Trainee Says Foreign Internship was Worthwhile
NETHERLANDS - "Every trainee who gets offered such a chance should take it!" Carolin Schlömer was absolutely thrilled when she recently returned to the Netherlands from Malaysia where she completed a...

Westerhof Appointed Director of TOPIGS Nederland
NETHERLANDS - Michiel Westerhof has been appointed as the new director of TOPIGS Nederland.

SNPs for More Uniform and Bigger Litters Found
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS researchers have found a series of SNPs that define the region of the genome that explains genetic variation for litter size and uniformity between litters.

Swine Dewormer Receives Positive Opinion in EU
NETHERLANDS - Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada) yesterday announced that it has received positive opinion from the CVMP in the European Union for PANACUR® AquaSol...

TOPIGS and Schothorst Feed Research to Collaborate
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS and Schothorst Feed Research are going to collaborate. In its stalls, Schothorst Feed Research will do research for TOPIGS. The information obtained will be used for TOPIGS’ breeding...

TOPIGS Introduces New Feeding Advice for Sows
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS is introducing a new feeding advice for their sows. Nowadays, highly productive sows have different nutritional needs compared to sows a few years ago. Sow feeding guidelines therefore...

Average Gain TOPIGS Finishers 806 Grams/Day
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS finishers realised an average daily gain of 806 gram in 2010.

Merck Breaks Ground for Vaccine Plant Expansion
NETHERLANDS - Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, has announced that it has embarked on the expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Biosciences Center...

Better Piglets and Stronger Sows
NETHERLANDS - Extra balanced breeding can result in sows producing stronger and heavier piglets concludes TOPIGS’ researcher, Rob Bergsma, in his PhD research.

New CTO Appointed for Pigture Group
NETHERLANDS - Hans Olijslagers has been appointed as the new Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Pigture Group. He will assume his responsibilities with effect from 1 September 2011.

ISPAH: Porcilis PCV Vaccination Compliance
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has introduced BacuCheck™, a simple ELISA test for confirmation of vaccination status with PORCILIS® PCV of piglets against porcine circovirus type...

Thijs Hendrix Honoured
NETHERLANDS - Today, the Ambassador of France to the Netherlands is to knight Thijs Hendrix as 'Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole'.

TOPIGS: 28.1 Weaned Piglets Per Sow Per Year
NETHERLANDS - Pig farms with TOPIGS sows weaned an average of 28.1 piglets per sow in 2010.

Improved Progressive Atrophic Rhinitis Vaccine
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announced has that it is introducing PORCILIS® AR-T DF, an inactivated vaccine against progressive atrophic rhinitis in piglets with a new adjuvant...

PIC Announces New Franchise to Serve Dutch Market
NETHERLANDS - PIC, part of Genus plc, has signed a franchise agreement with Elite Groep bv to deliver PIC's genetic improvement to the Dutch market.

Individual Feeding Stations for Topig's Sow Lines
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS has expanded the use feeding stations for individual feed intake registration (I-FIR) in the breeding programme.

TOPIGS Combines Genomic Selection with Pigbase
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS has linked the emerging technology of genomic selection to Pigbase, its enormous databank.

Piglet Protection Confirmed with Porcilis PCV
NETHERLANDS - A new field study confirms the the protection of piglets against porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVD) by vaccination with Porcilis PCV from Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health...

Feed, Nutrition Course to be Held by Schothorst
NETHERLANDS - Schothorst Feed Research is to hold a one-week course on formulating feeds for dairy cows, pigs and poultry in early June 2011.

Hypor is Future-Proof with Latest Technologies
NETHERLANDS - With the effectuation of MiXBLUP and implementation of Genomic Selection Hypor is ready to maximize future genetic progress.

ISPAH Expands Vaccine Manufacturing Facility
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health (ISPAH) has announced that it has opened a specialized filling and freeze-drying unit for veterinary vaccines at its Biosciences Center in Boxmeer....

Efficacy of Simultaneous Use of PCV, Mycoplasma Vaccines
NETHERLANDS - Simultaneous (mixed) use of existing swine vaccines against porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) from Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health in swine...

Sows Kept in Groups Produce Heavier Litters
NETHERLANDS - Topigs research shows that sows in groups produce heavier piglets.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Opens New Vaccine Plant
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces that it will open today a state-of-the-art production center for veterinary vaccines against bacterial infections.

Top 25 Per Cent of Farms Wean 30 Piglets
NETHERLANDS - The top 25 per cent of farms using Topigs genetics wean an average of 30 piglets.

BHZP and Hypor: Next Step in Partnership
NETHERLANDS - In November 2008 BHZP and Hypor entered a strategic partnership. As a result Hypor recently acquired exclusivity for distribution of BHZP’s terminal boar lines in the Dutch market.

Flushing Results in Heavier Piglets
NETHERLANDS - An increased feeding of sows during the insemination phase results in a higher piglet birthweight.

TOPIGS’ Pigbase Reaches 20 Million Pigs
NETHERLANDS - Pigbase, TOPIGS breeding database, now contains data from more than 20 million breeding pigs.

Single-Shot Schedule for Porcilis PCV Approved
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announces that it has received marketing authorisation from the European Commission on 12 January 2010 for a single-shot vaccination schedule...

Keeping Pigs the Dutch Way in Russia
NETHERLANDS - Over the past two weeks, Russian pig farmer, Anastasia Kuzmicheva, has visited the Netherlands to learn about pig production there and to see Nedap Velos sow feeding stations in operation....