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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.
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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HyLife recently welcomed a delegation from Taiwan to its pork processing facility in Neepawa, Manitoba, highlighting the strong and growing agricultural partnership between Taiwan and Canada. The visit provided an opportunity to showcase Manitoba’s pork industry, discuss global food supply chains, and explore opportunities for expanding the presence of Canadian pork in the Taiwanese market.
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This article reviews weekly commodity market movements impacting grains, livestock, energy and equity markets while farmers face tight margins and ongoing uncertainty.
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The increasing size of litters in modern breeding lines poses a growing challenge for farmers who rear piglets. Farrowing pens often no longer offer the sows enough space to behave naturally. At the same time, the German animal protection laws require that periods of confinement be reduced significantly from 2036. This forces farmers to establish alternative housing and management systems.
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