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4 things to cross off your to-do list before breeding season begins
2015-04-21 00:05:45| Beef
Are you sure your herd bulls are fertile? Have you administered pre-breeding vaccinations to the cows? Do you have plans to control parasites and flies this grazing season? What about the calves? Here are four things to get done before the breeding season begins. Content Classification: Curated BEEF Daily read more
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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Breeding Programme to Use Pen Mate Genomics to Improve Pig Behaviour
2015-04-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - A new research project will harness information technology to breed pigs that are less inclined to bite tails and that utilise the feed more efficiently, in a collaboration between Aarhus University and the Danish Pig Research Centre.
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Pyrethrins safe for use in breeding bulls
2015-03-30 21:42:00| Beef
The latest research affirms that pyrethrins and pyrethroids are safe and effective to use with breeding bulls. read more
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Hog Outlook: Breeding Herd Up in on 1 March
2015-03-30 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - USDA says the breeding herd was up 2.2 per cent on March 1 and the market hog inventory was up 7.7 per cent compared to last year, writes Ron Plain and Scott Brown, University of Missouri.
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