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The Squeal_0251: Setting Your Barn Up for Summer Performance

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The Squeal_0250: The Importance of HNS (Heat No Service)_Part 2

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The Squeal_0249:The Importance of HNS (Heat No Service)_Part 1

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The Squeal_0248: REPLAY_Wean-to-Finish and Sow Farm Effective Communication

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The Squeal_0247: Setting a New Standard for Sustainability in Pork Production

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The Squeal_0246:From Entry to Excellence: Selecting to Avoid Early Setbacks

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The Squeal_0245: Sow Body Condition: Getting it right at weaning

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The Squeal_0244: Sow Body Condition: Getting it right at Farrowing

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The Squeal_0243: The Power of One More Pig_ Connecting the dots

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The Squeal_0242: The Power of One More Pig_Managing the Transition After Weaning

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The Squeal_0241: The Power of One More Pig_Maximizing Piglet Performance

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The Squeal_0240: The Price of PRRS: Economic Toll and Genetic Breakthrough_Part 2

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The Squeal_0239: The Price of PRRS: Economic Toll and the Genetic Breakthrough_Part 1

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The Squeal_0238: Cold-Weather Checklist: Barn Preparation_Part 2

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The Squeal_0237: Cold-Weather Checklist: Barn Preparation_Part 1

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The Squeal_0236: Maximizing Breeding Efficiency: Understanding CAI and PCAI

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The Squeal_0235:The Road to PRRS-resistance

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The Squeal_0234:Summer Feeding Strategies for Lactating Sows_Part 2

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The Squeal_0233: Summer Feeding Strategies for Lactating Sows_Part 1

20

The Squeal_0232: Biosecurity Breakdown: Controlling Fomites and External Threats_Part 2

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The Squeal_0231: Biosecurity Breakdown: Controlling Fomites and External Threats

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The Squeal_0230: Building Better Sows: Strategies for Parity 1 Development_Part 2

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The Squeal_0229: Building Better Sows: Strategies for Parity 1 Development

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The Squeal_0228: Beating the Heat: Preparing Barns for Warm Weather_Part 2

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The Squeal_0227: Beating the Heat: Preparing Barns for Warm Weather_Part1

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The Squeal_0226: The Future of the PRRS-Resistant Pig in Consumer Markets_Part 2

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The Squeal_0225: The Future of the PRRS-Resistant Pig in Consumer Markets_Part 1

28

The Squeal_0224: People and Biosecurity

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The Squeal_0223: Selecting the right females

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The Squeal_0222: The Value of a Genetic Index Point

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The Squeal_0221: Reaching a Milestone with the Compass Program

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The Squeal_0220: Genetics on your plate: Selecting for Meat Quality

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The Squeal_0219: Preparing a Barn for Winter Temperatures

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The Squeal_0218: Body Condition Management, Part 2: Proper Caliper Use

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The Squeal_0217: Body Condition Management and Using the Caliper, Part 1: Sow and Gilt Body Condition Management Program

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The Squeal_0216: What to Expect from a Technical Services Visit

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The Squeal_0215: The Importance of Research

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The Squeal_0214: Preparing for New Pigs

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The Squeal_0213: Communication Between the Sow Farm and Wean-Finish Site

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The Squeal_0212: Employee Satisfaction, Part 2: Retaining Employees

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The Squeal_0211: Employee Satisfaction, Part 1: Training Opportunities

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The Squeal_0210: Placement Plan Strategies, Part 2

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The Squeal_0209: Placement Plan Strategies, Part 1

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The Squeal 0208 - Weaned Weight Efficiency, Part 2: Practical Improvement Steps And Best Practices

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The Squeal 0207 - Weaned Weight Efficiency, Part 1: How To Measure It And Critical Factors

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The Squeal 0206 - Effective Communication

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The Squeal 0205 - Warm Weather Breeding, Part 2: Preparation And Planning For Successful Conception

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The Squeal 0204 - Warm Weather Breeding, Part 1: Best Practices

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The Squeal 0203 - Maximizing Weaning Performance, Part 2: Real Practical Advice From Farrowing Experts

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The Squeal 0202 - Maximizing Weaning Performance, Part 1: Keys To Animal Care And Micro Environment Management

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The Squeal 0201 - Gilt Fertility Quadrant + Gilt Development Unit Management

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The Squeal 0200 - Your Veterinarian Is A Key Biosecurity Resource

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The Squeal 0199 - Why Walking The Barns Is Important

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The Squeal 0198 - Handling and Transportation, Part 2: Tools And Tips To Move Pigs Down Aisles And Across The Country

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The Squeal 0197 - Handling and Transportation, Part 1: Best Use Of Facilities, Training, and Personnel

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The Squeal 0196 - Great Bosses And How To Be One

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The Squeal 0195 - Early Pig Care, Part 2: Nutrition And Feeding Of The Young Pigs

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The Squeal 0194 - Early Pig Care, Part 1: Getting The Right Pigs In The Right Place At The Right Time

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The Squeal 0193 - Gilt Selection, Part 2: Marking Techniques And Selection Criteria With The PIC Pro Select Program

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The Squeal 0192 - Gilt Selection, Part 1: How Selection Today Will Affect Your Operation Two Years From Now

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The Squeal 0191 - Consumer Preferences, Part 2: Tenderness And Convenience Discussions For The Industry

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The Squeal 0190 - Consumer Preferences, Part 1: Pork Vs Other Proteins And How To Talk About It

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The Squeal 0189 - Preparing for Winter, Part 2: Facilities, Equipment, And Environmental Variation Within The Barn

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The Squeal 0188 - Preparing for Winter, Part 1: Developing Your Winter Preparation Checklists To Keep Pigs Safe And Healthy

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The Squeal 0187 - Semen Management And Handling, Part 2: Concerns Today And What The Future Might Hold

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The Squeal 0186 - Semen Management And Handling, Part 1: Biosecurity, Hygiene, and Movement From Lab to Sow Farm

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The Squeal 0185 - What Is DISC Personality Training?

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The Squeal 0184 - Wean to Finish Mortality Management, Part 3: Training And Understanding Pig Flows

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The Squeal 0183 - Wean to Finish Mortality Management, Part 2: Mortality Factors Plus Monitoring Tools And Tactics

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The Squeal 0182 - Wean to Finish Mortality Management, Part 1: Understanding The Factors of Wean to Finish Mortality

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The Squeal 0181 - 4 Pillars of Sow Longevity, Part 5: Implementation Of Sow Body Condition and Feeding Recommendations At Farm And Slat Level

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The Squeal 0180 - 4 Pillars of Sow Longevity, Part 4: Sow Feeding and Body Condition Management

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The Squeal 0179 - 4 Pillars of Sow Longevity, Part 3: Successful P2 Development

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The Squeal 0178 - 4 Pillars of Sow Longevity, Part 2: Sow Care

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The Squeal 0177 - 4 Pillars of Sow Longevity, Part 1: Genetics

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The Squeal 0176 - Retaining Barn Staff, Part 3: Employee Motivation, Training People, And Growing Your Management Team

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The Squeal 0175 - Retaining Barn Staff, Part 2: Outreach and Onboarding Success

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The Squeal 0174 - Retaining Barn Staff, Part 1: Retention, Tools, And Compensation

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The Squeal 0173 - Sow Treatment, Part 2: Training Employees On Sow Herd Treatment Options

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The Squeal 0172 - Sow Treatment, Part 1: Sow Herd Treatment and Management

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The Squeal 0171 - Summer Preparation, Part 3: Water Quality And Flow Capacity

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The Squeal 0170 - Summer Preparation, Part 2: Managing Temperatures And Controllers

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The Squeal 0169 - Summer Preparation, Part 1: Ventilation And Barn Design

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The Squeal 0168 - Community Development, Part 3: A Look At Example Programs

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The Squeal 0167 - Community Development, Part 2: Starting A Program and Identifying Value

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The Squeal 0166 - Community Development, Part 1: Benefits and Return On Investment

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The Squeal 0165 - Why Walking The Barns Is Important

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The Squeal 0164 - Pre-weaning Management, Part 2: Pre-Wean Mortality

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The Squeal 0163 - Pre-weaning Management, Part 1: Piglet Care

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The Squeal 0162 - Best Breeding Practices

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The Squeal 0161 - Sow Ventilation, Part 2: Best Ventilation Practices

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The Squeal 0160 - Sow Ventilation, Part 1: Barn Set Up And Monitoring

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The Squeal 0159 - Biosecurity, Part 2: People

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The Squeal 0158 - Biosecurity, Part 1: Feed Mills

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The Squeal 0157 - Camborough Today And Position For The Future

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The Squeal 0156 - Historical Perspective As PIC's Camborough Turns 60

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The Squeal 0155 - Workforce And Generational Planning, Part 2: Working With Different Generations

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The Squeal 0154 - Workforce And Generational Planning, Part 1: Bringing Different Cultures Together In The Workplace

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The Squeal 0153 - Your Veterinarian Is A Key Biosecurity Resource

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The Squeal 0152 - How Transportation Biosecurity Plans And Procedures Help Keep Pigs Healthy

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The Squeal 0151 - Labor Visas Can Help With Labor Shortages

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The Squeal 0150 - Winter Preparation, Part 2: Barn Basics, Mat Use, and Ventilation

103

The Squeal 0149 - Winter Preparation, Part 1: Pre-heating, Air Flows, And The Price Of Propane

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The Squeal 0148 - Best Biosecurity Practices For Incoming Supplies

105

The Squeal 0147 - How Consumer Behaviors At The Dinner Table Influence Pork Production

106

The Squeal 0146 - Barn Technology Innovation and Automation: What's Working And What Does The Future Hold?

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The Squeal 0145 - Packing Plant Technology Innovation And Automation

108

The Squeal 0144 - Nutrition and Behavior, Part 3: Research Strategies To Understand Nutrition Impacts on Animal Behavior

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The Squeal 0143 - Nutrition and Behavior, Part 2: Genetics and Nutrition Influence On Animal Behavior

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The Squeal 0142 - Nutrition and Behavior, Part 1: How Nutrition Plays A Part In Animal Behavior

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The Squeal 0141 - Benchmarking On The Sow Farm

112

The Squeal 0140 - Mortality Management and Biosecurity

113

The Squeal 0139 - Boar Lameness, Part 2: Factors And Management To Reduce Boar Lameness

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The Squeal 0138 - Boar Lameness, Part 1: Feet And Leg Health Management Suggestions And Treatment Protocols

115

The Squeal 0137 - Feed Mill Biosecurity

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The Squeal 0136 - Sow Feeding, Part 3: Timing Tips And Tools

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The Squeal 0135 - Sow Feeding, Part 2: Implementation Of A New Feeding Program

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The Squeal 0134 – Sow Feeding, Part 1: Sow Body Condition Management

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The Squeal 0133 – Summer Preparation, Part 2: Special Consideration To Nutrition, Feed Management, And Pelleting

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The Squeal 0132 – Summer Preparation, Part 1: Understating Day To Day Summer Activity To Keep Pigs Safe And Healthy

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The Squeal 0131 - People and Biosecurity

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The Squeal 0130 - Feed Cost, Part 3: How Nutritionists Look At Feed Costs

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The Squeal 0129 - Feed Cost, Part 2: Additives And Management Options To Improve Efficiency

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The Squeal 0128 - Feed Cost, Part 1: Pelleting And Feed Quality

125

The Squeal 0127 - Wean-to-Finish Benchmarking

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The Squeal 0126 - The History Of PIC, Part 3: Decades Of Development & Execution

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The Squeal 0125 - The History Of PIC, Part 2: Line Numbers, Names, And Introducing AI

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The Squeal 0124 - The History Of PIC, Part 1: People And Collaboration Are Key

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The Squeal 0123 - Boar Retention and Nutrition, Part 3: Key Factors In Understanding Boar Stud Lifetime Expectations

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The Squeal 0122 - Boar Retention and Nutrition, Part 2: Keys To Success For Managing Growth And Productivity

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The Squeal 0121 - Boar Retention and Nutrition, Part 1: Genetic Potential For Maximum Productivity

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The Squeal 0120 - Supply Chains, Part 3: Moving Products Consistently, Concisely, and Reliability

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The Squeal 0119 - Supply Chains, Part 2: Development And Maintenance For Swine Supply Chains

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The Squeal 0118 - Supply Chains, Part 1: Creating And Sustaining World Class Supply Chains

135

The Squeal 0117 - PIC's Digital Training Program Library Helps Customers Be Successful

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The Squeal 0116 - Proposition 12, Part 3: Impact On The US Swine Industry

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The Squeal 0115 - Proposition 12, Part 2: Impact On Management And Production

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The Squeal 0114 - Proposition 12, Part 1: Requirements, Management, and Techniques

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The Squeal 0113 - Animal Handling, Part 3: Animal Well-being And Animal Welfare

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The Squeal 0112 - Animal Handling, Part 2: Good Animal Handling Practices And Some Potential Facility Shortcomings

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The Squeal 0111 - Animal Handling, Part 1: Looking At Tools And Strategies For Best Animal Care And Quality

142

The Squeal 0110 - Pork Meat Quality Data Comparison Resource: Compass

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The Squeal 0109 - PIC's GrowQuest Online Tool Helps Producers Be The Most Successful Pig Producers They Can Be

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The Squeal 0108 - Feed Efficiency + Barn Design, Part 3: Facility Design And Genetic Development

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The Squeal 0107 - Feed Efficiency + Barn Design, Part 2: Facility Impact On Actualization Of Genetic Potential

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The Squeal 0106 - Feed Efficiency + Barn Design, Part 1: Degree And Direction Of Genetic Efforts

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The Squeal 0105 - The PIC Total Carcass Value Handbook and Pork Quality

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The Squeal 0104 - Winter Preparation, Part 3: Intersection of Air Flow, Humidity, and Heating Costs

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The Squeal 0103 - Winter Preparation, Part 2: Updating Your Preparation Checklist

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The Squeal 0102 - Winter Preparation, Part 1: Early Pig Care Considerations, Ventilation, and Managing Health

151

The Squeal 0101 - Motivational Labor Episode, Part 3: Helping Employees Be Better

152

The Squeal 0100 - Motivational Labor Episode, Part 2: Personalities

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The Squeal 0099 - Motivational Labor Episode, Part 1: Challenging Times

154

The Squeal 0098 - Genetic Improvement Impact On Feed Efficiency, Part 3: Nutrition During The Nursery And Grow Out Phase

155

The Squeal 0096 - Genetic Improvement Impact On Feed Efficiency, Part 1: Long-term Improvements In Efficiency And Productivity

156

The Squeal 0095 - Gilt Development, Part 3: Husbandry, Nutrition, And Health Ideas

157

The Squeal 0094 - Gilt Development, Part 2: Facility And Selection Considerations

158

The Squeal 0093 - Gilt Development, Part 1: A Gilt Is Not A Market Hog

159

The Squeal 0092 - Quality Weaned Pig, Part 3: Management, Husbandry Practices, And General Health Issues

160

The Squeal 0091 - Quality Weaned Pig, Part 2: Impact Of Good Biosecurity Protocols

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The Squeal 0090 - Quality Weaned Pig, Part 1: Definition, Value, and Successful Environments

162

The Squeal 0089 - Retaining Barn Staff, Part 3: Employee Motivation, Training People, And Growing Your Management Team

163

The Squeal 0088 - Retaining Barn Staff, Part 2: Outreach and Onboarding Success

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The Squeal 0087 - Retaining Barn Staff, Part 1: Retention, Tools, And Compensation

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The Squeal 0086 - Best Wean to Finish Practices, Part 3: Proper Environment And Stocking Density

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The Squeal 0085 - Best Wean to Finish Practices, Part 2: Site Preparation

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The Squeal 0084 - Best Wean to Finish Practices, Part 1: Tools To Help Transition and Grow Out

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The Squeal 0083 - Global ASF Experience, Part 3: Markets + Trade

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The Squeal 0082 - Global ASF Experience, Part 2: Biosecurity, Backyard Feeding, and Government

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The Squeal 0081 - Global ASF Experience, Part 1: History Of ASF Around The Globe And Advice for U.S.

171

The Squeal 0080 - Reproductive Herd Nutrition Management, Part 3: New Feeding Tool And Panel Q&A Session

172

The Squeal 0078 - Reproductive Herd Nutrition Management, Part 1: New Nutritional Guidelines And Information Sources

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The Squeal 0077 - Summer Heat Management, Part 3: Nutrition, Feed Management, And Pelleting

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The Squeal 0076 - Summer Heat Management, Part 2: Breeding Programs

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The Squeal 0075 - Summer Heat Management, Part 1: Being Prepared

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The Squeal 0074 - Wean To Finish Feeding, Part 3: Vitamins, Trace Minerals, And Tools, PIC W2F Nutrition Manual Updates

177

The Squeal 0073 - Wean To Finish Feeding, Part 2: Feed and Environment Impacts On Animal Behaviors, PIC W2F Nutrition Manual Updates

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The Squeal 0072 - Wean To Finish Feeding, Part 1: Recommendations And PIC W2F Nutrition Manual Updates

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The Squeal 0071 - Encore of Gilt Selection, Part 3: Gilt Selection Issues and Solutions

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The Squeal 0070 - Encore of Gilt Selection, Part 2: Pitfalls, Where We Can Go Wrong

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The Squeal 0069 - Encore of Gilt Selection, Part 1: Space, Lighting, and Training

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The Squeal 0068 - Encore of Day One Pig Care, Part 3: 24-Hour Staffing and Enhancing Inter-Employee Communications

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The Squeal 0067 - Encore of Day One Pig Care, Part 2: Pre-Farrowing Preparation, Personnel, And Colostrum Management

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The Squeal 0066 - Encore of Day One Pig Care, Part 1: Critical Key Indicators For Good Day One Pig Care

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The Squeal 0065 - Boar Stud Semen, Part 3: Operational Improvements plus Q&A

186

The Squeal 0064 - Boar Stud Semen, Part 2: Technology

187

The Squeal 0063 - Boar Stud Semen, Part 1: Management

188

The Squeal 0062 - Meat Tenderness, Part 3: Animal and Carcass Handling

189

The Squeal 0061 - Meat Tenderness, Part 2: Tenderness Components

190

The Squeal 0060 - Meat Tenderness, Part 1: Consumer Preferences

191

The Squeal 0059 - Boar Stud Management, Part 3: Looking At The Importance Of Cleanliness

192

The Squeal 0058 - Boar Stud Management, Part 2: Discussing Inventory Management And Farm Fertility

193

The Squeal 0057 - Boar Stud Management, Part 1: Boar Isolation And Training

194

The Squeal 0056 - Pig Behavior, Part 3: Pig Behavior Technology And Q&A

195

The Squeal 0055 - Pig Behavior, Part 2: What Are The Causes Of Non-positive Pig Behaviors?

196

The Squeal 0054 - Pig Behavior, Part 1: Normal Versus Abnormal Behaviors

197

The Squeal 0053 - Creating A Biosecurity Culture, Part 3: Biosecurity Question and Answer Session

198

The Squeal 0052 - Creating A Biosecurity Culture, Part 2: Transferring Knowledge To The Production Staff

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The Squeal 0051 - Creating A Biosecurity Culture, Part 1: Valuable Discussion of the Concepts

200

The Squeal 0050 - Recruiting Employees, Part 3: Retention

201

The Squeal 0049 - Recruiting Employees, Part 2: On-boarding

202

The Squeal 0048 - Recruiting Employees, Part 1: Recruitment Processes and Programs

203

The Squeal 0047 - Reproductive Success, Part 3: Gaining And Maintaining Profitable Farrowing Rates

204

The Squeal 0046 - Reproductive Success, Part 2: Actions Which Provide Positive Outcomes

205

The Squeal 0045 - Reproductive Success, Part 1: Best Practices And Areas Of Focus

206

The Squeal 0044 - PIC Meat Quality Blueprint, Part 3: Monetizing Pork Quality And The View From The Meat Case

207

The Squeal 0043 - PIC Meat Quality Blueprint, Part 2: Animal Welfare, Feed Withdrawal, and Packing Plant Practices

208

The Squeal 0042 - PIC Meat Quality Blueprint, Part 1: Pork Quality. What is it? What affects it?

209

The Squeal 0041 - Wean To Finish Health Status, Part 3: Question and Answer With The Panel

210

The Squeal 0040 - Wean To Finish Health Status, Part 2: Managing On-site Pathogens

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The Squeal 0039 - Wean To Finish Health Status, Part 1: Best Herd Health Management Practices

212

The Squeal 0038 - Animal Handling, Part 3: Animal Well-being And Animal Welfare

213

The Squeal 0037 - Animal Handling, Part 2: Good Animal Handling Practices And Some Potential Facility Shortcomings

214

The Squeal 0036 - Animal Handling, Part 1: Looking At Tools And Strategies For Best Animal Care And Quality

215

The Squeal 0035 - Priorities In Pig Nutrition, Part 3: Ingredient Quality

216

The Squeal 0034 - Priorities In Pig Nutrition, Part 2: Nutrient Access, Feed Mill Considerations, And Feeder Selection

217

The Squeal 0033 - Priorities In Pig Nutrition, Part 1: Income Over Total Cost

218

The Squeal 0032 - Day One Pig Care, Part 3: 24-Hour Staffing and Enhancing Inter-Employee Communications

219

The Squeal 0031 - Day One Pig Care, Part 2: Pre-Farrowing Preparation, Personnel, And Colostrum Management

220

The Squeal 0030 - Day One Pig Care, Part 1: Critical Key Indicators For Good Day One Pig Care

221

The Squeal 0029 - Endemic Disease, Part 1: Definitions, Issues, And Symptoms

222

The Squeal 0028 - Team Motivation, Part 3: Helping Employees Be Better

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The Squeal 0027 - Team Motivation, Part 2: Dealing With Different People, Personality Types, And Learning Styles

224

The Squeal 0026 - Team Motivation, Part 1: Challenging Times

225

The Squeal 0025 - Sow Farm Management, Part 2: Culling and Replacement Rate

226

The Squeal 0021 - Nursery Pig Nutrition, Part 2: Feed Presentation and Feed Management Issues

227

The Squeal 0020 - Nursery Pig Nutrition, Part 1: Basic Concepts

228

The Squeal 0019 - Nutrient Access / Availability, Part 3: Ensuring A Free-flowing And Optimum Quality Water Supply

229

The Squeal 0018 - Nutrient Access / Availability, Part 2: In-Barn and On-farm Nutrient Access

230

The Squeal 0017 - Nutrient Access / Availability, Part 1: Feed Mills, Ingredients, And Pelleting

231

The Squeal 0016 - Genetic Dissemination, Delivering Genetics To Our Customers

232

The Squeal 0015 - African Swine Fever Roundtable

233

The Squeal 0014 - Expecting More From The Evolution Of Genetics And Nutrition, Part 3

234

The Squeal 0013 - Expecting More From The Evolution Of Genetics And Nutrition, Part 2

235

The Squeal 0012 - Expecting More From The Evolution Of Genetics And Nutrition, Part 1

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The Squeal 0008 - Disease Elimination In Swine Farms

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The Squeal 0007 - Decision Making In Diet Formulation

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The Squeal 0006 - Early Pig Care

239

The Squeal 0005 - Current Thoughts On Finishing Pig Nutrition

240

The Squeal 0004 - Creating A Biosecurity Culture

241

The Squeal 0003 - Managing Ventilation For Maximum Performance

242

The Squeal 0002 - The Importance Of Gilt Selection

243

The Squeal 0001 - Driving Improvement In Meat Quality