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<br /> April 2015<br /> ®<br /> The Pork Business Authority<br /> Sow lifetime<br /> productivity<br /> www.nationalhogfarmer.com<br /> The dawn<br /> of a new standard1<br /> Skycis is a high-performance2 ionophore<br /> that creates a new standard1 for today's pigs<br /> and tomorrow's swine industry. Skycis delivers<br /> improved feed efficiency and weight gain,2 with<br /> an attractive acceptance profile.<br /> 1-800-428-4441<br /> www.elanco.us<br /> The Pork Business Authority contents<br /> April 2015 · Volume 60, No. 4<br /> Blueprint focus<br /> Sow lifetime productivity can be defined<br /> as the total number of quality pigs a sow<br /> weans from the time she becomes breed-<br /> ing eligible until she is removed from the<br /> herd. 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Est</a> <a title="April 2015 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=19"> Floor space, square feet per pig 80 60 40 End</a> <a title="April 2015 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=20"> FLOOR SPACING Continued from page 19 </a> <a title="April 2015 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=21"> VENTILATION SYSTEMS If you're not buying Grow</a> <a title="April 2015 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=22"> REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE Production targets ach</a> <a title="April 2015 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=23"> daily records of behavioral and vulval developmen</a> <a title="April 2015 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=24"> REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE of exposure per fema</a> <a title="April 2015 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=25"> ™ Genesus 4 TON SOW -BECAUSE- 30.58 hogs sold p</a> <a title="April 2015 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=26"> REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE Continued from page 24 </a> <a title="April 2015 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb3dabd?page=27"> Bring your phone. 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