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      <title>Livestock Indemnity Program</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Livestock Indemnity Program was a new permanent disaster payment program created in the 2008 Farm Bill.  The rules for this program have recently been published and this document informs producers and other interested parties on to determine if they are eligible for the program. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Show Pig Project Facilities</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The facilities you need to raise show pigs do not have to be elaborate or expensive. Many different types and sizes of facilities are satisfactory for growing show pigs. Several basic facility options are discussed in this publication. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Effects of Palatability on Feed Consumption in Growing Swine</title>
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      <title>Swine Production Best Management Practices</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BMPs for swine farms are a specific set of practices used by farmers to reduce the amount of soil, nutrients, pesticides and microbial contaminants entering surface water and groundwater while maintaining or improving the productivity of agricultural land. This list of BMPs is a guide for the selection and implementation of those practices that will help swine farmers to conserve soil and protect water and air resources by reducing pollutants from reaching both surface and groundwater. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Diet Supplement May Improve Sow Performance During Lactation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2003 agricultural statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicate that litter size per sow has increased over the past decade. As litter size increases, the sow must increase milk production so that the baby pigs can maintain a healthy growth rate. To produce milk, the sow must use a combination of nutrients derived from her diet and from the fat and protein stores in her body. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Trace Minerals for Swine and Poultry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Trace minerals are important nutrients in diets for swine and poultry. They are required for growth, bone development, feathering in chickens, enzyme structure and function, and appetite. Over the past 20 years, scientists in the LSU AgCenter have played an important role in understanding the need for and use of trace minerals in diets for animals. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Scholastic Premiums Totaling $44K Awarded To Livestock Show’s Top Winners</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Top exhibitors of market animals received scholastic premiums of more than $44,000 Saturday (Feb. 18) at the conclusion of the 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show.The scholastic awards, which ranged from $1,500 to $5,500 for individual winners, went to 4-H and FFA youth who showed champion market animals during the Feb. 11-18 events that included competition for beef and dairy cattle, goats, hogs, poultry and sheep. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Hundreds Selected As Champions At 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during a week of competition at the 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Photos From 2006 LSU AgCenter Livestock Show</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[4-H and FFA members from across Louisiana participated in the 71st annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show Feb. 11-18. The competitors qualified for the 2006 show by winning awards at parish and district livestock shows across Louisiana, and, in all, more than 3,000 young people came to Gonzales to compete with 5,300 animals. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Although there’s not an imminent danger, some scientists say a widespread disease or bioterrorism attack could wipe out significant portions of the U.S. farm animal population. That's where the National Animal Germplasm Program comes in. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Premier Exhibitor Honors Awarded At LSU AgCenter Livestock Show</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE – Six students received top honors Saturday, winning the Gerry Lane Premier Exhibitor Awards at the 69th Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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