death loss by lactation day by farm size. The data for the articles is based on 48 farms, totaling 112,432 mated females, from our In-Depth Farm Analysis database. read more

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Pacific islands fighting for survival as sea levels rise

2013-09-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Japan Times: Pacific islanders challenged world leaders this week to act on climate change, warning that their low-lying atolls are close to becoming uninhabitable because of rising seas and increasingly severe floods, droughts and storm surges. "The Pacific is fighting for its survival. Climate change has already arrived," said Christopher Loeak, president of the Marshall Islands, which host the Pacific islands` annual summit, attended by most of the world`s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, including...

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