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Friday, February 24, 2012
BIG Challenge: Fight Against CancerNETHERLANDS - BIG Challenge is an initiative by the pig breeding industry against cancer.
Monday, February 20, 2012
New Structure for TOPIGS DepartmentsNETHERLANDS - TOPIGS has given its research, support and development department a new structure.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Trainee Says Foreign Internship was WorthwhileNETHERLANDS - "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...
Friday, December 16, 2011
Westerhof Appointed Director of TOPIGS NederlandNETHERLANDS - Michiel Westerhof has been appointed as the new director of TOPIGS Nederland.
Friday, December 09, 2011
SNPs for More Uniform and Bigger Litters FoundNETHERLANDS - 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.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Swine Dewormer Receives Positive Opinion in EUNETHERLANDS - 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...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
TOPIGS and Schothorst Feed Research to CollaborateNETHERLANDS - 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...
Thursday, October 06, 2011
TOPIGS Introduces New Feeding Advice for SowsNETHERLANDS - 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...
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Average Gain TOPIGS Finishers 806 Grams/DayNETHERLANDS - TOPIGS finishers realised an average daily gain of 806 gram in 2010.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Merck Breaks Ground for Vaccine Plant ExpansionNETHERLANDS - 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...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Better Piglets and Stronger SowsNETHERLANDS - Extra balanced breeding can result in sows producing stronger and heavier piglets concludes TOPIGS’ researcher, Rob Bergsma, in his PhD research.
Friday, June 17, 2011
New CTO Appointed for Pigture GroupNETHERLANDS - 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.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
ISPAH: Porcilis PCV Vaccination ComplianceNETHERLANDS - 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...
Friday, May 27, 2011
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'.
Friday, May 13, 2011
TOPIGS: 28.1 Weaned Piglets Per Sow Per YearNETHERLANDS - 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...
Monday, May 09, 2011
PIC Announces New Franchise to Serve Dutch MarketNETHERLANDS - PIC, part of Genus plc, has signed a franchise agreement with Elite Groep bv to deliver PIC's genetic improvement to the Dutch market.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Individual Feeding Stations for Topig's Sow LinesNETHERLANDS - TOPIGS has expanded the use feeding stations for individual feed intake registration (I-FIR) in the breeding programme.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
TOPIGS Combines Genomic Selection with PigbaseNETHERLANDS - TOPIGS has linked the emerging technology of genomic selection to Pigbase, its enormous databank.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Piglet Protection Confirmed with Porcilis PCVNETHERLANDS - 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...
Monday, February 21, 2011
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.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Hypor is Future-Proof with Latest TechnologiesNETHERLANDS - With the effectuation of MiXBLUP and implementation of Genomic Selection Hypor is ready to maximize future genetic progress.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
ISPAH Expands Vaccine Manufacturing FacilityNETHERLANDS - 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....
Friday, July 23, 2010
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...
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Sows Kept in Groups Produce Heavier LittersNETHERLANDS - Topigs research shows that sows in groups produce heavier piglets.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Intervet/Schering-Plough Opens New Vaccine PlantNETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces that it will open today a state-of-the-art production center for veterinary vaccines against bacterial infections.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Top 25 Per Cent of Farms Wean 30 PigletsNETHERLANDS - The top 25 per cent of farms using Topigs genetics wean an average of 30 piglets.
Monday, April 12, 2010
BHZP and Hypor: Next Step in PartnershipNETHERLANDS - 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.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Flushing Results in Heavier PigletsNETHERLANDS - An increased feeding of sows during the insemination phase results in a higher piglet birthweight.
Monday, March 08, 2010
TOPIGS’ Pigbase Reaches 20 Million PigsNETHERLANDS - Pigbase, TOPIGS breeding database, now contains data from more than 20 million breeding pigs.
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