JSR and Darby Genetics introduce important new pork marbling scoring system
UK - JSR Genetics and their South Korean partners Darby Genetics have combined their research resources, under the joint leadership of JSR's Director of Research Dr Grant Walling and Darby's leading geneticist...

Pork Supply Chain: a revolution in the making
UK - There is a mini revolution unfolding in the countryside, involving the pork supply chain. As with any power struggle, the question will be who, if anyone, will gain the upper hand?

JSR Supply Breeding Pigs to Cyprus & Greece
UK - JSR Genetics Ltd are expanding their European market share with new agreements to supply pig breeding stock in Cyprus and Greece.

JSR Genetics in Russian Pigs Coup!
UK - JSR Genetics, the UK based pig breeding company has won another multi million pound export contract. The contract is part of a massive ongoing breeding improvement programme undertaken by the Russian...

Titan Pork Partners scheme
UK - The Titan Pork Partners scheme aims to improve carcase yield in the most expensive cuts and ensure product consistency by using selected JSR sire and damlines.

JSR supply breeding pigs for Italian Parma Ham market
UK - A co-operative of 4,000 members in Northern Italy have signed an agreement to produce pigs for Parma Ham using the genetics of international pig breeding company, JSR Genetics.

Pork imports should be Food Standards Agency priority, says geneticist
UK - Food safety, especially regarding meat, should be a priority for Dame Deirdre Hutton when she takes over from Sir John Krebs as chair of the Food Standards Agency in July, according to Dr Grant Walling,...

Watch hygiene when liquid feeding piglets
UK - To achieve optimum digestion of colostrum and milk, some piglets need water. Furthermore, it is well accepted that piglets which receive inadequate milk or are scouring require liquid supplements...

Numbers born alive becoming key factor in herd profitability
UK - As pig producers world-wide look to reduce their costs, the numbers of piglets born and reared per litter, becomes increasingly important.

Check out costly carcase condemnations
UK - At a time when on-farm mortality in many herds is still high, pig producers should not overlook the compounding effect of carcase condemnation at the abattoir, says Mark White, veterinary consultant...

Withdrawal of antibiotic growth promoters
UK - Within the next 12 months, antibiotic growth promoters will be withdrawn from sale in Europe. The few remaining products have antibacterial activity against gut pathogens.

Food safety key issue facing global pork production
UK - Food safety and the eating quality of pork will be the big issues facing the global pig industries in the future, predicts Brian Edwards, director of international business for JSR Genetics.

Beware when making vaccine changes
UK - In recent years, in an effort to reduce their costs, there has been a tendency for producers to chop and change their vaccination programmes.

Chicken gene research could aid geneticists
UK - The news that an international consortium of research teams has plotted the entire genome of the chicken provides useful information for geneticists selecting for traits in many species. This is...

Reproductive biochemist appointed by JSR Genetics
UK - Dr André Maldjian has been appointed reproductive biochemist and project co-ordinator by international pig-breeding company, JSR Genetics.

Service pregnancy testing machines regularly
UK - The primary purpose of pregnancy testing of sows and gilts is to identify those animals that are not pregnant.

How large herds achieve high levels of performance
UK - Proving that it is possible to achieve high levels of performance with large herds, seven JSR Farms' breeding units, totalling 4,750 sows, are averaging 26.l piglets born alive and 23.02 weaned...

JSR Genetics sign new Japanese agreement
UK - Following an expansion in breeding stock sales in Japan and business structural changes, a new agreement has been signed between JSR Genetics and the Marubeni-Nisshin Feed Co (MNFC) for the supply...

JSR Genetics team strengthened
UK - Following sabbatical travel in Europe, New Zealand and South America, Annabelle Hoste (née Peacock) has rejoined JSR Genetics to strengthen the company's genetics team at its Southburn,...

Supplementary creep heating
UK - Supplementary heat in a piglet creep area is essential to create a micro-environment for the litter and reduce chilling. Traditionally, infra-red lamps have been used widely to provide the necessary...

Maintaining piglet quality at birth
UK - Birthweight and condition of piglets at birth both have a major effect on their ability to survive. While many factors are influential - such as genetics, litter size, disease - nutrition plays a...

Right time for replacement gilts
UK - With the price of cull sows at its highest level for a number of years, pig producers are being urged to take the opportunity to get rid of older, less productive females and build up their gilt ...

Avoiding a common condensation problem
UK - In slatted accommodation for young pigs (first and second-stage flat-decks), lying mats or plastic boards are commonly used to improve comfort. When dry, these raise the effective temperature of...

Offsetting Autumn Infertility Problems
UK - Autumn infertility is an ill-defined problem in the pig-breeding herd that is usually seen from mid-September to early November.

Growing demand for semen from meaty sire
UK - Demand for semen from the Titan boar has increased by 50 per cent over the last six months, report JSR Genetics