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Hog Cash Markets Showing Strong Rally

 
Cash markets for hogs have experienced a really strong rally over the course of the last 2 weeks.
 
That from Tyler Fulton of Hams Marketing Services.
 
He notes that a rally at this time of year is typical, given that hog numbers start to dwindle in the US, and demand starts to pick up with warmer weather.
 
"It was a pretty sharp drop off over the course of the previous month and a half or so. It was a significant trend change. It was as though it bottomed out and it rallied back up and packers were willing to pay whatever it took to fill their plants."
 
Source : Discoverestevan

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World Pork Expo: Tackling oxidative stress at critical stages in swine production

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Dr. Marlin Hoogland, veterinarian and Director of Innovation and Research at Feedworks, speaks to The Pig Site's Sarah Mikesell just after World Pork Expo about how metabolic imbalance – especially during weaning, late gestation and disease outbreaks – can quietly undermine animal health and farm profitability.

In swine production, oxidative stress may be an invisible challenge, but its effects are far from subtle. From decreased feed efficiency to suppressed growth rates, it quietly chips away at productivity.

Dr. Hoogland says producers and veterinarians alike should be on alert for this metabolic imbalance, especially during the most physiologically demanding times in a pig’s life.