Record of Proceedings National Swine Improvement Federation Conference and Annual Meeting

December 5-6, 2002 NSIF Volume 27 Embassy Suites Hotel, Nashville, TN

Foreword Annual Meeting Program Speaker Biographies Officers and Directors for 2002-2003 Members of NSIF Registrants for 2002 Papers Presented New Reproductive Technologies For The AI Industry Recent Developments in the Canadian Swine Improvement Program Development of a Recording and Evaluation System for Conformation Traits Trends in Sow Longevity and Sow Death Rate in the U.S. Industry Sow Longevity Genetic Differences Management and Use of Data in Large Commercial Swine Systems Management and Use of Commercial Data for Genetic Improvement A Review of Genetic and Nutritional Factors Affecting Fat Quality and Belly Firmness The use of electronic feeders in genetic improvement programs for swine Abstracts Presented Investigation of the Association Between the Estrogen Receptor Beta Gene and Reproductive Components in Swine. Examination of the Relationship Between the Paternally Expressed Gene 3 and Reproductive Tract Components in Swine. Radiation Hybrid Mapping of and Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Pig Sequense Tagged-Sites Use of cDNA Microarrays to Detect Differentially Expressed Genes in Developing Pig Skeletal Muscle Effects of the Rendement Napole Gene in Hampshire-sired Pigs. The Association Between the Estrogen Receptor Locus and Growth, Carcass, end Developmental Traits in Pigs. Marker Assisted Selection for the IGF-II Polymorphism Increases Uniformity of Hogs 2002 Annual Meeting Minutes 2002 Lauren L. Christian Memorial Graduate Student Award 2002 Charles Stanislaw Memorial Distinguished Service Award High Performance Swine Team 2002 Annual Financial Report <-- Return to Index