Dale W. Rozeboom

IntroductionLongevity of a breeding female is influenced by a wide variety of factors, one of which is the nutritional management of the female throughout her productive life. In modern pork production, the female becomes a part of the breeding herd at birth. Hopefully, several reproductive cycles follow before her removal from the breeding herd. A sound feeding program focuses nutrition throughou ...

Water and air! Today´s producers must keep these in mind as often as they do pigs, sows and profit margins. Society has become concerned about phosphorus and nitrogen in surface waters and groundwaters. Gas and odor emissions can cause nuisances and difficult relationships with neighbors.What can a pork producer do to simultaneously manage production efficiency, nutrient excretion and enviro ...