Category: Swine

Antibiotic usage is a key issue that the pork industry will always face, and the pressures of it will only […]

As third and fourth generation phytase enzymes started to be used commonly in feeds, we realized that phytate, the major […]

For most hog producers, 2016 was a year to forget. While feed costs actually fell from 2015 (down just over […]

Today, many producers love the opportunity to ‘talk shop’ with other producers about how their production is going. I have […]

Getting pigs off to a good start is often over looked in many areas, from cleaning of the barn or […]

GMO free, hormone free, antibiotic free. These three phases are changing the food industry through continued consumer interest in how […]

Over the last 4 to 5 years there have been more cases of sub-optimal vitamin D status in young pigs.  […]

One of the biggest challenges pigs go through in their lives is the first few days after they are weaned. This applies to all mammals as each […]

Pork producers use feed budgets to more accurately feed a group of pigs.  Feed budgets should be calculated by pounds […]

The genetic and management advancements in swine production over the past few decades have created a pig which is extremely […]

We are now about 10 months away from the implementation of sweeping changes in FDA regulations affecting the use of […]

While pork carcasses are not typically classified by quality like beef carcasses, there is one measure of carcass quality which […]