National Hog Farmer
New diagnostic service available to North Carolina pork producers
NC State veterinary students and NC State Veterinary Hospital pathology residents now will have greater access to swine knowledge.
Meat Signal
This news about enhanced diagnostic services for North Carolina pork producers implies a potential improvement in herd health and biosecurity, which could lead to more stable and predictable lean hog supplies in the future. Consequently, you should continue to monitor hog slaughter and cutout values, but this development might support more confident forward contracting strategies for lean hogs.