| 1 . Would a person, that is allergic to nuts, have an allergic reaction when eating the meat of a pig that was fed acorns? |
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| 2 . If pigs eat acorns would it be toxic to them or the people that eat them? If not how much is too much for a pig to eat? |
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| 3 . Where can I find the Iodine Values for feeds used for pigs? |
06/01/10 |
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| 4 . PLEASE, can someone tell me how long our meat (pork) should hang at butchers before they cuty asnd wrap it...it has been two weeks since they killed our pigs and still haven't go them cut!!!! HELP!!! |
12/21/09 |
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| 5 . Backyard pigs: I have a mixture of yogurt, milk, orange juice, ice cream and other dairy products available daily from a local dairy distributor. Could you make suggestions about a good proportion to give them and tell me what else i need to include, they are going to slaughter in a month. i also offer pelleted food and cornmeal mash and apple peelings and some hay, chaff, or grass cilppings for bedding and they eat some of that too. , but the milk is first choice. |
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| 6 . I have access to large quantities of milk from newly freshen cows. This milk is free. I was wondering if I feed this to 40 pound pigs will I need to supplement it with anything else to get these pigs to market weight. |
09/30/09 |
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| 7 . Do you have any information in regards to the percentage of swine operations that utilize inductions protocols? Also, do you have information on the average gestation length in the U.S. I found somewhere on the site that it's 113 to 114 but I believe that includes operations that use induction. What about operations that don't use induction? |
09/28/09 |
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| 8 . What is a "derby" pig? |
08/25/09 |
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| 9 . How many pints of blood are in a market weight hog? |
07/31/09 |
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| 10 . We are selling show pigs. One of our pigs still have testicles. Does this effect the quality and taste of the pork product? The pig is only 7 months old. |
07/06/09 |
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| 11 . Are there any differences in semen production of boars when housed in pens as compared to stalls? |
05/12/09 |
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| 12 . What is "water belly" and how is it treated? |
04/14/09 |
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| 13 . Approximately 10% of our sows develop udder edema a week to 10 days prior to farrowing. What could be causing this? |
02/27/09 |
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| 14 . What causes baby pigs tails to rot/fall off before they are a week old? They are not being stepped on or caught in the mesh floor. It appears to be a blood flow problem. |
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| 15 . Is there any problem with pigs "dog-sitting"? |
01/12/09 |
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| 16 . why use tekfoil behind curtain if you can put styrofoam insulation blocks between studs next to curtain |
12/04/08 |
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| 17 . What traits are economically important? |
11/03/08 |
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| 18 . Can EPDs and BV’s be compared across different genetic sources? |
11/03/08 |
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| 19 . Will genetic lines perform differently in different environments? |
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| 20 . How are genetic trends evaluated? |
11/03/08 |
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| 21 . What is a Bio-economic Index of genetic value (merit)? |
11/03/08 |
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| 22 . What is the value of Percentile Rankings when selecting animals or semen? |
11/03/08 |
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| 23 . What do I need to look for in a genetic supplier? |
11/03/08 |
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| 24 . What forms of genetic value (merit) assessment are most valuable? |
11/03/08 |
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| 25 . What are Kyoto Protocol Emissions Targets? |
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| 26 . How can swine producers reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
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| 27 . How is manure management linked to greenhouse gas emissions? |
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| 28 . What portion of greenhouse gas emissions are hog producers responsible for? |
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| 29 . How is enteric fermentation linked to greenhouse gas emissions? |
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| 30 . What percent of greenhouse gases emissions come from livestock? |
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| 31 . What are greenhouse gases (GHGs)? |
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| 32 . What are some broader economic and policy implications of higher space allocations? |
11/03/08 |
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| 33 . What are the key economic factors affected by increasing space allocation for pigs? |
11/03/08 |
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| 34 . If requirements emerge for greater space allocation, what is the preferred economic alternative for adapting to these requirements? |
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| 35 . Are optimal economic pig space allocations and optimal growth productivity pig space allocations the same? |
11/03/08 |
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| 36 . For the average 4-H Market Swine Project, what percent of the dressed carcass weight will be edible cuts of meat? |
10/23/08 |
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| 37 . What are some odor control methods to minimize odors during land application of manure? |
10/21/08 |
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| 38 . Where are odors generated from a swine operation? |
10/21/08 |
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| 39 . Do manure additives control odors? |
10/21/08 |
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| 40 . How can odors be reduced or controlled from manure storages? |
10/21/08 |
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| 41 . What factors should be considered when choosing a site for a pork operation? |
10/21/08 |
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| 42 . What are some building design considerations that should be considered to minimize odors? |
10/21/08 |
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| 43 . How far will odors travel? |
10/21/08 |
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| 44 . What are some of the symptoms associated with PCV-associated disease? |
10/01/08 |
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| 45 . Please explain terminal and maternal breeding. |
10/01/08 |
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| 46 . What is guar meal? |
09/29/08 |
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| 47 . How are drip cooling systems used for lactating sows in hot climates advantageous? |
09/10/08 |
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| 48 . How can I get my PQA Verification Online ID number and password? |
09/10/08 |
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| 49 . How much bedding is used for gestating sows in hoop barns? |
09/10/08 |
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| 50 . Where can I find a Sow Reproduction Record System? Can it be used manually as well as on a computer? |
08/15/08 |
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| 51 . *My pigs have lesions, thickened skin, patchy hair loss (especially behind the ears and near the tail head). Also they are scratching and rubbing frequently against the gates and panels in the pen or the sides of the stall. What is causing this? |
08/14/08 |
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| 52 . How many days prior to parturition should a sow be placed in a stall or pen? |
08/14/08 |
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| 53 . What are some of the alternatives to the farrowing stall? |
08/14/08 |
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| 54 . What is an ellipsoid farrowing stall? |
08/14/08 |
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| 55 . What types of feeding systems are commonly utilized by gestation facilities that house sows and stalls? |
08/14/08 |
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| 56 . I have a sow who has torn a teat that was trapped between slats in her stall when she stood up. What is the best way to prevent infection while it heals? |
08/14/08 |
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| 57 . What type of structures, floor-plans, and heating systems are used for farrowing in cold weather by producers selling to niche markets that prohibit the use of farrowing stalls? |
08/14/08 |
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| 58 . How can pre-wean mortality be minimized in systems that do not use farrowing stalls? |
08/14/08 |
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| 59 . How many farrowing stalls are needed for 21 day weaning for 1100 sows? |
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| 60 . what vaccinations do a baby pig need? |
07/31/08 |
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| 61 . What is a turn-around stall/pen? |
07/25/08 |
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| 62 . What Is Matrix? |
07/24/08 |
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| 63 . I am looking for rations for both gestating/lactating sows utilizing soy hull pellets, DDG's, corn, soybean meal and premix. |
06/04/08 |
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| 64 . I have accsess to a 1000 pounds per week for spent brewers grain and would like to know if there are things to be aware of in feeding them to my hogs?Are there any dangers to be aware of? |
06/04/08 |
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| 65 . Can alternative farrowing systems be economically feasible? |
06/02/08 |
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| 66 . My piglets are greasy, sticky and have dirty skin. What causes this and how can I prevent/treat it? |
06/02/08 |
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| 67 . Are indoor systems really more welfare friendly than the outdoor farrowing systems of old? |
06/02/08 |
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| 68 . What might cause sows to lose muscle control at weaning (weaned at 6 weeks)? Sows have a sudden inability to get up after laying down, front legs splay out as they try. |
06/02/08 |
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| 69 . What is the effect of PCV-2 on reproduction? |
02/21/08 |
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| 70 . What is the average age (in days) when a hog is slaughtered?
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02/13/08 |
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| 71 . What is the crude protein,lysine,fat, and crude fiber expressed as a % in corn, sobean meal, and steam rolled oats? |
12/21/07 |
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| 72 . *What should be done if the piglet is not breathing at birth? |
12/21/07 |
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| 73 . Can various amounts of oxytocin (eg. 5 ml, 10 ml, 15 ml.) administered IM per sow prior to artificial insemination increase fertility? |
12/20/07 |
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| 74 . What are some points to remember for construction of swine facilities with regard to interior surfaces? |
12/20/07 |
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| 75 . What are the common mycotoxins in swine and their distinguishing effects? |
12/20/07 |
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| 76 . What causes twisted gut in a grow-finish barn, and what can help prevent it? |
12/20/07 |
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| 77 . What are the outcomes of putting oxytocin in semen? |
12/20/07 |
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| 78 . How is spray-dried plasma used in SEW diets? |
12/20/07 |
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| 79 . How do inlets contribute to a ventilation system? |
12/20/07 |
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| 80 . What considerations should be addressed when formulating fat into a ration? |
12/20/07 |
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| 81 . What is Actinomyces pyogenenes and what treatments work? |
12/20/07 |
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| 82 . What is the bioavailability of 2 organic mineral sources, copper lysine and copper methionine, and their role in growth stimulation? |
12/20/07 |
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| 83 . What is swine pox? |
12/20/07 |
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| 84 . What is a common schedule for vaccinating gestation sows and pigs for Atrophic rhinitis (AR) ? |
12/20/07 |
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| 85 . What are the differences in APP types and how are they controlled? |
12/20/07 |
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| 86 . Is valine supplementation recommended for any pig diets? |
12/20/07 |
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| 87 . What are the common parasites encountered in pasturing swine? |
12/20/07 |
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| 88 . What are some reasons for acidifying starter diets? |
12/20/07 |
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| 89 . Does light exposure time have an affect on any or all phases of swine production? |
12/20/07 |
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| 90 . How does wheat compare to corn for swine rations? |
12/20/07 |
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| 91 . What is the proper level of crude protein and lysine for late gestation sows(> 12wks)? |
12/20/07 |
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| 92 . When was PRRS first discovered? |
12/20/07 |
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| 93 . Are pigs ever fed peanuts? |
12/20/07 |
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| 94 . What are some things to consider with an AIAO (All In All Out) pig flow? |
12/20/07 |
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| 95 . What are the causes of trembling in newborn piglets and is there a way to prevent or control it? |
12/20/07 |
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| 96 . What is the sorghum, and fat limit for grow/finish rations? |
12/20/07 |
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| 97 . What is the proper feed grind size for grow-finish pigs? |
12/20/07 |
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| 98 . How much time should be allowed for an employee to be trained and learn a job before an assessment is made on their ability to perform the job? |
12/20/07 |
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| 99 . I heard that some pigs become fatigued and can’t walk during transportation to market. Is the meat from these pigs a risk to consumers? |
12/20/07 |
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| 100 . Is it true that no matter how long pork is cooked, or at what temperature, not all the parasites die? |
12/18/07 |
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| 101 . What is a hog maul (or maw)and what do I do with it? |
12/18/07 |
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| 102 . As an African-American, I found that I need to control my diet. Do I have to cut pork out? |
12/18/07 |
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| 103 . Can I have pork as part of my restricted fat/low cholesterol diet? |
12/18/07 |
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| 104 . Where can I find information on hot dog statisics or sausage consumption? |
12/18/07 |
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| 105 . How does marbling content affect the quality of fresh pork? |
12/18/07 |
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| 106 . Could and should marbling be enhanced? |
12/18/07 |
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| 107 . What impact does chilling have on palatability traits? |
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| 108 . Can rapid chilling help to lessen and/or prevent the incidence of PSE pork? |
12/18/07 |
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| 109 . Can I improve marbling while still selecting for less external fat in the late grow-finish period? |
12/18/07 |
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| 110 . What is ?enhanced? or ?pumped? pork? |
12/18/07 |
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| 111 . What is the Environmental Quality Incentive Program? |
12/18/07 |
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| 112 . Are producers subject to the Federal Clean Water Act regulations? |
12/18/07 |
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| 113 . What is the best way to synchronize estrus in prepubertal gilts? |
12/18/07 |
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| 114 . What ?hidden? problems are present when decisions for feed ingredients are made on prices based solely on relative value? |
12/18/07 |
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| 115 . If I want to use the manure from my farm for crop production, of what fact must I be aware? |
12/18/07 |
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| 116 . How can I reduce the amount of sulfur (sulphur) emmited to the environment in my farm? |
12/18/07 |
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| 117 . What influences soil phosphprus levels? |
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| 118 . How do I minimize phosphorus runoff? |
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| 119 . In what practical ways can I reduce ammonia emmision in my farm? |
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| 120 . What is precision nutrition and in what ways is it beneficial? |
12/18/07 |
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| 121 . What are advantages of using least-cost diet formulation software? |
12/18/07 |
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| 122 . Can the use of protease decrease odor production in my farm? |
12/18/07 |
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| 123 . How useful are enzymes in feeding of pigs? |
12/18/07 |
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| 124 . In what way does feed formulation using least-cost formulation software help? |
12/18/07 |
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| 125 . What are the practical advantages to my farm and the environment of using low-phytate corn? |
12/18/07 |
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| 126 . Does low protein corn have a lower feeding value than normal corn? |
12/18/07 |
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| 127 . How can developing or replacement gilts be fed to reduce the number of downer sows? |
12/18/07 |
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| 128 . Can sow constipation be controlled by feeding a specific feed ingredient? |
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| 129 . What is split-sex feeding and how can I use it to my advantage? |
12/18/07 |
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| 130 . What is the best way to obtain 21-day litter weights? |
12/18/07 |
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| 131 . How do I formulate the diet of newly arrived pigs? |
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| 132 . Should I increase the vitamin and trace mineral content of the receiving diet to improve the performance of my starter pigs? |
12/18/07 |
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| 133 . What should be the feeding rate for sows after weaning? |
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| 134 . What is flushing and why should it be used? |
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| 135 . How can limit-feeding of sows be accomplished? |
12/18/07 |
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| 136 . When is it appropriate to alter dietary nutrient density according to feed intake for adult breeding swine? |
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| 137 . Are commercially produced milk replacers nutritionally adequate for newborn pigs? |
12/18/07 |
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| 138 . In what simple way can I reduce odor in my farm? |
12/18/07 |
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| 139 . What effect does weaning have on feed intake? |
12/18/07 |
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| 140 . What is the best way to conduct a situation or market analysis? |
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| 141 . Where do I turn to for help with research and development if I am thinking of new products? |
12/18/07 |
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| 142 . Where can I find information on animal health products approved for use in swine? |
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| 143 . What is SEW (Segregated Early Weaning)? |
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| 144 . What is an example of a niche market? |
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| 145 . What are the benefits of large pen auto sort facilities? |
12/18/07 |
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| 146 . Has technology for livestock production and waste treatment only been
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12/18/07 |
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| 147 . Should I routinely add medication to the drinking water to prevent the occurrence of potential health problems of feeder pigs? |
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| 148 . Is the use of an antimicrobial feed additive necessarily warranted? |
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| 149 . Some producers are marketing pigs that have never been fed antibiotic feed additives. Why doesn?t the whole industry go this direction? |
12/18/07 |
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| 150 . How can a producer improve the accuracy of breeding value estimates? |
12/11/07 |
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| 151 . *What does the term 'bandwidth' mean when talking about ventilation? |
12/11/07 |
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| 152 . How will pork producers benefit from the use of this tool (PIG)? |
12/11/07 |
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| 153 . How long can I safely store manure in a two foot pit in a nursery or finisher |
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| 154 . Is there a specific age range of pigs that are more susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease? |
09/04/07 |
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| 155 . Will the NAIS become a mandatory program for swine producers? |
09/04/07 |
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| 156 . I am constantly battling ileitis (Acute Hemorrhagic Porcine Proliferative Enteropathy--PPE) in my herd and the medication I use takes a long time to work. Is there a water or feed mixable vaccine that works quickly? |
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| 157 . how much pit manure can be spread on growing crops |
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| 158 . How will the audit component of the PQA Plus program work? |
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| 159 . What is the purpose of the audit component of the PQA Plus program? |
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| 160 . How will producers achieve PQA Plus certification and PQA Plus site status? |
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| 161 . How long are PQA Plus certification and PQA Plus site status valid? |
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| 162 . Who will help producers be certified in PQA Plus? |
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| 163 . When was PQA Plus™ first made available to producers |
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| 164 . What are the main differences between PQA Plus and PQA®? |
07/30/07 |
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| 165 . Where can I find agricultural statisical data for the US, states, and territories? |
07/18/07 |
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| 166 . How do I find the 2004 hog inventory for Iowa? |
07/18/07 |
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| 167 . What is the age of a market hog at slaughter? |
07/16/07 |
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| 168 . *I need to provide supplemental heating in my barns, what are my options? |
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| 169 . *What does the term 'offset' mean when talking about ventilation? |
07/12/07 |
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| 170 . *What is the correct needle size for a nursery pig? |
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| 171 . *What are the areas on the nursery pig that should be observed? |
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| 172 . *How is a scrotal hernia detected? |
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| 173 . *What are the key anatomical parts of the sow necessary for farrowing? |
07/12/07 |
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| 174 . What is the best way to legally put weight on pigs the month before the fair? |
07/12/07 |
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| 175 . Where should the feeder be placed in a pen of newly weaned pigs, as part of the pen gating or in the middle of the pen? |
07/12/07 |
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| 176 . *When loading pigs onto the trailer, sometimes a pig will suddenly be unable walk apparently due to stiffness in its joints and muscle tremors. Also, the pig will have blotchy skin, an elevated body temperature (>105F) and an increased respiration rate. What is causing this? |
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| 177 . Some of my sows have a high temperature and are off-feed. Could septicemia be causing this? |
07/12/07 |
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| 178 . *What are the three thermal zones and how do they illustrate the effect of the EET on pig performance? |
07/12/07 |
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| 179 . How do you minimize the occurrence of umbilical hernia and/or arthritis which may be indirectly caused by non- or under-disinfection of the piglets? |
07/12/07 |
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| 180 . What is phytase and how does it work? |
07/12/07 |
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| 181 . What is APP, how is it transmitted and diagnosed? |
07/12/07 |
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| 182 . What micronutrients are added to swine rations? |
07/12/07 |
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| 183 . What are some reasons why a dam might have piglets with birth defects? |
07/12/07 |
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| 184 . What is the relationship between ovulation and body temperature change in sows and gilts? |
07/12/07 |
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| 185 . What is Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia? |
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| 186 . What are some causes of wheezing and coughing in swine? |
07/12/07 |
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| 187 . What is the mode of action for laxatives in the digestive system of sows? |
07/12/07 |
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| 188 . Is there evidence that either lutalyse or oxytocin is better with respect to increasing farrowing rates and total pigs born? |
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| 189 . What is a deep pit manure system? |
07/11/07 |
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| 190 . What are some recommendations for controlling insects on the swine farm? |
07/11/07 |
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| 191 . My young piglets are sneezing often. What could be causing this? |
07/11/07 |
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| 192 . What are the physical characteristics of newborn piglets? |
07/11/07 |
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| 193 . Why are newborn piglets given iron shots? |
07/06/07 |
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| 194 . What is the average gestation length for swine? |
07/06/07 |
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| 195 . What is the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence (USPCE) and why was it formed? |
07/06/07 |
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| 196 . What is the origin of the domestic pig/hog? |
07/06/07 |
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| 197 . How is the parasite that causes trichinosis scientifically classified? |
07/06/07 |
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| 198 . How many species of wild or feral pigs exist? |
07/06/07 |
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| 199 . What is a pigs' genus and species? |
07/06/07 |
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| 200 . What is a feral pig? |
07/06/07 |
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| 201 . How many hours from the onset of estrus does ovulation occur? |
07/06/07 |
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| 202 . What are pork bellies (the commodity)? |
07/06/07 |
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| 203 . What are acid whey and whey powder? |
07/06/07 |
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| 204 . What are airborne pathogens? |
07/06/07 |
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| 205 . What is the difference between white meat and red meat? |
07/06/07 |
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| 206 . How often does a sow come into heat? |
07/06/07 |
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| 207 . What is a feed budget? |
07/06/07 |
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| 208 . What do animals utilize first as an energy source: fats or carbohydrates? |
07/06/07 |
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| 209 . What causes differences between live weight and carcass weight? |
07/06/07 |
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| 210 . How long is the estrous cycle? |
07/06/07 |
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| 211 . What is the average body temperature of a pig? |
07/05/07 |
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| 212 . What is the normal number of piglets for a gilt? |
07/05/07 |
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| 213 . What is the term used to describe the ability to produce large litters? |
07/05/07 |
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| 214 . What is the term used for a female pig in heat? |
07/05/07 |
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| 215 . What do bonemeal and trace-mineralized salt provide for your pig? |
07/03/07 |
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| 216 . What is the conversion factor for gallons of manure (liquid) to tons? |
07/03/07 |
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| 217 . What is MEW (Medicated Early Weaning)? |
07/03/07 |
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| 218 . What is an Emergency Action Plan? |
07/03/07 |
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| 219 . How does one convert % values to mg/kg (PPM) values? |
07/03/07 |
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| 220 . What is the calculation to convert cubic feet into gallons of storage for a liquid manure pit? |
07/03/07 |
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| 221 . What is the history of the Hampshire breed? |
07/03/07 |
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| 222 . What is the historical background of swine or hog production? |
07/03/07 |
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| 223 . What are sow NPD's (non productive days)? |
07/03/07 |
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| 224 . How are boars de-tusked? |
07/03/07 |
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| 225 . What is the scientific classification of swine? |
07/03/07 |
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| 226 . Is there a difference between a pig and a hog? |
07/02/07 |
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| 227 . How much manure or waste is produced in a farrow to finish operation? |
07/02/07 |
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| 228 . How do I go about selecting a show pig? |
07/02/07 |
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| 229 . What is the difference between an 'epidemic' and an 'endemic' illness? |
06/28/07 |
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| 230 . What are the actions steps your should follow with job descriptions? |
06/13/07 |
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| 231 . What are the basic elements of a job description? |
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| 232 . Why have job descriptions? |
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| 233 . What is a job description? |
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| 234 . Will my farm be audited with PQA Plus? |
06/11/07 |
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| 235 . What are the audits associated with PQA Plus? |
06/11/07 |
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| 236 . What is the difference between PQA Plus’s site status and certification? |
06/11/07 |
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| 237 . I work on a farm but I don’t own or market the pigs. Do I need PQA Plus certification? |
06/11/07 |
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| 238 . How will consumers be affected by the melamine contamination? |
05/16/07 |
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| 239 . What steps is the federal government taking to protect the American food supply? |
05/16/07 |
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| 240 . Should people worry about eating food made from animals that ate the melamine-contaminated feed? |
05/16/07 |
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| 241 . How did melamine get into the animal food supply? |
05/16/07 |
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| 242 . What is melamine? |
05/16/07 |
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| 243 . What is the cost of producing pigs in a farrow to finish operation? |
04/20/07 |
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| 244 . How many hogs were slaughtered in 2005 in the United States? |
04/20/07 |
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| 245 . What is the current cash market price for feeder pigs? |
04/20/07 |
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| 246 . What is the fat content of 100 g of fresh pork tenderloins, cooked? |
04/20/07 |
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| 247 . What are the top valued agricultural products in North Carolina? |
04/20/07 |
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| 248 . How many pigs and hog farms are in Clay County, IA? |
04/20/07 |
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| 249 . How many pigs and hog farms are in Minnesota in 2006? |
04/20/07 |
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| 250 . What is the per capita consumption of pork in the United States in 2004? |
04/20/07 |
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| 251 . What is the spread between the retail price and the farm value of pork? |
04/20/07 |
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| 252 . How much pork did the United States produce, import, export and consume in 2006? |
04/20/07 |
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| 253 . When manure is spread on a field for the first time, is the manure of little nutrient value? |
03/21/07 |
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| 254 . Manure increases soil's organic matter and tilth, but should it be considered a nutrient source? Should you use full rates of fertilizer be used to enure good yields? |
03/21/07 |
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| 255 . Is manure N in a form that isn't available to plants? |
03/21/07 |
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| 256 . Is manure to variable to be a reliable source of crop nutrients? |
03/21/07 |
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| 257 . Is manure spread in March and April avilabel to crops in June? |
03/21/07 |
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| 258 . Does manure spread during the winter and not incorporated leave very little N for the next crop? |
03/21/07 |
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| 259 . What type of catheters can be used in artifcial insemination? |
03/07/07 |
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| 260 . What companies will write prop insurance for pork production sites? IE sow farm, finishing site. |
03/07/07 |
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| 261 . I have an 8' X 17' nursery pen. A feeder is on one end. I am
going to install two swinging waterers with two nipples each. A total
of four nipples. Where do I place these waterers in the pen and how far
apart? I need to leave some room in front of the feeder for a feeding
mat. I am hoping to put about 35 - 40 pigs per pen. |
02/20/07 |
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| 262 . What is the best AI technique to eliminate discharges? |
02/01/07 |
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| 263 . I am currently a diversified farming operation with swine, beef cattle and row crops:however, I am considering expanding my swine operation. Is it better to remail diversified or should I specialize and focus on just the swine operation? |
02/01/07 |
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| 264 . I am constantly battling ileitis in my herd and the medication I use takes a long time to work. Is there a water or feed mixable vaccine that works quickly? |
01/30/07 |
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| 265 . do gases in deep manure pits hurt performance |
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| 266 . OSHA is a federal agency – Then why do I need to be concerned with my state’s labor regulatory agency? |
01/02/07 |
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| 267 . What are some of the situations that pork producers have encountered during OSHA inspections? |
01/02/07 |
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| 268 . I’ve heard that the respiratory protection standard does not “apply” to agricultural operations. Is that true? |
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| 269 . What are the main OSHA standards that I need to be thinking about? |
01/02/07 |
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| 270 . What happens if they find hazards when they inspect my operation? |
01/02/07 |
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| 271 . What are items that OSHA is likely to look at? |
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| 272 . If OSHA inspects my operation, what should I do? |
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| 273 . I’ve heard that agricultural producers on farms and ranches are not regulated by OSHA. Is that true? |
01/02/07 |
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| 274 . As a pork producer, do I have to worry about OSHA? |
01/02/07 |
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| 275 . Which AI catheter design is shown most effective, a spiral or a foam tip type? |
11/21/06 |
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| 276 . What are some causes of rectal prolapses? |
10/06/06 |
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| 277 . I have seen pigs fight with each other in the show ring. How does this stress, and stress from any improper handling at shows, impact the meat quality for someone who buys a show pig for meat? |
09/27/06 |
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| 278 . Where can I get information on "hogging" off crops? |
09/27/06 |
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| 279 . Are swine respiratory disease (SRD) and bovine respiratory disease (BRD) related in anyway? Can they cross-infect species? |
09/27/06 |
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| 280 . What new cuts are being promoted by the National Pork Board as their new value cuts? |
09/12/06 |
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| 281 . What is the typical pre-wean mortality in alternative farrowing systems? |
08/22/06 |
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| 282 . What is the difference between oil sprinkling and oil spraying? |
08/22/06 |
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| 283 . How often should oil be applied (sprinkled) and how much during each application? |
08/22/06 |
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| 284 . How much will oil sprinkling cost? |
08/22/06 |
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| 285 . What type of oil should be used when sprinkling to reduce dust, gases and odor in swine buildings? |
08/22/06 |
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| 286 . What are the benefits of oil sprinkling in swine buildings? |
08/22/06 |
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| 287 . What equipment is necessary for oil sprinkling? |
08/22/06 |
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| 288 . What are the dimensions of a modified A-frame farrowing hut? |
08/22/06 |
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| 289 . How much LP and other forms of energy are used to heat alternative farrowing systems? |
08/22/06 |
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| 290 . What are the symptoms of PCV-2? |
08/22/06 |
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| 291 . What is the minimum number of functional teats a sow should have when making a culling decision? |
08/05/06 |
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| 292 . WHAT PART OF THE CORN KERNAL IS USED FOR ETHENOL? |
08/03/06 |
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| 293 . How long do I need to keep my 4H sow calm after breeding so she doesn't lose any eggs that were just fertilized? |
07/27/06 |
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| 294 . I heard that Meishan boars are good for heat detection. Is this true, and if so, why? |
07/27/06 |
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| 295 . I have a sow with a very sore leg joint. Would she benefit from being turned out in a dirt lot as opposed to concrete while she recuperates? |
07/20/06 |
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| 296 . Will the United States continue to be a net exporter of pork in the coming years? |
07/17/06 |
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| 297 . Is there a specialty market for pig parts such as jowls and other parts not traditionally found in a retail outlet? |
07/15/06 |
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| 298 . I show pigs but there aren’t any pig veterinarians in my area to blood-test my pigs. Can I take my pigs to a small animal veterinarian? |
07/12/06 |
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| 299 . If Meishan pigs are reproductively superior to other common swine breeds, why isn’t the Meishan pig used in modern genetic selection schemes to improve reproductive ability? |
07/12/06 |
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| 300 . When is the hog market expected to crash again like it did in 1998? |
07/11/06 |
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| 301 . Are there any special kind of supplies that should be included for a first-aid kit used on a swine farm? In other words, is a normal first-aid kit acceptable for use on a swine farm? |
07/11/06 |
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| 302 . I recently attended a fair and happened to see a show pig. Do all pigs in the USA look like these bionic pigs?! What happened to the pigs I remember seeing on my grandparent's farm? |
07/11/06 |
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| 303 . Do I need to make sure all run-off from my mortality compost flows into my lagoon? |
07/10/06 |
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| 304 . I currently raise pigs outdoors, but want to begin farrowing and finishing pigs indoors. Can the pigs I have been raising outdoors be raised indoors or do I need to get new genetics that are better suited for indoor production? |
07/07/06 |
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| 305 . I raise pigs outdoors on large dirt lots. Are there any manure regulations I have to abide by? |
07/07/06 |
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| 306 . Why do sows that have a longer wean-to-estrus interval typically have a shorter duration of estrus? |
07/06/06 |
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| 307 . How can I obtain more information on the four new cuts being proposed by the National Pork Board? |
07/05/06 |
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| 308 . How were the four new cuts being promoted by the National Pork Board identified? |
07/05/06 |
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| 309 . Every once in a while a pen of finishing pigs will start urinating and defacating in the feeder. Does feeder design affect this, and if so, what design will prevent this activity? |
07/03/06 |
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| 310 . Does Paylean work on finishing pigs raised outdoors? |
06/30/06 |
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| 311 . I have a small pastry factory close to my hog farm. Can I feed the pastry rejects to my finishing pigs? |
06/30/06 |
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| 312 . I have some old fescue hay that I want to get rid of. Is it ok to use this as bedding in my hoop structures? |
06/29/06 |
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| 313 . Do you know of a source that has post mortum pictures of a normal pig as well as a diseased pig? |
06/23/06 |
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| 314 . Where do drummies or pig wings come from? |
06/19/06 |
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| 315 . Will pulling up the plastic flooring and washing both sides when powerwashing the nursery help with disease control? |
06/19/06 |
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| 316 . what is iodine value in relation to soft fat |
06/12/06 |
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| 317 . What is marbling? |
06/08/06 |
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| 318 . In what way does precision feeding help reduce ammonia emmission? |
06/08/06 |
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| 319 . What do I do if a female refuses a boar? |
06/08/06 |
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| 320 . When should infertility be investigated? |
06/08/06 |
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| 321 . What are some advantages and disadvanges of pen housing systems? |
06/08/06 |
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| 322 . Is carcass weight affected by short term feed withdrawal? |
06/08/06 |
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| 323 . What time of day is the best to heat check females? |
06/08/06 |
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| 324 . At what age are pigs most effected by fighting? |
06/08/06 |
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| 325 . How can sow constipation be prevented or corrected? |
06/08/06 |
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| 326 . How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? |
06/08/06 |
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| 327 . What is the optimal temperature for the sow and litter during farrowing and lactation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 328 . How can I reduce the incidence of hoof cracks and lesions in my sow herd? |
06/08/06 |
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| 329 . After purchasing pork, what decisions do consumers then need to make? |
06/08/06 |
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| 330 . What is the proper method of stimulating gilts to get them to come in to estrus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 331 . Are there benefits to cooling lactating sows during hot weather? |
06/08/06 |
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| 332 . What can I do to speed up the rate of delivery? |
06/08/06 |
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| 333 . How is hemospermia (blood in semen) caused in boars? How can it be treated? |
06/08/06 |
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| 334 . Are there specific birthing difficulties typically associated with older and overfed sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 335 . Are stomach ulcers a potential disadvantage associated with pre-harvest feed withdrawal? |
06/08/06 |
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| 336 . Where do I get start-up and operating funds for a niche market? |
06/08/06 |
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| 337 . What should I do in the event that a sow needs delivery assistance? |
06/08/06 |
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| 338 . Is piglet mortality higher in outdoor systems? |
06/08/06 |
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| 339 . Why is it important to maximize nutrient intake of the sow during lactation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 340 . How should I deal with a nervous or hysterical sow? |
06/08/06 |
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| 341 . How do excess levels of phosphorus effect the environment? |
06/08/06 |
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| 342 . How does one determine whether another source of amino acids is more economical when formulating swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 343 . Are there differences in uniformity of product among protein sources? |
06/08/06 |
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| 344 . What is meant by digestible amino acids? |
06/08/06 |
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| 345 . What is meant by ideal protein or amino acid balance? |
06/08/06 |
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| 346 . How should alternate amino acid sources be included in the diet? |
06/08/06 |
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| 347 . When is it economical to use crystalline amino acids in swine diets and how can they be used? |
06/08/06 |
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| 348 . Can soybean meal serve as the sole source of supplemental protein in swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 349 . What are the major sources of minerals for swine? |
06/08/06 |
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| 350 . What is meant by available phosphorus when considering swine diet formulation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 351 . What are chelated or proteinated trace minerals and how are they used to formulate swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 352 . How important are dietary electrolytes in the formulation of swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 353 . What are the major sources of vitamins for pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 354 . Is there a difference between synthetic and natural forms of vitamin E when formulating swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 355 . What is the relationship between the test weight of grain
and feeding value? |
06/08/06 |
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| 356 . Can I use high-moisture corn and frost-damaged soybeans in
swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 357 . What are the most common reasons that employees leave a position? |
06/08/06 |
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| 358 . What is the most powerful tool in employee retention? |
06/08/06 |
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| 359 . What types of things should be included in a company handbook? |
06/08/06 |
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| 360 . Can I market my moldy grain through hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 361 . Should I analyze the feedstuffs I am using in my swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 362 . What is employee performance management? |
06/08/06 |
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| 363 . What is the difference between assessment and evaluation of employees? |
06/08/06 |
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| 364 . How do I increase the effectiveness of the employee evaluation process? |
06/08/06 |
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| 365 . What steps do I follow in conducting an effective employee evaluation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 366 . What are proper sampling techniques for ingredients in swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 367 . What are the stages of employee conflict? |
06/08/06 |
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| 368 . What is conflict? |
06/08/06 |
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| 369 . What are the warning signs of conflict? |
06/08/06 |
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| 370 . What are strategies for coping with conflict? |
06/08/06 |
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| 371 . How do I kill Salmonella? |
06/08/06 |
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| 372 . How do pigs become infected with salmonella? |
06/08/06 |
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| 373 . What factors are assoicated with the outbreak of salmonella in a swine herd? |
06/08/06 |
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| 374 . How do I treat a salmonella outbreak? |
06/08/06 |
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| 375 . Are there ways to detect salmonella before an outbreak occurs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 376 . Are vaccines effective with salmonella? |
06/08/06 |
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| 377 . How are feed additives regulated? |
06/08/06 |
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| 378 . How does the FDA describe drug categories used in medicated
swine feeds? |
06/08/06 |
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| 379 . What effect does the level of dietary amino acids have on feed intake? |
06/08/06 |
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| 380 . Does a farm with 10,000 hogs produce as much waste as a city of 40,000 people ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 381 . What effect does the level of feeding in gestation have on lactation feed intake? |
06/08/06 |
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| 382 . What effect does feed acceptability have on feed intake? |
06/08/06 |
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| 383 . Are livestock farms destroying the environment in North Carolina ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 384 . What factors other than gender, temperature, feed acceptability, feeding level, amino acids, genetics, and weaning impact feed intake? |
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| 385 . Are pork producers doing everything they can to protect the environment ? |
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| 386 . What is the function of waste treatment lagoons? |
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| 387 . Are waste treatment lagoons the same as 'cess pools' ? |
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| 388 . Do lagoons ever leak? |
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| 389 . What are the perceived negative economic effects of pork production? |
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| 390 . What are the economic benefits of pork production? |
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| 391 . How is manure applied on the land? |
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| 392 . What are the differences between commercial and manure fertilizer? |
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| 393 . Is hog manure toxic or hazardous to the environment? |
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| 394 . Are the elements found in hog manure contaminants or pollutants? |
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| 395 . How do production and manure management techniques effect ecosystems and the environment? |
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| 396 . How do production and manure management techniques effect ecosystems and the environment? |
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| 397 . Does manure or odor presents a public health risk? |
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| 398 . Is manure a major cause of groundwater or surface water pollution? |
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| 399 . If a water source is found to be contaminated, is it possible to distinguish municipal human waste, commercial fertilizers, and livestock manure? |
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| 400 . Are people at risk from high nitrate levels in potable water? |
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| 401 . What is the risk of pathogenic transmission from hogs to humans? |
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| 402 . Do waste spills occur when earthen manure storage lagoons collapse, equipment breaks, or people make mistakes? |
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| 403 . Are population equivalents, like a 2.5 million head per year swine operation having potential waste output greater than the city of Los Angeles, accurate? |
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| 404 . Does manure pollute drinking and surface water with nitrates, parasites, bacteria and viruses? |
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| 405 . Do inadequate waste management practices lead to water pollution? |
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| 406 . *How do feed additives affect pig performance? |
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| 407 . How do I choose a feed additive? |
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| 408 . How much antibiotic can be added to feed and can antibiotics be mixed together? |
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| 409 . Should antibiotics be fed to the breeding herd? |
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| 410 . How do probiotics and antibiotics differ? |
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| 411 . What is carnitine and its effect as a feed additive? |
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| 412 . What effect does chromium have as a feed additive? |
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| 413 . What is conjugated linoleic acid and its effect as a feed additive? |
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| 414 . What is ractopamine hydrochloride and its effect as a feed
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| 415 . What average particle size do you recommend for swine diets? |
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| 416 . How do hammermills and roller mills compare? |
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| 417 . What are the symptoms of Mycoplasmal Pneumonia? |
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| 418 . Does M. hyopneumoniae react with other diseases? |
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| 419 . How long does it take for pneumonia in swine to develop? |
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| 420 . How is mycoplasmal pneumonia transmitted? |
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| 421 . At what age are clinical signs of pneumonia commonly observed in swine? |
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| 422 . How is mycoplasmal pneumonia controlled in swine? |
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| 423 . Why does baby pig anemia occur? |
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| 424 . What are some signs of baby pig anemia? |
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| 425 . What are the key factors involved in making high quality feed? |
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| 426 . How is baby pig anemia prevented? |
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| 427 . How is supplemental iron administered to a baby pig? |
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| 428 . Are there other causes than iron deficiency for baby pig anemia? |
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| 429 . What are some methods of processing feed? |
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| 430 . How much water does a pig consume? |
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| 431 . What should be the quality of the water used for consumption by pigs? |
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| 432 . Do you recommend using water sweeteners or water acidifiers? |
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| 433 . Can different variations of the PRRS virus be identified on the same farm? |
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| 434 . Where do lesions of PRRS virus occur? |
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| 435 . Can PRRS virus be transmitted through boar semen? |
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| 436 . Why is feed intake important? |
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| 437 . How can swine become infected with PRRS virus? |
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| 438 . How are pigs protected against PRRS virus infections? |
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| 439 . Does herd-to-herd transmission of PRRS virus occur? |
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| 440 . How does energy density of the diet affect feed intake? |
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| 441 . How does ambient temperature affect feed intake? |
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| 442 . What is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) ? |
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| 443 . How does gender affect feed intake? |
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| 444 . What is an animal unit? |
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| 445 . How does genetics affect feed intake? |
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| 446 . What are proper water flow rates for nursery pigs? |
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| 447 . How do I order TQA training materials? |
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| 448 . What is the Lean Pork Value System? |
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| 449 . Pork is cooked when the internal temperature reaches what degree? |
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| 450 . Where can I find salt-free ham or bacon? Why isn't there any in my market. |
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| 451 . In what year did the US become the 2nd largest exporter of pork in the world? |
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| 452 . When was PRRS first discovered? |
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| 453 . PRRS virus is described as being highly infectious but only moderately contagious. What is meant by these terms? |
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| 454 . Infected boars can transmit PRRSV in their semen for up to how many days? |
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| 455 . Are young pigs often more severely affected by PRRS than are older pigs? |
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| 456 . What are the differences between PCR testing and genomic sequencing tests for the PRRS virus? |
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| 457 . Name two shortcomings of using genomic sequencing as tool for understanding PRRS virus on a farm? |
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| 458 . *What is the proper procedure for using the blunt-trauma method of humane euthanasia? |
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| 459 . What is RFLP and what is its usefulness in segmenting the PRRS virus? |
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| 460 . Shortly after what appears to have been a successful PRRS eradication program, a farm experiences an outbreak of the disease that is clearly confirmed by a diagnostic laboratory. How can one be sure that the outbreak is a result of a new infection versus and not simply a failure of the original eradication effort? |
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| 461 . Is there a way to incorporate ?risk? into the determination of value? |
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| 462 . What is risk-based budgeting? |
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| 463 . Should I consider animal performance when determining the 'fair market value' of a facility? |
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| 464 . *How can production management/animal performance influence cash reciepts? |
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| 465 . What information is needed to determine the effect of management and animal performance on receipts? |
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| 466 . What product price should I use to estimate receipts? |
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| 467 . What is the most common mistake made in swine enterprise budgeting? |
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| 468 . Should I include management costs when calculating 'all costs other than buildings'? |
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| 469 . How do I determine non-facility costs? |
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| 470 . What is DIRTI 5? |
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| 471 . How do I estimate taxes and insurance? |
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| 472 . How do I convert expected average annual net revenue into the economic worth of an asset? |
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| 473 . How do you determine capital value? |
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| 474 . What factors should be considered when determining the capitalization rate? |
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| 475 . What is a FICO score? |
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| 476 . Why does my FICO score change from time to time? |
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| 477 . What is a credit score? |
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| 478 . What factors influence my credit score? |
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| 479 . How does my credit score affect me? |
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| 480 . What is a 'good' credit score? |
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| 481 . What is credit scoring? |
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| 482 . How is a credit-scoring model developed? |
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| 483 . How do I determine if I have enough working capital? |
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| 484 . How do improve my current ratio? |
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| 485 . How do I know if I have a problem with liquidity? |
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| 486 . What is needs assessment? |
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| 487 . What are methods of recruitment? |
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| 488 . How do I set my company apart as a desirable employer when receiving resumes? |
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| 489 . What areas should be avoided during the interview process? |
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| 490 . What causes Glässer?s disease? |
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| 491 . What are the symptoms of Haemophilus parasuis? |
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| 492 . How is Haemophilus parasuis diagnosed? |
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| 493 . Is Streptococcus suis (S. suis) similar to H. parasuis? |
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| 494 . Does exposure to a small amount of live Haemophilus parasuis produce immunity for a swine herd? |
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| 495 . Are PCR diagnostic tools available for H. parasuis? |
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| 496 . What is swine influenza virus? |
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| 497 . How soon does immunity to swine influenza infection begin? |
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| 498 . How many forms of influenza occur in swine? |
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| 499 . What are symptoms of an endemic form of the influenza virus in sows? |
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| 500 . What occurs when a sow has an epidemic form of the influenza virus? |
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| 501 . Can humans get the swine influenza virus? |
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| 502 . How is swine influenza treated? |
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| 503 . What are the signs of swine influenza? |
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| 504 . Do many pigs die from swine influenza? |
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| 505 . Does swine influenza spread quickly? |
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| 506 . What are the primary considerations for mortality disposal that should be described within the CNMP? |
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| 507 . What is NPB environmental initiative? |
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| 508 . What environmental regulations apply to pork production? |
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| 509 . Do new hog facilities drive down property values? |
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| 510 . Who can apply for the Environmental Stewardship Award? |
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| 511 . Do pork operations threaten wildlife species? |
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| 512 . What makes hog operations smell? |
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| 513 . What steps can be taken now to reduce or minimize odors? |
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| 514 . What human health and worker safety regulations apply to pork production? |
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| 515 . Does the Clean Air Act regulate odors and gases? |
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| 516 . What should be done in the event that the palatability of a water medication limits intake? |
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| 517 . At what time of day is the onset of estrus most likely to occur? |
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| 518 . What are the advantages of hoop structures? |
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| 519 . What is energy recovery? |
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| 520 . When purchasing pork, what decisions do consumers need to make? |
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| 521 . How can I get heavier piglet birth weights? |
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| 522 . Tell me more about phase-feeding and what good phase-feeding can do for me |
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| 523 . *One of my sows got too close to the heat lamp and burned herself. How do I treat the burn? |
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| 524 . Are virgin boars that fail to mate subject to immediate culling? |
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| 525 . *My sows have shoulder sores. What causes this and how do I prevent it? |
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| 526 . What types of tethers are available in the market? |
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| 527 . What may cause reduced libido in experienced males? |
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| 528 . Has the importance or emphasis of youth swine shows changed since they began many years ago? |
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| 529 . Why do we still have youth swine shows? |
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| 530 . What are some gestation and farrowing facilites available? |
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| 531 . What is the ideal size of a gestation stall in regards to sow welfare? |
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| 532 . *What should be done with a sow that has a rectal prolapse? |
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| 533 . How is feed withdrawal beneficial to food safety? |
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| 534 . Do economic and social factors influence the importance consumers place upon palatability and tenderness? |
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| 535 . What issues are involved in managing a hoop structure? |
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| 536 . What is the farm to retail price spread on farm products? |
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| 537 . What is the typical duration of labor? |
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| 538 . After weaning, when should boar exposure begin on sows? |
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| 539 . What is the average interval between the birth of pigs? |
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| 540 . What does the marketing term niche market mean? |
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| 541 . Why should body condition be improved at weaning? |
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| 542 . How should farrowing stall floors be designed taking sows' welfare in consideration? |
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| 543 . What causes tailbiting? |
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| 544 . What am I likely going to sacrifice in attempting to reduce the level of zinc and copper in my nursery pigs diet? |
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| 545 . Which is more important to the consumer, low-fat or the assurance of palatability and tenderness? |
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| 546 . What is a biofilter? |
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| 547 . *I found a gestating sow with a vaginal prolapse, will this be a problem at farrowing? |
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| 548 . To what extent does feed withdrawal improve pork quality? |
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| 549 . Why must I give baby pigs iron shots within the first 3-4 days of birth? |
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| 550 . When is clipping piglets' needle teeth necessary? |
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| 551 . What is the minimum alley width for a new finishing facility? |
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| 552 . What types of bedding are best to use in hoop structures? |
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| 553 . Where does surface water pollution of phosphorus come from? |
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| 554 . *I found a sow with a prolapsed uterus, what should I do? |
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| 555 . Are there instances in which feed withdrawal is detrimental to product quality? |
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| 556 . Why do neonatal piglets need iron? |
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| 557 . How often should boars be rotated in order to circumvent infertility? |
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| 558 . What information should a business plan provide? |
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| 559 . How important is convenience of preparation to the pork consumer? |
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| 560 . When should tail docking be performed? |
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| 561 . What is the interval from the start of heat to ovulation? |
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| 562 . Why do my sows seem to have seasonal variation in reproductive performance? |
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| 563 . What is the outcome of feeding excess phosphorus? |
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| 564 . What are some identification systems available for neonatal piglets? |
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| 565 . How does feed withdrawal affect the quality of carriers and reactors of the halothane gene? |
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| 566 . Does double-mating increase conception rate? |
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| 567 . When should piglets be castrated? |
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| 568 . How should I determine my target customer in a niche marketing system? |
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| 569 . Most of the corn I use in my swine diets is locally grown and we live in an area that is known for having selenium rich soil. Should I still supplement with the FDA approved maximum level of selenium? |
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| 570 . When should manure be applied to minimize phosphorus levels? |
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| 571 . I have a salesman who is trying to get me to use a special mineral add-pack within my complete swine diets. It is relatively inexpensive and I think that increasing some of the minerals may be good. Can I do any harm with excesses of minerals when I add the pack on top of the diets formulated to meet the mineral requirements? |
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| 572 . What are the financial needs and expectations for a niche market? |
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| 573 . Should funnel-shaped crowd pens be used? |
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| 574 . What are the most common procedures performed on neonatal piglets? |
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| 575 . I have followed the rule of thumb that calcium and phosphorus is best included in pig?s diets at a ratio of 1:1 and at no greater than 1.25:1. When using the commercial enzyme, phytase, what should this ratio be? |
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| 576 . How can a boars's semen become damaged? |
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| 577 . I mix my own swine diets and am faced with a decision related to trace mineral additions. I have available two trace mineral packets and a trace mineral-vitamin packet. The mineral-vitamin pack and one mineral pack include iodine as a guaranteed nutrient. One mineral pack does not. Is there a problem using the mineral pack that does not include iodine? Is there a problem with using the mineral-vitamin pack? |
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| 578 . Can feed withdrawal be a successful tool in eliminating quality problems associated with the Rendement Napole (RN) gene? |
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| 579 . What kind of information can be found on the PIG site? |
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| 580 . Do waste treatment processes cause organic matter and nutrients to disappear? |
06/08/06 |
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| 581 . Can municipal and industrial waste treatment technology simply be transferred off-the-shelf to the farm? |
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| 582 . Should feed intake be increased during late gestation? |
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| 583 . How should lactating sows be fed? |
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| 584 . What is the mission and vision of the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence? |
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| 585 . From where did the idea for the USPCE come? |
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| 586 . Where did the initial funding for USPCE come from? |
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| 587 . If the USPCE is a public/private partnership, who are the partners? |
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| 588 . How do I become a partner in the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence (USPCE)? |
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| 589 . How is the USPCE governed? |
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| 590 . What are some of the products currently or anticipated for the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence? |
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| 591 . Why do producers or the industry need people academically trained in pork production? |
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| 592 . How was air quality selected as the theme for the research center of excellence of USPCE? |
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| 593 . What is the plan and timeline for USPCE to begin it's coordinated research efforts? |
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| 594 . What is the Pork Information Gateway? |
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| 595 . What sets this information network tool (PIG) apart from other like networks? |
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| 596 . Is there a cost to pork producers for PIG? To others? |
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| 597 . How do I convert a live price to carcass price? |
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| 598 . What causes the spotted or dark colored areas on a ham? Is it safe to eat? |
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| 599 . Can you please tell me where I can find resources that would provide information on how to make your own naturally-cured hams or sausages? |
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| 600 . I had heard that because pigs are filthy animals, pork should not be eaten at all. Is that true? |
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| 601 . Can I order Pork Checkoff merchandise online? |
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| 602 . How many states have their own pork association? |
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| 603 . What is Niche Marketing? |
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| 604 . How are producers appointed to the National Pork Board? |
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| 605 . Which countries do we export the most pork to? |
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| 606 . How can I contact the National Swine Registry? |
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| 607 . If a pork roast was cooked in a crock pot and left in the crock pot with the lid on it over night at room temperature, would it still be safe to eat? |
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| 608 . When was the virus that causes PRRS first identified? |
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| 609 . How many swine herds in the U.S. are infected with PRRSV? |
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| 610 . What are some common U.S. diseases and are they bacterial or viral? |
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| 611 . Can PRRS virus be transmitted to pigs through consumption of meat from an infected pig? |
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| 612 . What is viremia? |
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| 613 . What are "downer pigs"? |
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| 614 . What does the term "serology" mean? What information can be learned from a serologic test? |
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| 615 . What do farmers do with the manure produced by animals? |
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| 616 . Which of the mortality disposal methods conserve nutrients and which methods dispose of nutrients? |
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| 617 . I thought checkoff was mandatory and then I heard someone mention voluntary. Can you explain? |
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| 618 . Will pigs that are grain fed have different tasting pork? |
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| 619 . Can PRRS virus be passed from the milk of an infected mother to her offspring? |
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| 620 . Frequently, the terms heterologous or homologous are used when comparing two PRRS viruses. What do these terms mean? |
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| 621 . Does a pig have lifetime immunity to PRRS virus after recovering from an infection? |
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| 622 . What is the most important element of all PRRS virus management or eradication programs that have been successfully used in breeding herds? |
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| 623 . Until what age can piglets born to seropositive dams be expected to be positive on a PRRS ELISA ? |
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| 624 . Is manure applied to land harmful? |
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| 625 . What causes manure to smell? |
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| 626 . Are manure odors (gases, substances) harmful to me? |
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| 627 . Are there ways to reduce odors from manure? |
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| 628 . How do I know if the farmer is applying manure correctly? |
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| 629 . What is the difference between a Nitrogen-based and a Phosphorus-based manure plan? |
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| 630 . Who needs a manure management plan in Iowa? |
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| 631 . How do I know if my sows are productive? |
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| 632 . Do the same withdrawal times apply for feed additives used at therapeutic levels as those used to promote growth? |
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| 633 . What are some causes of infertility in females? |
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| 634 . How is marbling measured? |
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| 635 . How do established niche marketers of pork describe their target customers? |
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| 636 . What is Hydrogen Sulfide and is it deadly? |
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| 637 . Flushing of mixers and feed handling systems after mixing a feed additive results in a batch of feed material contaminated with the feed additive. Does this material have to be discarded or can it be used? |
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| 638 . What factors influence marbling? |
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| 639 . What does CNMP stand for? |
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| 640 . Where can I find the Daily markets by region? |
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| 641 . How do I convert a carcass price to a live price? |
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| 642 . How long can I store a ham? |
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| 643 . What is the percentage of lard on today's hogs? |
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| 644 . I recently cooked a boneless loin of pork. The meat had an iridescence running through it. Was it safe to eat? |
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| 645 . Who needs to be TQA certified? |
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| 646 . How do I identify the largest producers in the United States? |
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| 647 . Do you have any information available in Spanish? |
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| 648 . Does the USDA buy any pork for our school lunch programs? |
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| 649 . Can you tell me about allergies to pork? |
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| 650 . What is green bacon and what is white bacon? |
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| 651 . Is it true that bacon does not contain enough meat to legally be called meat? |
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| 652 . Where on a hog is the tenderloin? Is it a paired muscle? Does it run along side & behind the spinal column? |
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| 653 . Is pork usually aged like other meats? What length of time would be considered safe to have pork ribs in the fridge? |
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| 654 . What is a hog oiler? Can you collect them? |
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| 655 . What genetic, breeding, and diet factors were involved in pigs becoming so lean? |
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| 656 . How can genetic improvement help me achieve production efficiency? |
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| 657 . What is the primary objective of selection? |
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| 658 . Is the impact of selection significant if the commercial producer retains his or her own replacement females? |
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| 659 . Is a commercial herd dependent upon the genetic level of the seedstock herd(s) supplying boars? |
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| 660 . What should I look for in a successful genetic improvement program? |
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| 661 . If I run a within-herd genetic evaluation program, where I select the top 5% of boars and 25% of gilts based on a general-purpose selection index, and a short generation interval (boars and sows averaging 12 and 18 months of age, respectively), what annual improvement in estimated profit potential could result? |
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| 662 . What is a gene? |
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| 663 . What is meant by genetic variation? |
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| 664 . What occurs within members of gene pairs when there is nonadditive gene action? |
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| 665 . What is meant by Qualitative trait? |
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| 666 . What is meant by quantitative trait? |
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| 667 . Does management and environment influence the pig's ability to express it's genetic potential? |
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| 668 . What is meant by EPD or EBV? |
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| 669 . What is a breeding value? |
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| 670 . How do genetic evaluation systems determine the emphasis to place on each record? |
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| 671 . What is heritability? |
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| 672 . How do I interpret genetic correlations? |
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| 673 . What is the best method for determining an animals genetic value? |
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| 674 . PCV-associated disease does not present the signs that PMWS did before. How is it different? |
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| 675 . What is inbreeding depression? |
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| 676 . What does the inbreeding coefficient measure? |
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| 677 . How does inbreeding affect the rate of genetic improvement? |
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| 678 . How can I minimize inbreeding in my herd? |
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| 679 . Are there any benefits to practicing inbreeding? |
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| 680 . What are veterinarians doing if they receive confirmation of the disease in an operation they service? |
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| 681 . What is linebreeding? |
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| 682 . Are there any advantages to linebreeding? |
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| 683 . This form of PCV-associated diseases is usually accompanied by a variety of concurrent viral or bacterial infections. What are some of those found? |
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| 684 . The presentation of PCV-associated diseases also could be related to the presence of environmental stressors. What are some of those? |
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| 685 . How can a pork producer manage PCV-associated diseseases? |
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| 686 . Why is careful identification important for genetic improvement? |
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| 687 . What is meant by precision? |
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| 688 . What are non-genetic effects? |
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| 689 . What is a contemporary group and how should it be formed? |
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| 690 . What is a reproductive contemporary group? |
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| 691 . What is whole-herd testing? |
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| 692 . What is wrong when gilts don't show estrus in response to boar exposure? |
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| 693 . What is wrong when gilts don't show estrus in response to PG600 in conjunction with boar exposure? |
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| 694 . I have a group of gilts that have been on my farm for several months and never have been detected in estrus. Will PG 600 stimulate estrus in these animals? |
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| 695 . What is the best way to synchronize estrus in mature gilts exhibiting normal estrus cycles? |
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| 696 . Can I feed Matrix to groups of gilts in pens and still synchronize estrus? |
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| 697 . Can I feed Matrix for shorter periods of time and still synchronize estrus? |
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| 698 . What is the best way to synchronize estrus in weaned sows? |
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| 699 . What is wrong when sows do not exhibit estrus after weaning? |
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| 700 . Can PG 600 stimulate sows to exhibit estrus after weaning? |
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| 701 . Can I use Matrix to synchronize estrus in weaned sows? |
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| 702 . If I want to start a swine operation, where in the country would be the best place? |
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| 703 . I already own a farm and want to expand my swine operation. How do I select the best location on my farm for the new building? |
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| 704 . How do I make a building location better? |
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| 705 . What tools are available to help me select an acceptable site for a swine operation? |
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| 706 . Won?t composting swine smell bad and attract dogs and flies? |
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| 707 . Will composting work in cold weather? |
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| 708 . At what temperature should composting be maintained? |
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| 709 . What should I do with a compost pile that fails to heat? |
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| 710 . In composting, what is the bulking material and what does it do? |
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| 711 . What should compost look like after it is finished? |
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| 712 . Can the finished compost be used to start a new primary compost pile? |
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| 713 . Can?t I just bury the carcass and not turn it? |
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| 714 . Do AI boars have any special nutrient requirements as compared to natural service boars? |
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| 715 . At what age can I start regular semen collection regimes? |
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| 716 . In order to maximize the number of doses produced, how often should boars be collected? |
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| 717 . Does light (photoperiod) influence semen quality or quantity? |
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| 718 . At what age can a young boar be used for service? |
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| 719 . What kind of ration should be fed to boars used for natural service? |
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| 720 . How frequently can boars be used for hand-mating? |
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| 721 . What are the space requirements for boars? |
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| 722 . When should boars be culled from the breeding herd? |
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| 723 . What health concerns should be considered when adding replacement boars to my herd? |
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| 724 . What type of machine should I purchase for real-time ultrasound pregnancy detection? |
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| 725 . Why is pregnancy difficult to diagnose in some sows? |
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| 726 . Can Real-time ultrasound be used to predict litter size? |
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| 727 . Can I look at the ovaries of the sow with real-time ultrasound? |
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| 728 . Why are sows that are diagnosed as pregnant fail to be diagnosed as pregnant at a later scanning date? |
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| 729 . What is the best day to perform pregnancy diagnosis? |
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| 730 . When should you re-check for pregnancy? |
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| 731 . How much do the real-time ultrasound (RTU) machines cost? |
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| 732 . Who makes real-time ultrasound (RTU) machines? |
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| 733 . What should you do with females identified as open? |
06/08/06 |
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| 734 . Why is identifying non-pregnant sows and gilts important? |
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| 735 . What techniques are available for pregnancy diagnosis? |
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| 736 . How do pregnancy tests work? |
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| 737 . When is the best time to check pregnancy in females? |
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| 738 . Which pregnancy test is the best? |
06/08/06 |
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| 739 . What is financial ratio analysis? |
06/08/06 |
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| 740 . What is a strategic business plan? |
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| 741 . What are the main components to the strategic business plan? |
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| 742 . What is management organization? |
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| 743 . What factors must be considered when dealing with the concept of management organization? |
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| 744 . What is financial organization? |
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| 745 . Are there new marketing alternatives in production agriculture? |
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| 746 . What are my options when marketing hogs? |
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| 747 . What factors must I consider when implementing new business strategies within my company? |
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| 748 . What is accrued interest? |
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| 749 . Where can I get the Finpack Program? |
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| 750 . What are direct expenses? |
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| 751 . How do we calculate the term debt coverage ratio and what does it measure? |
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| 752 . How do I calculate ?Interest Expense Ratio?? |
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| 753 . What is Solvency of a business? |
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| 754 . What is the Farm Debt to Asset Ratio? |
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| 755 . What does Farm Equity to Asset Ratio measure? |
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| 756 . Why is the Farm Debt to Equity Ratio referred to as the leverage ratio? |
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| 757 . What is meant by Repayment Capacity? |
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| 758 . Term Debt and Capital Lease Coverage provides what information about the business? |
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| 759 . What is meant by Capital Replacement and Term Debt Replacement Margin? |
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| 760 . What are my buildings worth? |
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| 761 . How can I determine the 'value' of my swine facilities? |
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| 762 . How do I find the 'use value' of my swine facilities? |
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| 763 . What should I consider before launching into the determination of receipts and costs? |
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| 764 . What 'risks' are associated with a swine production enterprise? |
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| 765 . What are influenza viruses? |
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| 766 . What influenza viruses have been found in swine? |
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| 767 . Where did influenza originate? |
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| 768 . Does reassortment of influenza occur in pigs? |
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| 769 . How is the influenza virus detected? |
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| 770 . How is the influenza virus treated? |
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| 771 . How can a microorganism be introduced into a swine herd? |
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| 772 . What is RODAC? |
06/08/06 |
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| 773 . What is the Lightning System? |
06/08/06 |
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| 774 . What are advantages to the RODAC system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 775 . What are advantages to the Lightning System? |
06/08/06 |
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| 776 . Should test kits always be used to evaluate sanitation? |
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| 777 . How is a microorganism inactivated? |
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| 778 . What properties should cleaning compounds have? |
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| 779 . Should soap be used in swine equipment disinfection? |
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| 780 . When should disinfectant be applied when cleaning a transport trailer? |
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| 781 . Can disinfection procedures be monitored? |
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| 782 . Do rodents affect swine operations? |
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| 783 . Do rodents spread disease to swine? |
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| 784 . Should swine facilities be inpected regularly for rodents? |
06/08/06 |
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| 785 . Should gravel be used as a method to control rodents in swine facilities? |
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| 786 . How can rodents be eliminated? |
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| 787 . Can traps be used to combat rodent infestations? |
06/08/06 |
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| 788 . Are rodents capable of transmitting swine diseases? |
06/08/06 |
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| 789 . What are signs of rodent occupation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 790 . What methods are recommended for rodent control in swine facilities? |
06/08/06 |
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| 791 . Is rodent trapping a good method to eliminate a rodent population? |
06/08/06 |
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| 792 . What types of toxic baits are available for rodent extermination? |
06/08/06 |
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| 793 . What are advantages to using non-anticoagulant rodenticides? |
06/08/06 |
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| 794 . Are animal predators effective in combating rodents? |
06/08/06 |
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| 795 . What are the vital economic functions of a pig and why are they important? |
06/08/06 |
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| 796 . What are pathogens? |
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| 797 . Do all microbes cause disease? |
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| 798 . What are health status goals? |
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| 799 . Should herd health goals be written? |
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| 800 . What are health level goals? |
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| 801 . How is the health status of a herd determined? |
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| 802 . What is an epidemic? |
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| 803 . What is an endemic disease? |
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| 804 . How much feed should pregnant sows be fed for the few days before farrowing? |
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| 805 . Should sows be restricted in feed intake for the first week of lactation? |
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| 806 . How can dips in sow feed intake in mid-lactation be avoided? |
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| 807 . How frequently should lactating sows be fed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 808 . Should lactation diets be pelleted? |
06/08/06 |
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| 809 . What particle size is best for lactating sow diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 810 . What energy, protein and lysine levels are recommended for lactating sow diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 811 . What temperature should the farrowing barn be held at? |
06/08/06 |
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| 812 . Will wetting sow feed increase feed intake of lactating sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 813 . What is excessive weight loss for a lactating sow? |
06/08/06 |
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| 814 . Does feed intake in gestation influence sow feed intake during lactation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 815 . How do I know how much to feed my gestating sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 816 . What backfat level should the sow have at time of farrowing? |
06/08/06 |
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| 817 . Should the feed allowance of the gestating sow be varied throughout gestation? |
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| 818 . Is there an advantage to feeding gestating sows more than once per day? |
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| 819 . Should the nutrient density of gestation be increased for thin sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 820 . What energy, protein and lysine levels are recommended for gestating sow diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 821 . What are the major diseases that should be monitored when bringing in new boars to an AI stud? |
06/08/06 |
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| 822 . Are hogs raised in industrial warehouses or factories representing cruel and inhumane treatment of animals ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 823 . How much feed should gestating sows and developing gilts receive? |
06/08/06 |
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| 824 . How does one know whether another energy source is more
economical when formulating swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 825 . Is carcass backfat affected by using alternate energy sources when formulating swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 826 . How should alternate energy sources be included in swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 827 . What sources of fat are available for inclusion in swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 828 . Are some dietary energy sources better suited for pigs in the summer than winter? |
06/08/06 |
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| 829 . How should developing and breeding boars be fed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 830 . What role does fiber or nonstarch polysaccharides have in sow diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 831 . Are lagoons deliberately designed to maximize the emission
of ammonia into the air? |
06/08/06 |
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| 832 . Is there a routine recommendation that lime be added to lagoons to volatilize more ammonia? |
06/08/06 |
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| 833 . Have waste treatment lagoon research and design criteria considered odor
emissions and water quality? |
06/08/06 |
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| 834 . Do emergency spillways in lagoon embankments encourage illegal discharges ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 835 . Did one lagoon failure in North Carolina release 35 million gallons of stored
swine manure into the Neuse River and kill 10 million fish ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 836 . How does fat affect breeding herd performance? |
06/08/06 |
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| 837 . Is the application of livestock and poultry manure an appropriate use of land
resources? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 838 . Will higher dietary levels of calcium, phosphorus, and other nutrients improve feet and leg soundness? |
06/08/06 |
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| 839 . Is hog manure defined as a toxic and hazardous waste ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 840 . Should all animal manure and wastewater be soil incorporated when land applied? |
06/08/06 |
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| 841 . What are agronomic rates ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 842 . What is a 25-year, 24-hour rainfall event ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 843 . How does fat affect growing pig performance? |
06/08/06 |
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| 844 . What are perennial streams and how are they defined ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 845 . What happens when growing pig diets contain too much protein? |
06/08/06 |
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| 846 . Should a new livestock farm siting consider only the individual farm-to-farm-edge guidelines and standards ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 847 . Are unpleasant odors always associated with harmful health effects? |
06/08/06 |
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| 848 . Should high levels of zinc be added to starting pig diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 849 . Does the production of livestock contribute 50% of all ammonia emissions into the atmosphere? |
06/08/06 |
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| 850 . How much of a problem are ammonia emissions from livestock farms ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 851 . Why should separate sex feeding be used? |
06/08/06 |
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| 852 . Have gas emissions from livestock farms been proven to have caused large impacts on our environment? |
06/08/06 |
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| 853 . Is there a direct linkage between livestock production and outbreaks of pfiesteria? |
06/08/06 |
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| 854 . Has the incidence of hog-related infectious diseases increased during the recent growth of pork production in North Carolina in the 1990's ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 855 . What nutritional technologies are available to reduce carcass backfat or improve leanness? |
06/08/06 |
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| 856 . Are the incidence of the protozoan parasites, giardia and cryptosporidium, in streams and surface waters always linked to the presence of livestock ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 857 . Can waste treatment and land utilization of organic nutrients be regulated with exact science? |
06/08/06 |
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| 858 . Is it reasonable to expect livestock farmers to achieve a zero-tolerance, i.e., absolutely no discharge of pollutants? |
06/08/06 |
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| 859 . What is an ISO 14000 Environmental Management System ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 860 . How can I estimate feed intake? |
06/08/06 |
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| 861 . What parasites cause major problems in swine? |
06/08/06 |
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| 862 . What clinical signs do hog lice cause in pigs ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 863 . How do hog lice and mange mites spread? |
06/08/06 |
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| 864 . How does one choose one method of supplying nutrients to pigs over another? |
06/08/06 |
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| 865 . How many types of mange mites affect swine? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 866 . How is sarcoptic mange treated? |
06/08/06 |
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| 867 . Are there different types of treatments for mange when the weather is cold? |
06/08/06 |
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| 868 . What about mixing feed on the farm? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 869 . Do swine need to be dipped in an insecticide to cure them of parasites? |
06/08/06 |
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| 870 . Is eradication of external parasites possible in a herd of pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 871 . How do I minimize the risk of pathogen transmission by people? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 872 . How do I minimize the risk of aerosol transmission of pathogens? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 873 . How do I evaluate or provide for a critical examination of my biosecurity protocols? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 874 . What disinfectant should I use? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 875 . How do I minimize the risk of pathogen transmission by fomites? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 876 . How do I minimize the risk of pathogen transmission when introducing new pigs or semen? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 877 . How do I monitor the effectiveness of my biosecurity program? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 878 . How can I minimize the risk of pathogen transmission using pig flow? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 879 . What steps should be followed to develop a practical biosecurity program? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 880 . How do I convert pounds to kilograms, parts per million, mg/pound to grams per ton, etc. |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 881 . Are there patterns to water usage? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 882 . Can water usage be used to monitor pig performance? |
06/08/06 |
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| 883 . How much water does a pig drink per day? |
06/08/06 |
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| 884 . *What are the recommended flow rates from drinker devices? |
06/08/06 |
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| 885 . *How many drinkers do I need? |
06/08/06 |
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| 886 . Is there a difference in water use between types of drinkers? |
06/08/06 |
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| 887 . What water pressure is needed for pig drinkers? |
06/08/06 |
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| 888 . Does crowding cause tail biting? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 889 . If crowding reduces feed intake and daily gain, can I overcome this by increasing the nutrient density of the diet? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
|
| 890 . Does crowding increase variation in growth? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 891 . What are the recommended space allocations for nursery and grow-finish pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 892 . When are swine diagnosed with Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome (HBS)? |
06/08/06 |
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| 893 . At what age is death loss most likely to occur with Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome (HBS)? |
06/08/06 |
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| 894 . What are the post mortem findings with Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome (HBS)? |
06/08/06 |
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| 895 . Are there other diseases like Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome (HBS)? |
06/08/06 |
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| 896 . Has Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome (HBS) changed over time? |
06/08/06 |
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| 897 . What are the financial options that a pork producer should consider when attempting to acquire additional capital assets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 898 . Given the increased capital needs associated with production facilities, equipment, and various pork production inputs, are there methods to acquire capital assets that will allow for minimal financial risk-exposure? |
06/08/06 |
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| 899 . What is a financial lease? |
06/08/06 |
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| 900 . What should a written lease include to help avoid misunderstandings between the lessor and the lessee? |
06/08/06 |
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| 901 . What are some of the advantages of financial leasing of capital assets in pork production? |
06/08/06 |
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| 902 . What are some of the disadvantages of financial leasing of capital assets in pork production? |
06/08/06 |
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| 903 . What are the income tax implications that I must consider prior to entering a financial lease? |
06/08/06 |
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| 904 . What are some of the most probable conditions under which the financial lease could become more economically attractive than simply purchasing an asset using equity or borrowed capital? |
06/08/06 |
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| 905 . What factors, other than those associated with economics, must be considered when comparing a financial lease versus ownership with debt? |
06/08/06 |
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|
| 906 . What is strategic management? |
06/08/06 |
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|
| 907 . What are the steps that I must follow when creating a strategic plan? |
06/08/06 |
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|
| 908 . What is a mission statement? |
06/08/06 |
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| 909 . What questions should I ask myself when creating a verbal picture of my business? mission? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 910 . Should I consider others? mission or vision statements when developing a verbal picture of my business?s mission? |
06/08/06 |
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| 911 . What 'costs' should I consider before the 'use value' of facilities can be determined? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 912 . Why are most pigs now raised indoors rather than in open pastures? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 913 . What are the piglet processing procedures that should be performed after farrowing? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 914 . How is mycoplasmal pneumonia diagnosed? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 915 . Does the majority of potential odor from a hog farm with a lagoon originate during irrigation? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 916 . How fast can a pig drink? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 917 . How can I incorporate the four critical components of implementation within my business plan? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 918 . How can rodent burrows be treated? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 919 . It has been hot and humid for 4 to 6 weeks and semen quality has decreased. When can I expect semen quality to return to normal? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 920 . How large of an animal can be composted and does it need to be cut up? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 921 . How are gene pairs expressed in additive gene action? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 922 . How can I improve genetic ties between my herd and others to improve genetic evaluation? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 923 . *What does the term 'set-point temperature' mean when talking about ventilation? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 924 . *What are 'ridge openings', and what role do they play in ventilation management? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 925 . How long are hog production cycles and how many have there been? |
06/08/06 |
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| 926 . Where are the most hogs produced? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 927 . Does temperature have any bearing on abortion in swine? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 928 . What is the optimum chilling rate for the loin? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 929 . How have biotechnology-derived crops been developed? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 930 . What is proper thermal environment for nursery pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 931 . Does an uncomplicated PRRS virus infection in a pig (no other pathogens involved) result in significant clinical signs? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 932 . *Can you please provide some information on using carbon dioxide (CO2) for euthanizing pigs? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 933 . What is the single most important factor that should be considered prior to undertaking a PRRS eradication program? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 934 . What is a passing score for TQA? |
06/08/06 |
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| 935 . Can people get the flu from pigs? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 936 . How do I know if direct marketing will work for me? |
06/08/06 |
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| 937 . What is the water requirement for pigs? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 938 . What are swine abnormalities? |
06/08/06 |
1.0 |
Answer
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| 939 . I have heard that feeding high-moisture grains is environmentally friendly. Is there truth to that statement? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 940 . What positive attributes should a 4-H or FFA member exhibit? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 941 . What are some of the better disinfectants on the market? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 942 . What are my options in the event that a baby pig cannot nurse? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 943 . What is the ideal temperature for biofilters to be most efficient? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 944 . *How should heaters in swine facilities be managed? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 945 . *How does an evaporative cooling pad work? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 946 . What are some problems that occur with evaporative cooling pads? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 947 . *What are some management suggestions for 'stirring' fans in swine facilities? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 948 . What is the recommended overlap at the top, bottom and ends for curtains on swine facilities? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 949 . How does covering pit pump-out ports improve ventilation? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 950 . What should I do if my curtains become stuck and won't close or open when they are supposed to? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 951 . My barn has severe temperature fluctuations, what might be causing this? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 952 . *My barn has excessive dust, what might be causing this and what can I do to lower the dust levels? |
06/08/06 |
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| 953 . Should production methods be considered when determining selection objectives? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 954 . How do producers determine which selection index to use? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 955 . How should sire summaries be used? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 956 . How can I minimize the risk associated with selecting new animals to introduce into my herd? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 957 . What is the purpose of ultrasound certification programs? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 958 . What topics are presented at the NSIF Ultrasound Certification Program? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 959 . What criteria do technicians meet that achieve NSIF Ultrasound Certification? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 960 . How long will persons retain NSIF ultrasound certification? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 961 . Why are judging contests used? |
06/08/06 |
4.0 |
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| 962 . How do I go about placing a class of hogs correctly and giving a valid set of reasons? |
06/08/06 |
3.0 |
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| 963 . How should I start a set of reasons when judging? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 964 . In livestock judging what is the best performance data to compare potential genetic differences? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 965 . How do I use EPDs in a judging contest? |
06/08/06 |
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| 966 . What is a cycle? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 967 . What causes the highs and lows in a hog production cycle? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 968 . What causes highs and lows in a hog price cycle? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 969 . Do the price and production cycles parallel each other? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 970 . How long are hog price cycles and how many have there been? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 971 . How important is feed price to production cycles? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 972 . Will changes in the structure of the pork industry affect hog cycles? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 973 . How can a producer use the cyclical information? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 974 . How are prices determined? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 975 . How is supply and demand measured? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 976 . There can be several marketing transactions between the sale of a live hog and the purchase of pork by a consumer. Are the supply/demand factors different? at each transaction level? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 977 . What are marketing margins? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 978 . What causes the day-to-day movement of hog prices? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 979 . How could a hog producer benefit from buying a commodity futures option? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 980 . What is the difference between an option and a commodity futures contract? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 981 . When I exercise an option, are there safeguards to prevent me from having to perform on a contract, such as delivering or receiving hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 982 . The terminology and procedures for options transactions seem complicated and confusing. Where can I find more information on using options? |
06/08/06 |
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| 983 . Should I move my cull sows to market as soon as possible or should I feed them for a few weeks? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 984 . If I feed my cull sows before selling them, how many weeks is best? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 985 . Have hog prices historically followed a seasonal pattern and what is it? |
06/08/06 |
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| 986 . What causes the seasonal change in barrow and gilt prices? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 987 . Why is the seasonality pattern for cull sows different from barrows and gilts. |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 988 . Why is there a wide variability in feeder pig prices? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 989 . Can information on price patterns be used to predict monthly hog prices? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
|
| 990 . Has the market for feeder pigs changed? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 991 . How are feeder pigs marketed? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 992 . What factors determine feeder pig prices? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 993 . What do buyers look for in feeder pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 994 . When are feeder pigs ready for sale? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 995 . What is forward pricing of hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 996 . Is one method of forward pricing better than another? |
06/08/06 |
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| 997 . What is floor pricing of hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 998 . Why do pork producers hedge prices using the futures market? |
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| 999 . How does a producer hedge his price for hogs? |
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| 1000 . Can a producer hedge feed purchases? |
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| 1001 . How do farmers sell their slaughter hogs? |
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| 1002 . Where should I sell my hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1003 . What are some examples of marketing costs? |
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| 1004 . When should I sell my hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1005 . What factors affect the price I can get for my slaughter hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1006 . What pricing methods are available for slaughter hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1007 . Should I have a marketing plan for my hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1008 . Has the U.S. pork industry increased or decreased in the last 50 years? |
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| 1009 . How has hog marketing changed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1010 . Who owns U.S. hogs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1011 . Have the number of hog slaughter plants increased? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1012 . Why have pork production units become larger and the industry become more vertically integrated? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1013 . Do smaller hog producers network instead of using contracts? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1014 . What were the primary reasons for the industrial shift from the pasture farrowing systems common in the mid 20th century to the indoor farrowing systems of today? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1015 . What is a withdrawal time? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1016 . Where can you find a withdrawal time listed for a medication? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1017 . What is extra label drug use? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1018 . What is a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1019 . What is off label drug use? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1020 . *How does temperature affect the moisture holding capacity of the indoor air? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1021 . *Why is air distribution and airflow important in a swine facility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1022 . What are some examples of ventilation inlets and outlets in a swine facility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1023 . *What factors affect airflow patterns into and out of swine facilities? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1024 . What is a negative pressure ventilation system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1025 . Why is inlet size important to ventilation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1026 . Are attic vents acceptable for use in ventilation systems? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1027 . Where can I find Hog & Pig Reports for previous years? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1028 . Does Pork Checkoff have posters that show the various retail cuts of pork? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1029 . Where can I find the top 20 Pork Powerhouses in the US? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1030 . How can I contact Certified Swine Associations? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1031 . What are the top three cuts of pork consumed in the United States? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1032 . How many pounds of pork does the average person in the US consume each year? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1033 . Can the PRRS virus infect a farm causing little or no clinical disease? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1034 . About how many different strains of PRRS virus are thought to exist in the United States? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1035 . Why might antibiotic treatment therapy prove helpful when PRRS is a virus and by definition, not susceptible to antibiotic therapy? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1036 . Is PRRS virus very stable in the environment and can it be expected to remain viable for extended periods? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1037 . Should standard cleaning and disinfection protocols be effective in controlling PRRS virus in the environment? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1038 . Is a pregnant sow most susceptible to infection with PRRS virus in late gestation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1039 . What are some examples of how a PRRS infection in a breeding herd causes financial losses? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1040 . What is accuracy? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1041 . Why are performance records on parents, progeny, full-sibs and half-sibs useful? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1042 . When should I evaluate pigs using a progeny test? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1043 . How can I improve the accuracy of my genetic evaluation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1044 . What types of EPDS should I select on when making mating decisions? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1045 . What are some characteristics that I should evaluate in a visual appraisal of new boars and gilts? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1046 . What is the main advantage of calculating EBV based on an individual?s own performance as well as from full and half-sib tested in the same contemporary group? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1047 . *What is 'conduction', and why is it important to the thermal environment of my pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1048 . *What is 'convection', and why is it important to the thermal environment of my pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1049 . What is 'radiation', and why is it important to the thermal environment of my pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1050 . What is 'evaporation', and why is it important to the thermal environment of my pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1051 . How should I manage a closed herd to not limit my genetic improvement? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1052 . What is generation interval? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1053 . What factors should be considered when placing ventilation sensors in the swine facility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1054 . What effect does selection of more than one trait have on genetic improvement? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1055 . Should I try to increase the size of my contemporary groups? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1056 . *What is the difference between 'positive pressure' ventilation systems and 'negative pressure' ventilation systems? |
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| 1057 . What is a selection objective? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1058 . What is the selection criterion? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1059 . What traits should be included in a selection objective? |
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| 1060 . What is Tandem Selection? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1061 . *Why is it important to ventilation management that all unintentional openings in swine facilities, such as leaks and holes, are fixed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1062 . What are independent culling levels? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1063 . What is index selection? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1064 . What role do curtains and doors play in ventilation management for a swine facility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1065 . What is across-herd genetic evaluation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1066 . What advantages do across-herd genetic evaluations hold over other evaluation methods? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1067 . What is the most practical way to strengthen genetic ties between herds? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1068 . Can EPDs be compared across different breeds? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1069 . What is genetic base in relation to EPDs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1070 . How should I use across-herd genetic evaluations? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1071 . Why is crossbreeding an important part of commercial production? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1072 . Sire lines provide what type of sires? |
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| 1073 . What is the primary selection objective in dam lines? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1074 . Why do production traits respond well to selection? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1075 . When should I use selection indexes? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1076 . What is a selection scheme? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1077 . What can I do to keep the curtains on my swine barns from going bad? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1078 . How does a tunnel ventilated swine facility operate? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1079 . What is Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP)? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1080 . How can I create 'connectedness' for across-herd genetic evaluation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1081 . How do I interpret accuracy values? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1082 . In what type of management environment should I raise nucleus animals? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1083 . How do I know how much genetic improvement is being made? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1084 . What is ?selection intensity?? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1085 . Who can change the label on medicated feed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1086 . What are some of the primary measures that I must contemplate when evaluating and
properly understanding my farrowing options? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1087 . What size of needle is appropriate for use on my pig? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1088 . Where should I give an intramuscular injection? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1089 . Where should I give a subcutaneous (Sub-Q) injection? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1090 . Is there a difference between the primary purposes of the commercial swine industry and the show pig industry? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1091 . Are there differences in the practices such as animal handling, feeding or selection, between pigs raised for commercial production and those raised primarily for show? |
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| 1092 . Are there aspects of the show pig industry which create negative publicity for the swine industry? |
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| 1093 . Do pigs transported to slaughter from shows experience a higher percentage of fatigued or down pigs and greater death loss? |
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| 1094 . Are there any food safety issues specific to show pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1095 . What is the most common farrowing barn system in the USA? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1096 . Do carcass traits differ between commercial pigs and show pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1097 . Are there any problems with meat quality in show pigs? |
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| 1098 . Are there any practices done with show pigs that are virtually never done with commercial pigs? |
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| 1099 . Can you tell me about vaccination of swine farm workers for Swine Influenza? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1100 . What is the expected percentage of gilts in my herd that should be cycling by 7-8 months of age? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1101 . Why consider the use of anaerobic digestion? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1102 . When should I treat feeder pigs for parasites? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1103 . What are some forms of pig identification that may be used in a farm? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1104 . How can you measure flow rate in a manure handling system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1105 . What is a sloped pen farrowing system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1106 . What is a family pen? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1107 . What is the Werribee farrowing pen? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1108 . How can I use ventilation to help prevent Swine Influenza? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1109 . If I pursue direct marketing, what are some problems that I might see? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1110 . What types of records should be kept in a production system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1111 . . How do I handle diet formulation when the moisture content of the ingredient is quite different from that found in a table of nutrient contents for feed ingredients? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1112 . What is the expected normal farrowing rate of gilts from their first service? What's the norm for weaned sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1113 . Show pig producers are now promoting the use of pumice stone to reduce hair length and (or) remove hair from the pig. Does this influence the ability to remove the hair from the carcass? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1114 . I like to use the ?square method? for simple ration formulation. Can any two ingredients be blended by the ?square? method to obtain the proper ratio of the two to meet the requirement for a specific nutrient? Will the solution match with the solution obtained by use of simultaneous equations? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1115 . How can I measure animal welfare? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1116 . How much backfat should my replacement females have? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1117 . What is the optimum range of air temperatures for my gestating gilts and sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1118 . Are their behavioral characteristics that indicate thermal comfort? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1119 . What effect does heat-stress have on my gestating gilts and sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1120 . What are some of the more effective measures of cooling gestating sows and gilts? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1121 . What is an evaporative pad cooling system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1122 . What is the lower critical temperature of a normally fed pregnant sow? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1123 . What can happen in the event that the environmental conditions become too cold for the gestating female? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1124 . Is there a need to insulate building facilities located in warm climates? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1125 . What are the advantages of mechanically ventilated systems that utilize ceiling inlets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1126 . Why utilize under-floor mechanical ventilation systems? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1127 . What is tunnel ventilation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1128 . What is hybrid ventilation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1129 . When is hybrid ventilation a viable on-farm option? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1130 . Is there an instance in which I might consider providing supplemental heat for my gestating gilts and sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1131 . Why would proper lighting be one of the more critical factors within the gestation facility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1132 . What is the recommended illumination level for a breeding-gestation facility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1133 . What type(s) of manure handling systems are typically used by the larger gestation facilities? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1134 . What is the typical manure and wastewater production rate of a gestating female? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1135 . Is there a standardized water allowance for the gestating female? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1136 . What are some of the pitfalls associated with using water troughs within the gestation facility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1137 . How high should I mount my nipple waterers for gestating sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1138 . What is the appropriate flow rate for a nipple waterer for gestating sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1139 . What types of feeding systems are commonly utilized by gestation facilities group-house their gestating females? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1140 . What are some of the advantages to using electric sow feeding (ESF) systems? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1141 . What is the suggested number of gestating females that can efficiently utilize a single electronic feeder? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1142 . What are some of the disadvantages to using an electric sow feeding (ESF) system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1143 . What are loafing/feeding stalls? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1144 . What are the advantages and disadvantages to using self-locking or manual locking individual feeding stalls? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1145 . What is the most common method of housing gestating sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1146 . What are the major reasons for using gestation stalls? |
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| 1147 . Will impending animal welfare requirements necessitate future modification to our current gestation housing systems? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1148 . What are considered as being the suggested requirements for the sow while she is being housed within the gestation housing facility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1149 . What factors within my housing system can influence the reproductive performance of the sow herd? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1150 . How can I evaluate the possible economic effects of various biological and building construction aspects on a gestation housing system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1151 . When was the Swine Influenza Virus first found in the US? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1152 . How does anaerobic digestion work? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1153 . What is the desired or minimum hair length for the de-hairing process to be effective? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1154 . How do the transportation and commingling processes stress my incoming feeder pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1155 . How can I minimize feed wastage in my production system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1156 . Is the length of hair only a problem in the colored breeds (Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, Hereford, Pietrain, Poland, Spot)? |
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| 1157 . How are moderate rates of subfertility detected? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1158 . My pig has no hair or the hair is very fine, sparse or patchy on the body, does this affect the de-hairing process? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1159 . Will pelleting decrease feed wastage in my production system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1160 . Is there a standard set of guidelines for purchasing and starting feeder pigs that will help me to get off to the right start? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1161 . Why is my payweight often greater than arrival weight? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1162 . What is the most common cause of reproductive problems? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1163 . How do I best prepare for the arrival of starter pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1164 . What percent of market hogs were raised and marketed by firms that were also packers? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1165 . How do I group starter pigs upon arrival? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1166 . Should I vaccinate my pigs for Swine Influenza? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1167 . Is it true that carbohydrate can cause odor production in my farm? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1168 . I purchased a body clipped pig at a sale. Will the pig?s hair grow enough prior to my fair date? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1169 . What are methods used for the seperation of solids in manure mixtures? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1170 . What are some short-time stressors? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1171 . How often should pigs be observed/checked on? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1172 . What is the watering space requirement for starter pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1173 . How do I prepare my feeders for the arrival of starter pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1174 . How can I successfully direct market meat products? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1175 . What is the difference between liquid, slurry, semi-solid, and solid physical states of unfrozen manure? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1176 . When using my computer ration formulation program, I sometimes get diets that contain higher amounts of an ingredient (like limestone) than practical. This results in some requirements (calcium) being exceeded significantly. Why does this happen some of the time and not happen at other times. What can I do to keep this from happening? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1177 . What are the more common reproductive signs or complaints concerning swine reproduction? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1178 . In what way does feed particle size affect digestibility of feed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1179 . How do I go about adding a special package such as a growth promoter or a medication and still end up with a ton of feed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1180 . What are ideal pork quality traits? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1181 . How can I prevent transmission of influenza between pigs and birds? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1182 . What is a subcutaneous injection and how do I administer it? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1183 . What type of facilities do the Landrace and Large White breeds cycle better? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1184 . What is salt poisoning and other detrimental effects of dehydration? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1185 . I use a two-diet nursery program and a two-diet grow-finishing program with a single diet for sows and boars. My feed company representative indicates I should really utilize more diets for each of these programs. Feed storage is a problem for me. What is the minimum number of diets I should utilize and what is the advantage of creating more diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1186 . Why consider gasification or liquefaction of solid manure as a fuel source? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1187 . What are solids in manure? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1188 . What is the recommended procedure for daily observation of sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1189 . How does pelleting improve nutrient use by pigs and what are the advantages of using explanders and extruders ? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1190 . What is an intramuscular injeciton and how do I administer one? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1191 . What effects the thermal environment that the pig actually experiences? |
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| 1192 . What is an intramuscular injeciton and how do I administer one? |
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| 1193 . I live close to a number of food processing plants that have excess and rejected products available at very reasonable prices. How do these fit into swine diets? |
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| 1194 . What is an intramuscular injeciton and how do I administer one? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1195 . What is a website I can use to find agricultural statistics? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1196 . Suggested diets utilize feed ingredients that are commonly available. What about other grains and protein sources? How confidently can these be utilized in swine diets when they are less expensive than common ingredients? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1197 . What is vertical intergraion? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1198 . What is coagulation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1199 . Can my workers get Swine Influenza and not know it? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1200 . What is an intraperitoneal (IP) injection? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1201 . How can I decide if I should add fat to the diet? Is a certain level of fat required or recommended? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1202 . What is the recommended procedure for daily observation of sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1203 . What are signs and symptoms of dehydration? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1204 . What can reproductive problems, such as delayed puberty, silent estrus, and anestrus, be related back to? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1205 . What does the amount of ventilation depend on? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1206 . Can one develop a diet for gestating sows that can be full-fed to allow sows to be satisfied and yet achieve the proper nutrient and energy intake? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1207 . How can you increase the total suspended solids (TSS) in manure? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1208 . What are correct injection techniques? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1209 . Is energy from one dietary source more valuable than energy from another source? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1210 . How long should a noncylcic gilt be kept before she is culled? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1211 . How should I use electric prods? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1212 . Can a producer be funded with low capital? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1213 . What are the different types of market contracts? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1214 . How can one make an ingredient that is high in fiber more valuable as an energy source without great expense? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1215 . Why consider the process of composting? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1216 . What factors should be considered when deciding if a fat should be added to a pig?s diet and what fat source would be appropriate? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1217 . What type of distinctions are used to catagorize solids? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1218 . *My sows do not eat right away after I feed them, is this a problem? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1219 . How can I tell if feeders over slatted floors are allowing excessive feed wastage? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1220 . What is the appropriate water intake for pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1221 . Is there anything farm workers can do to minimize the transmission of Swine Influenza? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1222 . What issues need addressed for successful direct marketing? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1223 . How can heat be stimulated in noncylcic gilts? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1224 . What size of pigs do tunnel ventilation systems work the best for? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1225 . Are there feed processing or delivery changes to that can decrease feed wastage and not decrease feed intake? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1226 . Should producers have packer contracts? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1227 . Every swine operation has rodent and bird problems. Mine is no exception. How do these pests affect my operations? efficiency? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1228 . What is a ledger and how does it work? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1229 . What is the best group size for nursery pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1230 . Is it likely that my pigs will get influenza from birds? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1231 . When using needles, what measures do I need to take? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1232 . What is required to get capital for starting a business? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1233 . What is Hybrid Ventilation? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1234 . What is the normal temperature of an adult pig? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1235 . When gilts are housed in enclosed facilities, what is an adequate floor space per animal and how many hours of daylight should be provided per day? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1236 . What are some advantages of the compost process? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1237 . How much animal protein can be utilized in swine diets replacing protein from soybean meal? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1238 . What are some important characteristics of a loading chute to facilitate handling? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1239 . Feed grade and food grade dried whey are both available. Feed grade whey is less expensive. Which should I use in my pig starter diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1240 . Can you tell me a little about the genetic make-up of the Swine Influenza Virus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1241 . A number of products are available which are reasonably priced during certain times of the year. I have been informed that some of them may have anti-nutritional factors that make heat-treating them necessary. What products do I need to consider heat processing before using? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1242 . What are the Calcium and Phosphorus requirements for developing gilts? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1243 . When treating animals, what should I record? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1244 . While walking through the facility I found a sick pig. What should I do? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1245 . When treating animals, what should I record? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1246 . In what ways can the use of phytase help in my production system? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1247 . What is estrus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1248 . Does the formula for the relative value of a feedstuff change when phytase is included in the pig?s diet? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1249 . What is the recommended usage of paylean (ractopamine)? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1250 . What are common characteristics of gilts with underdeveloped external genitalia? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1251 . What are symptoms of thin sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1252 . What are the conditions that may affect nutrient requirement? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1253 . What are the major health problems affecting newly arrived feeder pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1254 . What age should boars begin aggressive mating? If they do not begin to mate by the appropriate age, what can be doneto help? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1255 . What is the feasibility of energy recovery from manure systems? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1256 . Where should boars be housed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1257 . How can I reduce the incidence of PSS and PSE in my herd? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1258 . Are tethers bad for pigs' welfare? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1259 . How much death loss should I expect when starting purchased feeder pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1260 . What are the disadvantages of hoop structures? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1261 . What do pork consumers consider the ideal product? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1262 . Are large farms accounting for more of the pig crop than previously? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1263 . How often should I monitor newly arrive feeder pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1264 . What are the causes of live weight loss? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1265 . What is a good range for days of lactation? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1266 . How can I control rodents? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1267 . What is habituation and what causes it? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1268 . Does precision feeding really reduce odor in the pig farm? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1269 . How much weight should sows gain during pregnancy? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1270 . What might cause insufficient sexual behavior in boars? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1271 . Can genetic disorders be controlled by good management of the animal's environment? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1272 . What should I look for in a heat check boar? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1273 . In order to better define the nutrient requirement of my pigs what information do I need? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1274 . What should I consider when designing a new or remodeling a facility? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1275 . Should feed ingredients with low relative value be avoided, choosing instead ingredients with high relative value? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1276 . How long is the interval from estrus to estrus? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1277 . Where can I find more information on direct marketing? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1278 . How do I reach a parity level that enhances herd efficieny? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1279 . Is forage feeding applicable to all types of swine operations? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1280 . Can forages be utilized in diets for pigs at all stages of production? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1281 . How do I determine the cause of a genetic abnormality? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1282 . How much space do pigs need during transportation? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1283 . How will feed intake and pig performance differ when feeding high moisture grain diets compared to dry grain diets? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1284 . Why consider nutrient recovery using manure as an aquaculture nutrient source? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1285 . What is the best way to tell if a gilt or sow is in estrus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1286 . Does grain have to be processed if fed as high-moisture grain? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1287 . What are the primary contributors to anestrus following weaning? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1288 . Why is it recommended that high moisture grains be ground before going into storage if organic acids are not added or the storage is not sealed storage? |
06/08/06 |
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|
| 1289 . Does feeding Paylean to finishing swine have an adverse effect on pork quality? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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|
| 1290 . How much should females gain during gestation? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1291 . What is the optimum group size for grower pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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|
| 1292 . What are the signs of estrus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1293 . Is transportation stressful for pigs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1294 . What is standardized fat free lean? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1295 . Can by-products such as distillers grains be stored and utilized in the same manner as high-moisture grains? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1296 . What is a simple recessive disorder? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1297 . What has been the trend of the breeding herd in the US pork industry? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1298 . Can high moisture grains be successfully fed free-choice along with a supplement? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1299 . How do I determine percent lean? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1300 . Does length of lactation effect return of heat? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1301 . How do I determine percent lean? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1302 . Will the use of organic acids as a preservative for high-moisture grains have a detrimental effect on pig performance? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1303 . What is a simple dominant genetic disorder? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1304 . Why is carcass evaluation important? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1305 . How should loading chutes/ ramps be designed? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1306 . What is a sex-linked recessive genetic disorder? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1307 . What is a cold housing system? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1308 . What should I look for that would indicate there is a problem for pigs caused by fungi in the feed? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1309 . Will estrus effect feed intake of gilts or sows? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1310 . I need a website that gives me futures/options prices. |
06/08/06 |
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| 1311 . What can be done to allow feeding of mycotoxin contaminated grains? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1312 . What is a sex-limited (recessive or dominant) genetic disorder? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1313 . Can you name a few methods to stimulate estrus in sows? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1314 . What is modified housing? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1315 . What is the most critical factor controlling fungal development in stored grains and stored feed? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1316 . Where can I get information on the costs of production for the swine and pork industries? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1317 . How can I rapidly estimate the amino acid requirement of my pigs? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1318 . How does employees' attitudes affect pig performance? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1319 . How do you estimate pounds of lean on a live hog? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1320 . What are the parameters for body condition scoring? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1321 . *A few of my pigs have red, circular lesions on their skin. Some of these lesions are surrounded by darker rings. What is causing this? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1322 . Can boar exposure increase estrus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1323 . How should sick and injured pigs be transported? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1324 . How long do gilts or sows stand? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1325 . What is the suggested body condition score of the sow at weaning? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1326 . What do the Federal Clean Air Act, CERCLA and EPCRA mean to agriculture? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1327 . What are NAAQS? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1328 . Can you recommend a web site where I can look at meat color requirements? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1329 . What is the National Pork Board web site? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
|
| 1330 . Are exports up this year? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1331 . Why is the shoulder section of pork called the Boston Butt? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1332 . Can all farms benefit by implementing a PRRS-monitoring system? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1333 . Can diagnostic samples for PRRS only be collected and submitted to a laboratory by licensed veterinarians? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1334 . What criteria determine the difference between two strains of PRRS virus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1335 . What is a dendogram and how is it used as a PRRS diagnostic tool? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1336 . Is genomic sequencing a good way to determine if a vaccine will provide protection against the specific strain of PRRS virus circulating on a farm? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1337 . What is the Lelystad Virus? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1338 . What are some points to remember for construction of swine facilities with regard to walls? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1339 . At what age and weight are pigs usually weaned? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1340 . Where can I purchase informational or warning posters for my swine buildings (for example 'No Trespassing', etc.)? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1341 . What are today's feeder pig prices? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1342 . Are pigs raised with hormones put in their food? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1343 . What are the latest boar prices? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1344 . How does pork fit into the new protein diets? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1345 . I lost my TQA certificate. How do I get another certificate? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1346 . When was the Trucker Quality Assurance Program (TQA) launched? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1347 . What is the current daily slaughter capacity in the United States for Hogs? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1348 . I am trying to open my Pork checkoff Distance Learning cd and it doesn't want to open. What is wrong? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1349 . What causes a pink ring immediately under the surface of fresh cooked pork, such as a loin? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1350 . How much annual loss could be attributed to breeding herd PRRS virus infections versus growing pig infections? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1351 . How does manure affect water quality? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1352 . What is animal weight capacity and how is it calculated? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1353 . What is considered the most important factor in preventing Salmonella on the farm? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1354 . What is a foward sale contract? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1355 . What major chilling mechanism(s) are currently used to remove heat from the pork carcass? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1356 . What is the best way to maintain my maximum litter size and replacement efficiency? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1357 . Why do producers hedge? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1358 . How do I order a study guide to prepare for the TQA exam? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1359 . What are the production and quality characteristics for Symbol III? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1360 . What is the difference between NPB and NPPC? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1361 . Who is the current producer president of the NPB? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1362 . What country produces the most pork? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1363 . What is the number one topping on pizza in the US? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1364 . Can you tell me when and where the next Pork Forum will be held? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1365 . How long is the gestation period in a sow? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1366 . Do you collect checkoff on the Canadian hogs that come into the U.S.? |
06/08/06 |
5.0 |
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| 1367 . Can you tell me how to contact my state pork organization? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1368 . What is the cooking time for an 8 pound pork loin? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1369 . What is the difference between a gilt and a sow? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1370 . What is the difference between a barrow and a boar? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1371 . Does Pork Checkoff have any educational materials for producers? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1372 . What is the correct preparation method when cooking bacon? What is the cooking time and temperature for bacon? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1373 . Can you milk hogs, and if so, can you drink it and/or make cheese with it? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1374 . How can I get some coloring books and stickers? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1375 . Where did PRRS virus come from: HIV, Feral Swine, Rodents, or Unknown? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1376 . Will genomic sequencing and RFLP (cut pattern) testing allow one to predict whether a particular strain of PRRS virus is likely to produce a severe outbreak? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1377 . If left on its own, will PRRSV eventually eliminate itself from a farm? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1378 . Which breed of swine is least likely to suffer from the severe effects of a PRRSV infection? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1379 . Is transmission by insects a common means of PRRS virus spread? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1380 . Can multiple strains of PRRS virus infect a herd simultaneously? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1381 . When referring to the PRRS status of an individual pig, what is the difference between the terms PRRS-negative and PRRS-naive? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1382 . How much manure is produced in Iowa? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1383 . What is the percent of nutrients produced from manure compared to crop needs in Iowa? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1384 . What are current sow prices? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1385 . What is the earliest record of PRRSV infection? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1386 . Can PRRS virus be spread from a mother to her offspring in utero? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1387 . After infection, will some pigs carry the virus for the rest of their lifetime? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1388 . Are some of the PRRS virus strains more likely to cause persistent infections than others? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1389 . What is ORF 5 and why is it used in PRRS virus genomic sequencing? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1390 . Is it true that pork is used to make Jello? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1391 . What are three clinical effects of PRRS infection in a growing pig population? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1392 . PRRSV must grow or replicate after infecting a pig in order to create disease. What kind of cell does PRRS choose to replicate in? |
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| 1393 . What is a risk factor? |
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| 1394 . After infection with PRRS followed by a full recovery, a pig is:
A)completely protected B)partially protected C)not at all protected
from clinical signs with the same strain of the virus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1395 . How do you determine when a pig is free from the virus? When can it be considered non-contagious to other pigs? |
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| 1396 . What rule of thumb is used to estimate the cost of isolating breeding stock due to PRRS? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1397 . How can the testing cost of semen, for the presence of PRRS, be reduced in many instances? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1398 . Are the clinical signs associated with PRRS virus infection very unique and if so do they often require a confirmation by a diagnostic laboratory? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1399 . What diagnostic tests are routinely available for determining the presence of PRRS virus in a sample? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1400 . Similar to serologic testing for Pseudorabies, are tests available to distinguish whether a pig has been vaccinated against PRRS virus? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1401 . What is diagnostic test sensitivity and specificity? Why is this important information? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1402 . What is genomic sequencing of PRRS virus? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1403 . When using the commercially available PRRS ELISA serology test, can false-positive results and false negative results occur? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1404 . What characteristics of PRRS virus make it especially challenging for the development of successful control and eradication programs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1405 . Describe the concept of subpopulations as it applies to PRRS management in breeding herds. |
06/08/06 |
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| 1406 . Can PRRS eradication from a breeding herd be accomplished without a complete depopulation? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1407 . What is an antibody? What is an antigen? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1408 . Similar to Pseudorabies, is PRRS vaccination an important element in most eradication programs? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1409 . Are there rules and regulations farmers must follow to apply manure? |
06/08/06 |
4.0 |
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| 1410 . What do I need to know about manure agreements and land application easements for application of manure? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1411 . If I want to build a new confinement animal feeding operation, how far from my neighbors or roads or other entities should the facility be? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1412 . What is a CNMP? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1413 . Who needs to create and implement a CNMP? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1414 . What is air pollution? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1415 . What classifies as Agricultural Air Pollution? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1416 . What are the current Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP)? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1417 . Where do I get certified for TQA (Trucker Quality Assurance)? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1418 . How long is my TQA certification valid? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1419 . What if I fail the TQA certificaton exam? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1420 . How long would you Saute or grill a thick chop (1 1/2" thick)? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1421 . What was the checkoff rate paid in 1986 when the mandatory checkoff began? |
06/08/06 |
4.0 |
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| 1422 . Is it true that pigs do not have sweat glands and, therefore, are not able to get rid of toxins in their bodies? i.e. making the pork meat unhealthy to eat. |
06/08/06 |
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| 1423 . What are some ways producers can identify individual pigs? |
06/08/06 |
4.0 |
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| 1424 . What is the full name of the disease commonly referred to as PRRS or PRRSV? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1425 . Several terms are used to describe the state, or time course, of an infection. Put the following terms in order from the earliest stage of infection to the latest stage of infection:
A) Chronic B) Peracute C) Acute D) Convalescent E) Subacute |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1426 . In a PRRS-positive breeding herd, is it uncommon to have any PRRS-negative individual animals? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1427 . Do you have any information about good-luck foods or traditional foods that include pork? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1428 . Could you please confirm that cooking (eating) from Genetically Modified pork meat does not have any impact on the health of the human being? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1429 . Where can I purchase merchandise with the Pork logo? |
06/08/06 |
3.0 |
Answer
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| 1430 . Where can I find the top 20 Pork Powerhouses in the European Union? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1431 . Depending on the A or B bevel of an injection needle, can you get more muscle damage? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1432 . What were three common diseases that were misdiagnosed as the causative agent behind Mystery Swine Disease?
Disease. |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1433 . Disease outbreaks across a large geographic region are called pandemics. PRRS pandemics occurred on both the North American and European continent during roughly the same time period, that being the late 1980s and early 1990s. Were these two pandemics related? If so, how? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1434 . Does PRRS cause clinical signs in a breeding herd that are unique and easily distinguished from other diseases? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1435 . Once infected with PRRSV, how many days can pigs harbor the infection? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1436 . In the event a boar stud becomes infected with PRRS, can one expect to see widespread and severe coughing, off-feed, death loss, and a decrease in semen quality? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1437 . What does the description of PRRSV being a small, enveloped, RNA virus mean and what are the implications? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1438 . How many PRRS virus particles does it take to establish infection in a pig? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1439 . What does horizontal transmission mean? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1440 . Name another species of animal or bird that can be infected with PRRS virus. |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1441 . Field reports suggest that PRRS virus can be transmitted between farms through the air. Has this been verified in a laboratory setting? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1442 . How long can PRRS virus persist in manure or lagoons? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1443 . What is considered a normal abortion rate? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1444 . What physical and chemical changes occur during the conversion of muscle to meat? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1445 . Should weaned piglets be grouped by litter or weight? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1446 . At what level does Hydrogen Sulfide become a problem for humans? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1447 . How often can I apply hog manure to my field? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1448 . How much manure do hogs produce annually? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1449 . Why should AI be used instead of hand mating? |
06/08/06 |
4.0 |
Answer
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| 1450 . Do the physical and chemical changes that occur during the conversion of muscle to meat influence the ultimate quality of meat products? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1451 . What type of fence should be used in a loading ramp? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1452 . How is delayed return of estrus caused and how often does it occur? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1453 . Why do some producers have animals at slaughter that are found to have drug residues even though they change to a non-medicated feed for the required withdrawal time? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1454 . What viruses are associated with infertility? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1455 . Is marbling content dependant upon the degree of carcass fatness? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1456 . What mating systems are available? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1457 . What is the recomended daily intake of energy for gestating sows? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1458 . *One of my recently farrowed sows has a white/off-white/yellowish discharge from the vulva. In addition, she appears to be depressed, unwilling to nurse her piglets, has bright red mucous membranes around her eyes and has a rectal temperature that is greater than 103F. What is causing this? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1459 . Does the amount of muscle glycogen within the living system influence postmortem metabolism and pork quality? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1460 . How long should slaughter hogs fast before loading? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1461 . *What can I do to treat bleeding from the vagina after farrowing? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1462 . What infectious agents commonly cause abortion? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1463 . How do I find USDA and FDA regulations on food production when starting a niche market for pork? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1464 . Why do I need to include P in a diet? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1465 . Does increased marbling impact the caloric content of a given product? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1466 . Can a ramp designed for market weight pigs be used for small piglets? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1467 . How does the rate and extent of postmortem pH decline affect product quality? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1468 . How can I reduce the amount of dust in my farm? |
06/08/06 |
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| 1469 . What are some effects of ammonia? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1470 . Can abortion be associated with toxic poisoning? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1471 . What best describes desirable fresh pork product? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1472 . How can I find out Minimum Withdrawal Times in swine? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1473 . How are stress and food safety related? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1474 . Does the variation in fresh pork quality influence consumer purchasing decisions? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1475 . *One of my recently farrowed sows has a enlarged, blood-filled vulva. Is this a concern? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1476 . How do I label a new food product in a niche market system? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1477 . What dangers does methane present to hogs and workers? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1478 . What purpose(s) does carcass chilling serve other than to transfer heat from the carcass to the atmosphere? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1479 . What visual abnormalities are apparent in PSE pork? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1480 . *What causes some of my sows to either fail to milk or have reduced milk output after farrowing? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
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| 1481 . What is the optimum level of Phosphorus in the diet? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1482 . Should the lenght of the trip be consired when making decisions about how to transport pigs? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1483 . How can I determine the cause of abortion on my farm? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1484 . How can I use water effectively in my production system? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1485 . How does PSE product influence processing yields? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1486 . How does stress affect a pig and is it bad? |
06/08/06 |
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Answer
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| 1487 . *Some of my gilts have a poorly developed udder, what causes this? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1488 . Can pigs suffer from motion sickness? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1489 . What factors are associated with dark, firm and dry (DFD) pork? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1490 . How often do mummified fetuses occur? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1491 . Does an abnormal rate of postmortem metabolism increase the incidence of pale, soft and exudative (PSE) pork? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1492 . What are the major health hazards to barn workers as a result of dust? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1493 . What are the bioavailable sources of P for swine diets? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1494 . What causes pale, soft and exudative (PSE) pork? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1495 . What are the non-disease related causes of mummified fetuses? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1496 . Are there any good ways to prevent losses during transportation? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1497 . What causes dark, firm and dry (DFD) pork? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1498 . What are the differences in sow space requirements? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1499 . What are the viral agents responsible for mummified fetuses? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1500 . What is cold shortening and how can it be prevented? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1501 . What are some hazardous situtations that are present on the farm? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1502 . How do I reduce phosphorus excretion? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1503 . What is a common stillbirth rate? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1504 . Are there means by which the factors involved in convection cooling can be manipulated to chill the carcass in a timely fashion? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1505 . What type of females are more likely to produce stillbirths? |
06/08/06 |
5.0 |
Answer
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| 1506 . How do I determine the cause of stillbirths on my farm? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1507 . In order to remain competitive when introducing new products, what do I need to keep in mind? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1508 . What particle size of grain will help minimize feed wastage, and increase nutrient availability? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1509 . What type(s) of chilling systems are most commonly used in commercial packing facilities? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1510 . What factors affect litter size? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1511 . What should be my replacement rate of sows? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1512 . What is a gravity grain gutter manure system? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1513 . How long can pork packaged in cryovac be kept in the freezer? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1514 . How do I become a TQA trainer? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1515 . How long is the TQA certification course? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1516 . Where can I get a meat cut chart or poster? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1517 . How do I figure the checkoff amount I owe? Is it based on market price or premium price? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1518 . What is the leading pork production state? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1519 . What are differences between styles of bacon cut? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1520 . What is bacon? Where does it come from? Why does it taste different from pork chops? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1521 . What is a ham hock? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1522 . How often is the Pork Checkoff Report published? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1523 . What are three clinical effects of PRRS infection in a breeding herd? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1524 . Is the severity of PRRSV infection often related to its interaction with other concurrent diseases? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1525 . Is PRRSV well known for its ability to cause suppression of the immune system? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1526 . Can swine become infected with PRRS virus through the nose, orally, intramuscularly, in the semen, or intravenously? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1527 . In persistently infected pigs, the virus can most likely be found in what kind of tissue? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1528 . How frequently do PRRS viruses mutate? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1529 . *How do I effectively and calmly move pigs in a specific direction? |
06/08/06 |
5.0 |
Answer
|
| 1530 . What is the difference between system and equipment grounding? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1531 . Can carcass shrink be affected by the type of chilling method used within a commercial packing facility? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1532 . Is purchasing replacements a cheaper production option rather than homegrown replacement gilts? |
06/08/06 |
4.0 |
Answer
|
| 1533 . What logistics must I keep in mind as I am thinking of a new product to introduce to the market? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1534 . How many fans should I wire per circuit in a swine barn? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1535 . Does chilling method have any affect of loin color? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1536 . How can I compare the terms productivity and profitability? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1537 . I have my new product ready, what steps do I need to go through to introduce it to the real world? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1538 . What factors are thought to influence pork products and ultimately, consumer demand and appeal for pork? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1539 . Does chilling method have any affect of loin tenderness? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1540 . Am I ready to launch my product? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1541 . *What is causing some of my pigs to have raw, bleeding ears? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1542 . Can the chilling method influence drip loss? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1543 . What makes water-holding capacity such an important property of fresh meat? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1544 . What are the advantages to planting and/or feeding biotechnology-derived crops to livestock? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1545 . What factors are thought to impact the rate and amount of drip loss? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1546 . Can ante- and postmortem handling influence moisture loss? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1547 . *I have a growing pig that is either reluctant or unable to stand up. When it does stand up, it either shifts its weight frequently or sits like a dog. Its hindquarters are dirty, wet and reddened. What is wrong with this pig? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1548 . What is the difference between bound water, entrapped water, and free water? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1549 . When were biotechnology-derived crops introduced into the U.S. marketplace? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1550 . Other than water, what other components does muscle contain? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1551 . Are biotechnology-derived crops subject to a thorough safety review? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1552 . What happens to those biotechnology-derived crops that fail to meet necessary safety criteria? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1553 . How is litter size reduced? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1554 . What are the predominant differences between conventional, spray, and blast/accelerated chilling systems? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1555 . Why must electrical systems be properly designed and installed in facilities? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1556 . What types of contracts are most commonly used for feeder pigs? |
06/08/06 |
3.0 |
Answer
|
| 1557 . What are some terms usually found in a forward contract? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1558 . I have new products, how can I be strategic in marketing them? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1559 . How can a producer improve P balance and P removal on the farm? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1560 . Can Salmonella be passed on from hogs to other species? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1561 . How can litter size be increased? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1562 . What are some guidelines to follow for culling sows? |
06/08/06 |
3.0 |
Answer
|
| 1563 . What are some disadvantages of using the futures market? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1564 . How could the cause of reduced litter size be determined? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1565 . What type of wiring systems should be used in extremely dusty feed processing areas? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1566 . How does a foward sale contract work for a producer? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1567 . What types of contracts are available for farrow-to-finish operations? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1568 . What do I need to know in order to make my new product competitive? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1569 . What does a futures price mean? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1570 . What is the recommended boar/sow ratio for hand-mating? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1571 . What are some benefits of a marketing contract over hedging? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1572 . Of the most common chilling systems, which is the most capable of lessening both the rate and extent of postmortem pH decline? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1573 . What are the common types of lighting used in swine buildings? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1574 . Do genetics predispose some animals to exhibit a higher incidence of PSE
and/or DFD pork? |
06/08/06 |
4.0 |
Answer
|
| 1575 . When does psuedopregnancy occur? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1576 . Other than chilling, what additional mechanisms can be used to reduce the temperature and pH decline of a given carcass? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1577 . I am out of ideas for new products, where can I get hints of new ideas? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1578 . What should I do when hedging? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1579 . What provisions should a contract contain? |
06/08/06 |
5.0 |
Answer
|
| 1580 . What can I do to improve pork quality? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1581 . What are the basic types of hog finishing contracts offered? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
Answer
|
| 1582 . How much energy (amps) supply will be needed in my hog barns? |
06/08/06 |
0.0 |
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| 1583 . Can feed be a source of salmonella? |
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| 1584 . What can the packer do to improve pork lean quality? |
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| 1585 . What should I not do when hedging? |
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| 1586 . What are today's hog prices for the Sioux Falls market? |
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| 1587 . How can I find a TQA trainer near me? |
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| 1588 . What does a typical market hog weigh? |
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| 1589 . How much space is recommended per pig in an enclosed housing situation? |
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| 1590 . We purchased a honey-baked spiral cut ham and found that a portion of the meat was brownish gray instead of pink. Is this meat that has been oxigenated? |
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| 1591 . What is the top cut of pork that we export? |
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| 1592 . What is the purpose of nitrites in bacon? |
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| 1593 . Is pork considered a red or white meat? Or is it just a clever marketing ploy? |
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| 1594 . Who drives the Pork, The Other White Meat - Don't Be Blah race car? |
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| 1595 . What does vertical transmission mean? |
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| 1596 . Why is the harboring of PRRS virus important in establishing a successful eradication program? |
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| 1597 . Should modified-live PRRS vaccines be encouraged on PRRS-negative farms? |
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| 1598 . Has Lelystad virus ever been detected in the United States? |
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| 1599 . What does the term quasispecies mean and what is its implication in pertaining to PRRS virus?
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| 1600 . How is genomic sequencing used in controlling PRRS? |
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| 1601 . What is the definition of an animal unit and animal unit capacity? |
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| 1602 . Who needs a construction permit for animal facilities or manure storage in Iowa? |
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| 1603 . Is there a way to access the location of permitted livestock facilities in Iowa? |
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| 1604 . Who is responsible for conducting regulatory inspections of earthen basins in Iowa? |
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| 1605 . What is the difference between a lagoon and an earthen basin? |
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| 1606 . What is boar plug made of? |
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| 1607 . What is the recommended square footage per sow in group penned sows during gestation? |
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| 1608 . What is L-Carnitine? |
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| 1609 . What are some estimates for labor man hour needs for a swine operation, including all phases of a commercial farrowing, weaner and finishing operation? |
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| 1610 . When should gilts reach puberty and how much should they weigh at puberty? |
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| 1611 . What are causes of pre-weaning mortality in pigs? |
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| 1612 . What raw materials are used for different minerals? |
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