Record of Proceedings National Swine Improvement Federation Conference and Annual Meeting December 9- 10, 2004 The Hotel at Gateway Center Ames, Iowa Papers Presented Selection for Increased Marbling in Beef Cattle Selection for Intramuscular Fat in Duroc Swine Iowa State University Time Period Study of Duroc Swine National Barrow Show Pork Quality Trends Evolution of the Independent Purebred Seedstock Industry in the USA Evolution of the Commercial Company Seedstock Suppliers in the USA Sow Longevity New Approaches to Meat Quality Assessment Teaching modern and traditional animal breeding concepts MSU Swine Resource Population Swine Breeding Systems to Enhance Pork Quality throughout the World Dr. Hiroshi Takahashi, Global Swine, Japan Dr. Young Chul Jung, Director, Jung P& C Institute, Korea Dr. Nils Lundeheim, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 2004 Complete Proceedings (133 pages) Lauren Christian Swine Genetics Symposium 2004 Conference Program <-- Return to Index