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The Swine Report
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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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The Swine report|News

USDA Finds Larger Hog Farms Have Lower Finishing Costs

Is bigger more efficient in hog production? USDA research spanning five benchmark years finds larger finishing operations generally spend less to add 100 pounds of weight, helping explain the pork industry's decades-long shift toward fewer and larger farmsRead More

U.S. Pork Export Value Drops as Global Hog Prices Weaken

U.S. pork exports fell 7.5% in September, with weaker demand from Mexico and China offsetting record-setting growth in several smaller markets.Read More

$30 Million Campaign Raises Stakes in U.S. Pork Policy Fight

The battle over California Proposition 12 is escalating as Congress considers the 2026 Farm Bill.Read More
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