A livestock economist partly attributes a new record pig crop
to better disease control.
In its latest Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, the USDA says
pigs-per-litter averaged 11 from March to May, an increase of three percent.
On a conference call hosted by the National Pork Board, Scott Brown with the University of Missouri says producers continue to improve the health of their herds.
“When you look at Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, all with growth in excess of four-tenths of a pig relative to a year ago, it certainly suggests to me that some of the disease issues that we’ve seen have come in better control.”
He says that’s especially true with PRRS.
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