First use of commercial genomic selection
THE NETHERLANDS - Euribrid announces the first large-scale commercial use of "Genomic Selection" technology in poultry. This is also the first time such a large set of DNA markers has been used in commercial animal breeding. The animals for this application...

Patrick van de Kerkhof appointed Director Sales AND Services at Fancom B.V.
THE NETHERLANDS - Patrick van de Kerkhof has been appointed as Director Sales & Services at Fancom BV in Panningen as per 1st December 2006.

Croatian enterprise Žito starts with TOPIGS in-house breeding system
THE NETHERLANDS - The Croatian-based agricultural company Žito d.o.o. is to start producing sows based on the TOPIGS in-house nucleus system.

"Get Connected" with your PDA for total access to control computers in the house
THE NETHERLANDS - Under the name “Get Connected” Fancom will be presenting a new platform for integral control of climate, feed and process data in pig and poultry houses at VIV Europe.

New Fancom I-fan for energy efficient ventilation
THE NETHERLANDS - The latest development, the I-fan, represents a valuable contribution to Fancom's ventilation concepts such as MTT, Combi ventilation, ProFlow and PowerFlow. Energy savings of up to 75% are the rule rather than the exception.

Intervet appoints Ellen de Brabander as a member of the company’s Executive Committee
THE NETHERLANDS - Intervet, Akzo Nobel’s veterinary pharma business, announces that Ellen de Brabander – van den Berg (43) has been appointed as a member of Intervet’s Executive Committee, effective October 1, 2006. Ellen de Brabander will succeed Klaus...

Vostermans Ventilation Acquires Indolec B.V.
THE NETHERLANDS - Vostermans Ventilation B.V. situated in Venlo has reinforced its position on the international fan market through the acquisition of companion fan manufacturer Indolec B.V. from Zaltbommel.

Revolutionary new tool: the IDAL Vaccinator
THE NETHERLANDS - Intervet's IDAL Vaccinator is a revolutionary needleless vaccination device, that allows intradermal application of swine vaccines. Due to its unique nature it has a number of advantages over traditional vaccination techniques.

Foot-and-Mouth disease vaccine factory now owned by Intervet
THE NETHERLANDS - Five months after signing an agreement on sale and purchase the Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) vaccine factory in Cologne Bayer HealthCare AG and Intervet International bv have completed the acquisition.

Hypor's Multiplication Dealer Wins Prestigious Agriculture Award
THE NETHERLANDS - Hypor’s multiplication dealer for northern Holland, Johnny Hogenkamp, accepted The Netherlands most prestigious agricultural award, “Agricultural Entrepreneur 2006,” on March 29, 2006 at a ceremony in Zeist.

Akzo Nobel BV to separate Pharma from its Chemicals/Coatings businesses
THE NETHERLANDS – Akzo Nobel NV has announced today that it intends to separate its pharmaceutical activities from its chemicals and coatings businesses. The aim is to create two independent companies that are each a platform for growth in their own ...

Intervet acquires FMD vaccine factory from Bayer HealthCare AG
THE NETHERLANDS – Intervet, the animal health business unit of Akzo Nobel, announced the agreement with Bayer HealthCare AG to acquire the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine factory in Cologne, Germany.

Vostermans Ventilation Launches Humidcon-s
NETHERLANDS - Vostermans Ventilation B.V has launced an new product to easily manage the control of temperature and humidity.

Intervet updates Porcilis PRRS web site.
THE NETHERLANDS - In 1987 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) was first observed in pig herds in the United States. In 1990 the first case of PRRS was reported in Europe. By the early 1990s PRRS become pandemic.

Dutch Ministry banks Intervet's Classical Swine Fever vaccine
THE NETHERLANDS - On 28th of September 2005 the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture signed a contract with Intervet agreeing a vaccine bank of Porcilis Pesti, Intervet's marker vaccine against Classical Swine Fever.