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Capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand boar fertility

Amanda Minton, Associate Director of Reproductive Technology at Acuity Swine and Karl Kerns, Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, discuss capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand and ultimately improve boar fertility.

 

R&D: Understanding index distribution and accountability in competitive comparison

Justin Fix, Director of Business Development and Genetic Improvement with Acuity and Caleb Shull, Director of Research at The Maschhoffs discuss how genetic evaluation varies from nucleus to commercial production and how that variation creates a bias in data analysis.


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Canada and Manitoba governments support Squeal on Pigs

Brandon, Manitoba – Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaRead More

Smart Farms and Precision Technology – a New Age for Pork Farming

I’m stubborn about keeping my phone for as long as I can. My last one lasted four years until I got fed up with the dying battery.Read More

There's a growing optimism in the pork industry

The last few years have been challenging for the pork sector with higher interest rates, lower hog prices, global instability cutting into export demand, and higher feed prices. Read More

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