Swine Industry Technical Articles
Article published the June 10, 2013:
Introduction
In the past few decades, the American pig industry has seen a steady increase in market weights. This trend is driven by economic factors at the packing plant, where fixed costs can be allocated ...
Article published the April 30, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
Currently, a method to increase growth, improve feed efficiency, and increase leanness is incorporation of ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC; Paylean, Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield,...
Article published the August 14, 2012:
Livestock Sector occupies a unique position in the socio-economic development of the country. It also plays important role in the rural economy as supplementing family incomes and generating gainful employment ...
Article published the June 18, 2012:
BACKGROUND
In the last five years the economic pressure on hog producers has varied between mild and intense. There have been only a few months when the average returns for producers have been positive. Of cou...
Article published the June 7, 2012:
ABSTRACT
A series of non-technological factors such as the prevailing climate, water availability, land availability, density of pigs per area and cost of labor favored Brazil in the competitive landscape o...
Article published the May 10, 2011:
INTRODUCTION In the early 1980´s, I co-authored an undergraduate Farm Management text with the title: "Farm Business Management: Successful Decisions in a Changing Environment"; if I only knew! To &...
Article published the February 23, 2011:
Maintaining and increasing the demand for Manitoba pork, in both domestic and international markets, will depend heavily on such factors as the assurances of food safety, environmental sustainability, animal we...
Article published the September 28, 2009:
Nowadays aspects of meat quality are quite important issues, such as physical and sensory characteristics, nutritional value, and safety. Meat quality is affected by several factors i.e. genotype, nutritional a...
Article published the December 24, 2008:
Effective methods of pork carcass evaluation are based on the pork industry's desire to improve productivity and product quality. Carcass evaluation is essential in determining carcass value differences at the ...
Article published the November 11, 2008:
A total of 432 pigs were used to evaluate the effects of Paylean and dietary lysine on pork quality and loin, belly, and ham composition. The 12 dietary treatments included Paylean (0, 4.5, and 9.0 g/ton) and 4...