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Australia: pork industry ahead on stall free move

The Australian pork industry’s voluntary move away from the use of sow stalls by 2017, is making substantial progress, with around one in three sows now spending their pregnant lives sow stall free.

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JSR launch 'Faster Finishing' boar

Pig and Poultry Fair 2012 will see the launch of a keenly anticipated new Sireline, the ‘faster finishing’ JSR Geneconverter 800m Boar, by leading global pig breeders, JSR Genetics.

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The imprinted gene DIO3 is a candidate gene for litter size in pigs

The results of this study indicate a possible association between the imprinted gene DIO3 and female fertility traits in pigs.

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Thompson's Tip: Consider summer infertility now!

While it may seem early to be discussing summer infertility, many breeding herds on pig farms have predictable dips in fertility associated with seasonal — or unseasonal! — weather

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Clinical case: Reproductive failure

There was an increase of repetitions in females (at 17-28 days, cyclic and acyclic, with a repeat rate of 22%) and mucous-like, white to brown (chocolate) vulvovaginal discharge hours after artificial insemination.

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Effect of vaccination against gonadotrophin-releasing factor on growth performance, carcass, meat and fat quality of male Duroc pigs for dry-cured ham production

Under the conditions of this study Duroc pigs immunocastrated are suitable for the production of high quality dry-cured ham.

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How do we level litters after delivery? (II) Count or not count teats, that is the question

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How do we level litters after delivery? (II) To count or not to count teats, that is the question

In the previous chapter we saw how level litters by size. Now we will see how to do it by number.

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Canada: Government helps swine producers boost exports

Investment of more than $1.3 million to help the Canadian Swine Exporters Association (CSEA) increase its international marketing and promotion of Canadian purebred swine genetics.

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How do we level litters after delivery?

In the previous chapter we discussed the ideal time to level out litters of newborn piglets. Here's how to do it.

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Effects of castration and immunization against GnRH on the immune system and the adrenocortical axis in pigs

This study aimed at understanding the effects of testicular hormones on immunity and stress reactivity in pigs.

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Denmark: alternatives for reducing piglets mortality rate

The report “Piglet mortality in Denmark” published in 2010 described a number of alternatives for reducing the mortality rate. These various alternatives are also mentioned in a new report published in January 2012.

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From the Wallingford Pig Study Group to PIC

In 1955, a group in the United Kingdom called the Wallingford Pig Study Group was concerned that the traditional purebred breeders were not producing the right pig for future markets.

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TOPIGS Philippines imports top genetics for San Miguel Foods, Inc.

TOPIGS Philippines recently imported 1111 top SPF genetics from Canada to set up a new nucleus farm for San Miguel Foods, Inc. in the Isabela province of the country.

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Varying creep feed duration affects pre-weaning and post-weaning performance and behavior of piglet and sow

Creep feed initiated from day 5 and 10 reduce diarrhea scores in piglets and the estrus interval in sows.

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The dilemma of fostering on the first day of life

The ingestion of Ig in sufficient quantity is the first priority. So much so that it even comes before the factor that seems most important: the feed supply.

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