Should we manage cost of production or profit?
September 7, 2021 2:13 pmSimon Grey, General Manager Russia, CIS and Europe, Genesus Inc. Selection indexes in the Genesus Genetic Program are a measure...
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AMINO ACID REQUIREMENTS OF GENESUS FINISHING PIGS_Part 2: Setting Dietary Digestible Lysine Levels
August 16, 2021 6:14 amby: Clarence Froese, M.Sc., Director of Nutrition, Genesus Inc. Individual nutrient requirements are generally derived and expressed in terms of...
Indicator traits and their application to selection for disease resilience
June 18, 2021 10:00 amChad Bierman, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. Disease challenges in swine production continue to reduce output and temper profitability potential (VanderWaal...
Pork Quality Genetic Improvement Strategies
May 27, 2021 9:21 pmDr Chunyan Zhang, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. For a pig breeding company, the ultimate goal is to provide pigs with the...
Preweaning Piglet Mortality_Part 3
April 8, 2021 10:08 pmDinesh Thekkoot PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. In the first part of this series, we discussed the economic impacts of preweaning...
Amino Acid Requirements of Genesus Finishing Pigs Part 1: Digestible Lysine
March 17, 2021 3:28 amClarence Froese, M.Sc., P.Ag., Director of Nutrition, Genesus Inc. Proteins consist of a number of structural components including amino acids....
Disease Resilience – Focused on Improving Pig Health
March 5, 2021 3:30 pmChad Bierman, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. What is disease resilience and why is it important? Disease challenges in swine put...
Metafounders: The Future of Swine Genetic Evaluation
February 4, 2021 6:28 pmEverestus Akanno, PhD., Geneticist, Genesus Inc. The breeding objective of nucleus swine breeding programs is to improve performance of commercial...
Impact of freeze-thaw process on meat quality genetic improvement
November 8, 2020 2:26 amby: Dr Chunyan Zhang, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. Meat is a major source of proteins that are necessary for human health....
Genomic selection for disease resilience using measures of antibody (Ab) response
October 19, 2020 10:39 amby: Chad Bierman, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc. Disease is a major contributor to increased costs in the swine industry. For...