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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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U.S. Red Meat Exports Show Mixed Trends in August data

USDA August red meat export data shows stronger pork shipments but significantly lower beef exports due to market barriers in China and reduced eligible product supplies. Read More

MSU Swine Center Ranked Fourth Nationally, First Among Land-Grants for Yorkshire Breeding

Recognition from the National Swine Registry highlights MSU’s leadership in Yorkshire genetics, student training and industry research.Read More

RFID Tags for Use in Swine in Pennsylvania

Understand the reasons for using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to identify swine in commercial herds and show pigs.Read More

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