By Jim Van Der Pol, Kerkhoven, Minnesota β As was noted in the last issue, changes we have made in our equipment, building layout, and feed production seem to have helped with our hog behavior and health problems. Feed production adds more work, while the equipment (pens) and building layout are small additional capital costs that allow us to work more effectively. Yet we have not entirely solved our problems, and we do not want to spend a lot more money and time adjusting our management and facilities to the hogs.
So we have a question: What could we change about hog behavior through genetics? Continue reading “Changing behavior through genetics”