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Dr. Saskia Bloemhof: “The camera records pigs better than humans”

Dr. Saskia Bloemhof: “The camera records pigs better than humans”

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Data plays an important role in breeding to take gene expression to the next level. In addition to sharing and interpreting data from developments for the estimation of breeding values, technological means such as cameras offer more possibilities for objective observations and the creation of new phenotypes. In China, for example, facial recognition technology for …

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Federal government culls pigs in Congaree National Park to stop pollution and damage to natural resources

Federal government culls pigs in Congaree National Park to stop pollution and damage to natural resources

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Federal snipers recently ventured deep into Congaree National Park, seeking to kill a voracious type of animal that threatens the preserve’s fragile forested floodplain southeast of Columbia. Feral pigs traverse South Carolina – and their destructive ways have not spared Congaree National Park, a 27,000-acre swamp forest that is the cornerstone of South Carolina’s nature …

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