Record of Proceedings National Swine Improvement Federation Conference and Annual Meeting

December 5-6, 1997 NSIF Volume 22 Holiday Inn University Park, West Des Moines, Iowa

Foreword Annual Meeting Program Officers and Directors for 1997-98 Committees for 1998 Membership List for 1998 Associate Membership List for 1998 Papers Presented Production and Financial Standards for the Pork Industry Breeding Systems Analysis - Buying Gilts vs. Grandparenting Inbreeding and Outcrossing on Reproductive and Growth Traits and How to Account for it in Genetic Evaluation Update on AI Identification of Major Genes and Quantitative Trait Loci in Swine Genetic Basis for Variation in Weaning to Estrus and Weaning to Farrowing Interval in Sows Modeling Genetic and Environmental Effects on Pig Lean Growth Effect of Age at First Mating on SPI Meat (Pork) Quality / A Total Overview: Practical Meat Quality Technology, What is Meat Quality NPPC Maternal Sow Line Genetic Evaluation Program Pork Quality: Beyond the Stress Gene Selection for Major Genes Prediction of Intramuscular Fat in Live Swine Using Real-time Ultrasound 1997 Annual Meeting Minutes 1997 Annual Financial Report 1997 Conference Registrants <-- Return to Index