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TOPIGS Starts Daughter Company PolskaPOLAND - TOPIGS has started a daughter company in Poland. TOPIGS owns a SPF breeding company in Poland that produces a large amount of breeding material for the local market and for export to Russia.
Genesus Attends Trade Mission in ChinaCHINA - Genesus was recently honored to attend a Canada Trade Mission in China.
Pork Commentary: McDonald's Joins Gestation ParadeUS - Last week the world’s largest fast food chain McDonald’s, announced that they wish not to purchase pork from sows raised in gestation stalls at some time in the future, writes Jim Long.
Key to Achieving Breeding and Finishing TargetsUK - East Anglian Pig Company, based in Norfolk, who are predominately outdoor pig producers, also operate four indoor breeding units and have 2,400 sows. They take regular deliveries of GP90 maiden gilts...
New Structure for TOPIGS DepartmentsNETHERLANDS - TOPIGS has given its research, support and development department a new structure.
Hermitage NGT Appoints New Director of Sales and MarketingUS - Hermitage NGT has recently appointed D. Richard Olsen as Director of Sales and Marketing in the United States.
Bayer to Acquire Animal Health Business US - Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division announced yesterday they have signed an agreement to acquire the Animal Health business of KMG Chemicals, Inc.
Expanding Veterinary Customer RelationshipsUS - Pfizer Animal Health announces the appointment of Steve Sornsen, DVM, MS, to senior director, Veterinary Business Solutions.
China Hog MarketsCHINA - Looking at the size of the breakdown of the inventory for November 2011, breeding stock was around 49.05 million and total on farm inventory was around 476.25 million (as compared to October 2011,...
Genesus and Best Genetics Sign AgreementCANADA & CHINA - Best Genetics, a Chinese swine genetic company and Genesus, one of the top swine breeding companies in the world, signed a cooperation agreement on 9 February 2012 at the 5th Canada-China...
Pork Commentary: Ohio and ChinaUS & CHINA - This past week we attended the Ohio Pork Congress held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Columbus, writes Jim Long.
Spanish and European Hog MarketEU - Hog live prices have been going down over the last weeks of December and most of January, which is usual for this time of the year, writes Javier Santamartina from Sales & Service at Genesus Spain,...
Third TOPIGS Import into China in Three MonthsCHINA - TOPIGS has imported 550 more top breeding pigs into China. This is the third import in three months.
Pork Commentary: Russia Hog Prices Real StrongRUSSIA - This past week we spent several days with Russian swine producers, writes Jim Long.
From the Wallingford Pig Study Group to PIC UK - In 1955, a group in the UK called the Wallingford Pig Study Group was concerned that the traditional purebred breeders were not producing the right pig for future markets.
New HelixX System Rivals Central Exhaust Air WasherGERMANY - For many pig producers in regions with a high livestock density, the retrofittable Big Dutchman-system for exhaust air treatment HelixX is often the only solution to qualify for a permit for...
PIC Celebrates First 50 Years of Genetic ImprovementUK - 26 February 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of business for global swine genetics leader Pig Improvement Company (PIC). From the very beginning, the company has been true to its "never stop improving"...
Slap-Dash Slap-MarkingUK - ACMC says it still sees numerous farm reports where slap-markings are recorded by the abattoir or by BPHS (British Pig Health Scheme) vets as illegible.
TOPIGS Philippines Imports Top GeneticsPHILIPPINES - TOPIGS Philippines recently imported 1111 top SPF genetics from Canada to set up a new nucleus farm for San Miguel Foods, Inc. (SMFI) in the Isabela province of the country. Thanks to this...
SITES Certifies Novus International CampusUS - The global headquarters campus of Novus International, Inc. is one of the first pilot projects to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) for its sustainable site design, construction...
A New Year: Looking Back, Looking ForwardCANADA - As I look back over the past year here in Ontario, Canada I believe I see some growing optimism, writes Bob Fraser, Sales & Service, Genesus Ontario, Canada.
First Product Candidate Moving Toward CommercializationUS - Novus International Inc., a leading manufacturer of animal and human nutrition and health products and Verenium Corporation, a leading industrial biotechnology company focused on the development and...
Pork Commentary: Iowa Pork Congress ReportUS - The North American Swine Industry is mostly situated where grain and soybeans are grown. The high price of these crop commodities has increased farm land values in North America in there grain and...
Meriden Targets Northern Malaysian Swine IndustryMALAYSIA - Meriden Animal Health recently presented their flagship product Orego-Stim and the Fusion Feed Safety Range at two seminars in Malaysia.
MSD/Merck Animal Health Headquarter in New JerseyUS - MSD Animal Health, known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada, yesterday announced that it intends to centralize certain functions at the existing Merck Campus in Summit, New Jersey,...
Research into AI Semen Age and FertilityUK - Research carried out by pig breeding company PIC in the UK into the effect of semen age on reproductive performance in AI has seen a surprising result - that fresh is not necessarily best, writes...
Improving AI to Improve Commercial Pig HerdUK - Fresh work on the study of porcine semen production could go a long way to improving the commercial pig herd in the UK, writes ThePigSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.
Less Boar Taint with TOPIGS Nador ConceptGERMANY & NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS introduces the Nador concept. With Nador it is possible to select and use finisher boars that produce offspring with 40 per cent less boar taint. With this innovation one...
US Hog MarginsUS - Margins started 2012 off on a strong note, improving noticeably since the end of the year, writes Doug Lenhart.
BPEX Launches Revamped WebsiteUK - The BPEX website has been given a makeover to make it easier to navigate around the vast amount of information it contains.













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