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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
British investors interested in pig rearing in CambodiaUK - A group of British investors have expressed interest in cooperative investment in pig-rearing and jatropha growing in Cambodia, local media reported on Tuesday.
Monday, September 03, 2007
Web link shows pig farmers how to save feed costsUK - With hard-pressed British pig farmers facing sharp increases in feed costs — in addition to pressure on pig prices caused by foot-and-mouth disease restrictions — Yorkshire-based pig-breeding...
Thursday, August 09, 2007
£Million Breeding Stock Order in JeopardyUK - Orders for breeding stock from Russia, worth £1 million to Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company ACMC and due to be shipped in September and November, have been placed in jeopardy as a result of the...
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
One scoop or two - how dense is your feed?UK - Ever thought about the density of your pig feed? It is something you should consider says ACMC Vet Paul Thompson of Garth Partnership, a dedicated Pig Heath and Veterinary Consultancy.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Pig Recording Via The InternetWORLD - PigCom, the Windows-based PC herd recording system, can now be downloaded direct via the Internet. Developed over the past four years by pig-breeding company ACMC for their own in-house recording,...
Friday, May 25, 2007
Tip for needle hygieneYORKSHIRE - Needle hygiene is very important in preventing abscesses at the site of injections.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Pig processer agrees key contract for breeding stockUK - Yorkshire-based genetics company, ACMC Ltd, has won a major contract to supply breeding stock to Bowes of Norfolk Ltd, one of the UK’s largest farming and pig-processing enterprises.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Save £40 million, Pig Producers ToldYORKSHIRE - Faced with higher costs due to the escalating price of feed, the British pig industry could save over £40 million per year, simply by improving feed conversion by 0.1. This represents 267,000...
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Small Improvement To Feed Conversion Could Save MillionsUK - The UK pig industry could save over £40m per year by making a small improvement to feed conversion, according to Stephen Curtis, who was speaking at an ACMC Ltd conference in Yorkshire.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
New team at Vantage Boar AI studUK - International pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd has appointed a new team to run their Vantage Boar Stud for AI at Wassand, near Hull, in Yorkshire, following the retirement of Richard and Christine W...
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
ACMC lands two large Russian ordersUK - British pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd has landed two huge orders for genetically improved pigs from the Russian Republic of Tatarstan.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Feeding for performance with group sow housingUK - New systems of group-housing sows, which have affected the ability of the pig producer to tailor feeding to individual sows and led to increased hierachical competition, has challenged conventional...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Why Dont Pig Producers Weigh Their Weaning Pigs?UK - Why don't pig producers weigh their weaners? This is a question posed by Dr Mike Varley.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
UK Pig Breeders ACMC Secure Thai DealUK - Against international competition, UK pig-breeding company ACMC has secured an order from a farming company in Thailand for breeding stock worth over £250,000.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Cut variability to optimise growthUK - To optimise growth, and therefore profit, pig producers should adjust their management to reduce variability among their growers and finishers, Ed Sutcliffe, technical director of pig-breeding company...
Friday, November 10, 2006
ACMC to expand high-health pig productionUK - To meet the growing demand for high-health stock, both at home and abroad, international pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd is setting up fresh production facilities.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
British pig-breeding expertise at EuroTierUK - ACMC's new German franchisees - Hans Gerd Behrens and Jens Uwe Stiefel, as well as senior management - will be on the company's stand (No C06/F, Hall 26) for the first time at EuroTier, which takes...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Plant protein quality control in pig feedsUK - Greater reliance on the use of imported soya since the EU ban on mammalian proteins in livestock diets has resulted in an increased risk of nutritional variability in pig feeds, particularly when...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Time to bin paper-based records?UK - Paper-based records can no longer easily provide herd managers with the up-to-date detailed analysis that is essential for today's pig producers, according to Ed Sutcliffe, technical director of Yorkshire-based...
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Absence makes the heat grow stronger!UK - A change in service house design to limit sows contact with boars immediately after weaning may help improve breeding herd productivity, new research has shown.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
ACMC steps into German marketUK - Fast-expanding international pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd has appointed two agents in Germany, a key European market with a national herd of 26.3 million pigs, the largest in the EU.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Watch Out For Autumn InfertilityUK - Although the nights are only just starting to draw in, pig producers should not delay in taking steps to guard against autumn infertility. This syndrome can result in a drop in conception rates of...
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
High culling herds do betterUK - Pig producers who keep up-to-date with replacement rates in their breeding herds achieve higher productivity than those who are less rigorous with their sow culling policies.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Breeding companies to select for welfare and environmental factors?UK - Since animal welfare and protecting the environment are now such major concerns to the general public, some means of addressing these issues may have to be incorporated in future selection programmes...
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Chinese Genes Can Boost British Pig ProductivityUK - An extra pig a litter - worth over £100 per sow annually - could be achieved by commercial pig farmers with the use of stock containing Chinese genes. This could help put British farmers back on...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Farmer partners requiredUK - Due to unprecedented expansion in sales of breeding stock, Yorkshire-based international pig genetics company, ACMC, is seeking UK farmers in isolated locations to set up a new high-health-boar nucleus...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Smithfield Foods Takes Stake In ACMCUK - Smithfield Foods Inc - the world's largest integrated pig company - has taken an undisclosed equity stake in UK-based international pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Use Your KPIs Pig Producers AdvisedUK - Not making use of IT through computerised recording systems is costing pig producers thousands of pounds a year.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
ACMC sets up first Scottish multiplier unitUK - Scotland's first multiplier unit for international pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd, is being established this month by well-known pig farmer, Paul Duxbury and family, from Rothienorman, Inverurie,...
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