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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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NPPC Connect Brings Policy Talks and Pork Tastings

NPPC Connect at World Pork Expo offers pork tastings policy discussions and expert interviews covering industry priorities regulations and market opportunities for producersRead More

Research Harnesses AI Decision Modeling to Improve Livestock Sustainability

Since joining the agency in 2023 as an assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Animal Science, Kaniyamattam has emerged as a leading voice in livestock data analytics and AI modeling.Read More

By-Product Values Surge Higher

Steers hide, and offal values have climbed from $12.32 per cwt to $14.35 per cwt over the last two months. In the case of by-products, the values are quoted in dollars per cwt of the live steer. Hides and offal were worth about $11.50 per cwt at this time last year.Read More

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