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Questions for Breeding & Selection

• What is the ratio of artifical insemenation
• i would like to knox how important are the selection for the front legs for the femelle pigs
• What color of piglets will I get if I breed a red pig to a white pig?
  What about breeding a red pig to a black pig?
  Thankyou.
• Do you know who is working in non surgical embryo recovery in swine?. Thank you.
• I would like to know if there is a breed called Tamworth?
• i want to produce good quality carcass and fast growing pigs. What boar will i choose pietrain or pietrain-duroc? im in a tropical country , Philippin...
• can u give me a perfect picture of a pietrain duroc.
• How often in a 300 sow farrow to finish farm (single site farm) is it important to repop or depop or vise a verca?
• For a presentation I am looking for a picture of a yorkshire hampshire miniature pig. Our research on thrombosis revolves around this type of pig. S...
• Is the use of transgenic pigs for such things as human heart production ethical???
• I am doing a science project on the effect of meat tenderizer on pasta , a piece of ham, and a piece of fat . I was wondering if you could give any in...
• I am doing a science project on the effect of meat tenderizer on different things. I was wondering if you could give any information?
• I am interested in raising a hamp/duroc breed type pig for meat purposes. Is this a good choice or what would be better?
• I am searching a recent review article on transgenic pigs, especially with respect to the production of human foodstuff. Are you aware off any from wi...
• I would like to know, which pigs grow off the quickest. How many grower pigs can I raise in a 16 x 8 pen.
• what is the best and cost effient way to feed pigs for the market.
• DUROC: Would it be a wise choice to use Purebred Duroc boar with purebred Duroc gilts to raise for meat to sell privately to family and friends ? I h...
• What is a blue butt? What is there main purpose-meat or breeding? Would
  the blue butt make as a 4-H animal?
  What type of ration would you feed him-3...
• Replacement Gilts: is there any truth that when chosing replacement gilts is to chose from litters that have mostly females; say six females out of...
• MOSTLY FEMALES? I was told that when chosing replacement gilts that its best to chose from a litter that had mostly females, [7 out 0f 10] is there an...