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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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LLCC Participating in New Livestock Apprenticeship Program

Pork producers interested in hosting an apprentice must sign an agreement with the students to offset their tuition costs in exchange for workforce training. Read More

State Leaders, Pork Producers Thank Japan’s Nippon Foods for Purchasing from Nebraska

Governor Jim Pillen and Nebraska’s trade delegation held a dinner in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday with leaders from Nippon Foods and Tyson FoodsRead More

AASV Members Receive Discount on Latest Edition of Diseases of Swine

A comprehensively updated edition of the gold standard reference on swine health and disease, Diseases of Swine, is available to order.Read More

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