Understanding and Improving Pork Quality
UK - Meat quality is currently very topical, and almost everyone I talk to has their own opinion on what we must do to improve it.

Agricultural/Management Trainees Required in Russia
RUSSIA - PIC International are seeking Agricultural/Management Trainees to work in Belgorod.

High Potential Manager Required in Russia
RUSSIA - PIC International are seeking a manager to work with expatriate General Director during the start up phase of a new business.

PIC Signs Contract With Danish Consortium
DENMARK - PIC, the world leader in the application of quantitative genetics and biotechnology to pig breeding, has signed a user group contract with The Åbne Ornestation, a consortium of Danish investors and dedicated PIC customers in Denmark.

PIC Ships Breeding Pigs To Okinawa
JAPAN - Iwatani Camborough Co. Ltd. (ICC) has announced its first shipment of PIC breeding pigs to Okinawa prefecture, a chain of sub-tropical islands at the southwestern tip of the Japanese archipelago.

Pig Farm Managers Required in Russia
RUSSIA - PIC International are seeking pig farm managers who are interested in managing the start up, training and development of 3 large farrow to wean breeding units in Belgorod, Russia for an important food group operation.

Genus Completes Acquisition Of Sygen
UK - On 2 December 2005, Genus plc completed the acquisition of Sygen International plc. The acquisition transforms Genus into the largest animal genetics company in the world, with sector leading positions in cattle, pigs and shrimps.

Sygen (PIC) Shareholders Support Genus Bid
UK - Major changes at bull semen firm Genus are poised to transform it into the world's leading animal genetics company.

PIC Delivers 42% Profit Increase
GLOBAL - PIC's profits increased by an impressive 42% to £21 million (2004: £14.8 million) for the financial year ended 30 June 2005, due largely to the global success of new product lines. The results were announced in the preliminary results of PIC's...

Sygen International Announces Preliminary Results for 2004-05
GLOBAL - Sygen International plc (LSE: SNI.L), a world leader in applying quantitative genetics and biotechnology to animal breeding, today announced that group profit before tax, amortisation and exceptional items for the financial year ended 30 June...

Restructuring masks Sygen progress
UK - One-off restructuring costs at its pig breeding division kept profits flat last year at Sygen, though the underlying picture showed strong growth.

PIC announces the successful stocking of its third high health Nucleus Herd
PHILIPPINES - More than 200 GGP gilts and boars were imported from PIC's Bluegrass Genetic Nucleus herd in Kentucky USA to populate the newly constructed facilities, located within a 600-hectare sugar plantation, on the island of Negros in the Visayas...

PIC approaches East Anglian producers
UK - PIC UK has been in discussion with East Anglian pig producers to explore the concept of operating a Gilt Mating Unit (GMU), as a cost-advantageous method of improving and managing the health status of independent units. Restocking by this method...

EDEKA Südwest and PIC Deutschland Sign Technology Contract for Meat Quality
GERMANY - PIC's German subsidiary, PIC Deutschland GmbH, has signed a contract with EDEKA Südwest Fleisch GmbH for collaboration on quality control for the EDEKA "Gutfleisch-Programm", a Premium Meat Programme. A pool of EDEKA Meat Quality...

Enhanced Genetics for Parma Ham Industry
UK - PIC's parent company, UK-based Sygen International plc (LSE: SNI.L), a world leader in the application of quantitative genetics and biotechnology to animal breeding, has signed a supply and technology contract with the privately-owned Italian...

PIC Introduces the PIC380 Hybrid Sireline Bred to Maximize System Throughput
US - Combining key traits of its two best selling boars, PIC launched the new PIC380 AI terminal boar at the 2005 World Pork Expo in Iowa this week.

Strong demand for new PIC terminal boars
UK - Additional boar power of 18 PIC 327 Hampshire and 41 PIC 337 Champion boars have been delivered to two of PIC's four AI studs, GTC South and GTC West.

Premium Standard Farms Establishes "Premium Legacy" Utilizing a PIC Customized Sireline
US - Premium Standard Farms, Inc. has partnered with PIC North America (PIC), a Sygen Company to produce a custom sireline specifically targeted to better meet the needs of PSF.s discriminating domestic and export customers.

Benchmarking added value from PIC Genetics
UK - LincPorc, the value-added integrated pork chain scheme, has demonstrated an increased value of £1.26 for the leg and loin sections of carcases derived from pigs enhanced by PIC genetics, compared with controls.

PIC to Purchase Cotswold Swine Genetics
LONDON - Sygen International plc, a world leader in applying quantitative genetics and biotechnology to animal breeding, announced today that its subsidiary, PIC, has reached binding agreement to acquire all product lines and key assets of Cotswold Swine...