Jerry Lipsey University of Missouri

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Understanding and Using Performance Data in Judging Classes

Publish Date: June 3, 2006

This fact sheet is for training youth interested in swine selection practices. Improving efficiency of production is extremely important to the livestock industry. In order to increase pork production efficiency, we must use the most accurate inputs possible to make economically sound decisions. We make the fastest genetic improvement utilizing performance records and Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs).


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