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How Much Weaning Age Variation Does Your Farm Have?
2014-08-04 16:46:00| National Hog Farmer
Ron Ketchem and Mark Rix, Swine Management Services LLC, Fremont, NE A data set of the top 10% of 629 farms had an average weaning age of 19.88 days, bottom 30% at 20.74 days with all farms average of 20.46 days with a range of 14.83 to 28.42 days.These farms had a range of 20.11 to 34.01 pigs weaned per mated female. But what about the variation in weaning age. We looked at the data and were surprised to see so much variation in weaning age of pigs. read more
Co-op sells farm business for A 249m
2014-08-04 10:49:18| Biotech - Topix.net
The Co-operative's 118 years of crop-growing came to an end today with the sale of its farming business to the Wellcome Trust for A 249 million.
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Mitas unveils latest innovation PneuTrac on 38" rim at Farm Progress
2014-08-04 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Prague/Charles City, August 5, 2014 – Mitas' revolutionary tire concept PneuTrac will be one of the most coveted innovations from the tire industry segment of the Farm Progress Show. Mitas will display PneuTrac mounted on a 38" rim at booth 16S for the first time ever in the United States. PneuTrac brings together the best of both worlds in traditional pneumatic tires and rubber tracks. Mitas is intensively testing the PneuTrac concept on an 18" rim and has already started the first tests on a larger 38" rim tire. read more
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PED-Positive Farm Samples in US: 7,893
2014-08-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The total number of pig farm samples that have tested positive for the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus now stands at 7,893 in 30 states, writes Jackie Linden. There were 79 new positive samples in the most recent week reported.
US Pig Farm Samples Positive for Porcine Delta Corona Virus: 359
2014-08-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Porcine Delta Corona virus (PDCoV) has been detected in 359 samples from pig farms in 16 states. California has reported its first virus-positive samples in this week's report.
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