Disasters, population trends, and their impact on the U.S. pork packing sector
Findings suggest physical capacity is not the only factor influencing processing rates and highlight existing vulnerabilities to labor shortages.
Abstracts - Economy
Modelling the global economic consequences of a major ASF outbreak in China
Simulations predict a decline in pig production, increase in pork prices, and a slight decrease in per capita calorie availability in China.
An economic analysis of sow retention in a United States breed-to-wean system
Retaining sows in the herd longer has economic benefits that could increase the financial returns of a breed-to-wean system.
Cost of PRRSV at individual farm level
The aim of this study was to develop an epidemiological and economic model to determine the costs of PRRS for an individual pig farm.
Reducing the land use of EU pork production: where there’s swill, there’s a way
Our results suggest that the application of existing technologies could reduce the land use of EU pork (20% of world production) by one fifth, potentially saving 1.8 million hectares of agricultural land.
Correlations among various blood parameters at exsanguination and their relationships to pork quality traits
The objectives of this study were to investigate the correlations between various blood parameters compared with cortisol and lactate levels.
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Stronger pigs, fewer post-weaning losses
New research ..Prediction of carcass meat percentage and ham composition from computed tomography images of live growing-finishing pigs
Different measurements of fat and muscle thickness and muscle area were obtained from images of the ham and the loin.
A functional variant in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter enhances fatty acid desaturation in pork
UdL researchers have succeeded in producing meat with less saturated fat and a higher proportion of mono-unsaturated, with better organoleptic and healthier consumer properties.
US swine industry productivity analysis, 2005 to 2010
Pig industry trends from 2005 to 2010 indicate varied degrees of improvement for pig production traits.