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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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Nick Giordano Honored for Trade Impact on Pork Industry

Nick Giordano will be awarded the Michael J. Mansfield Award by USMEF for his significant contributions to U.S. meat export and global trade relations.Read More

Strengthening Genetic Excellence: Hypor and Danish Genetics Merge to Form a Strategic Alliance

The global multispecies genetics company Hendrix Genetics is excited to announce the signing of an agreement to merge its swine division, Hypor, with Danish Genetics and partners.Read More

Improve sow survival in your herd

Do you also want robust sows that are easy to handle and wean many vital piglets? Improving sow survival is an important focus area for the pig industry worldwide. Higher sow survival is good for animal welfare as well as the pig producer’s bottom line.Read More

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