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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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Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days Held Across Iowa in August

“We are excited to bring Cyclone Cattle Feeder Days to multiple regions of Iowa and meet cattle feeders where they are. This program is intended to look at a strategic approach to integrating technology and electronic data capture into feedlot production.”Read More

Weak pork demand keeps hog futures under pressure - CME

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures continued to rally on Tuesday, gaining support from a slump in oil prices, relatively high cash cattle prices and general strength in the US equity markets, Reuters reported, citing analysts.Read More

How One Extra Pound Per Consumer Would Change the Pork Industry

The U.S. pork industry is at a crossroads — efficiency isn’t enough anymore. David Newman, CEO of the National Pork Board, says it’s time to change how we think about the plate. The opportunity to grow pork demand has never been greater.Read More

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