P-Test by EMLAB

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Rway
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P-Test by EMLAB

Post by Rway » Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:58 pm

Has anyone used these and /or tried them on hogs that are clearly not preg? I am just curious to whether they truly work.

http://www.emlabgenetics.com/Pages/PTEST.aspx

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Re: P-Test by EMLAB

Post by Norm » Fri Nov 25, 2016 6:59 am

Have never heard of anyone using this for pigs. Seems to be another way to take some money. With the reproductive traits being low heritability, I'm sort of on the plan that estrous detection, conception, follow up, and a tone or scan should be sufficient. Follow up with litter notes. My preference is to select for fertility this way, rather than spend gobs of money on probes, hormones, tests, etc. Will probably never win a national show, but that isn't my goal. Local pigs at a fair price is more along the lines.

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