WPX Report: Board Lays Down Criteria for New Budget
US - The National Pork Board has promised to build a budget for the Pork Checkoff for next year based on producers working together to build a stronger industry.

WPX Report: NPPC Grows in Strength
US - The US National Pork Producers Council is growing in strength and improving its ability to lobby on behalf of its members.

WPX Report: US Industry Shows its Ethical Face
US - The US pig meat industry has joined forced to present its ethical face to the public, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris from the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, USA.

WPX Report: Checkoff Focuses on Producer Profitability
US - A focus on profitability has been the focus of the Pork Checkoff in a bid to help producers during a difficult time, National Pork Board CEO Steve Murphy said at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines...

WPX Report: NPPC Applauds New US Farm Bill
US - The US National Pork Producers Council claims the 2008 Farm Bill is very good for the US swine industry, ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris reports from the World Pork Expo in Des Moines Iowa....

WPX Report: US Boom in Pig Meat Exports Needs Protecting
US - The US pig meat export trade is going from strength to strength and every effort has to be made to ensure then momentum is maintained.

New Head of Global R&D, Merial Ltd. Named
US - Ellen de Brabander, PhD., has been appointed Global Head of Merial Research and Development for Merial Limited, a world leader in research, manufacturing and marketing of animal health pharmaceuticals...

National Pork Board to Meet During World Pork Expo
US - The National Pork Board will take the next steps in its planning process for 2009 during its meeting this week at World Pork Expo in Des Moines.

DuPont Positions Itself for Long Term Growth
NEW YORK - At an investors’ conference here today, DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr., said the company is accelerating growth through DuPont innovation that addresses global macro trends...

Nedap Agri at World Pork Expo
US - Dutch based eequipment and systems manufacturer Nedap Agri is to continue its introduction of ESF in the US, following a successful introduction last year

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Appoints Heads of Global Swine
US – Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health appointed the Heads of Global Species teams for the swine, the poultry and the aquaculture segment.

PORK Academy Presented at World Pork Expo
US - The Pork Checkoff is presenting the Producers Opportunity for Revenue and Knowledge (PORK) Academy on Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at World Pork Expo on the Iowa State fairgrounds in Des Moines,...

WANTED: Technical Manager for Apex GN Complex
USA - PIC USA are looking for Technical Manager to implement and manage an efficient breeding and testing program to optimise the rate of genetic improvement within their Apex GN Complex, in South Dak...

New Study Proves Virkon® S Misting's Superior Value
Us - A team of leading researchers in the USA have found that directed misting of a four per cent solution of disinfectant Virkon® S can successfully reduce environmental bacterial contamination, such...

New Vaccines Offer Breeding Herd Protection
NEW YORK - Swine producers can now protect breeding animals against major reproductive diseases. Two newly formulated 2-ml vaccines have been launched by Pfizer Animal Health that target porcine parvovirus,...

Pfizer to Acquire Genomics Companies
NEW YORK, US - Pfizer Animal Health is set to acquire two market-leading livestock genomics companies: Catapult Genetics and Bovigen.

Production Benefits from IIleitis Vaccine
MID WEST - Porcine ileitis, a common disease also known as Porcine Proliferative Enteropathy, is caused by the bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis. The costs of the disease can be high and have been projected...

DuPont Pledges $1 Million to World Food Prize
US - DuPont has made a $1 million contingent donation to fund the establishment of a permanent home for the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The donation will support the transformation of the former...

Revenues Up for Pharma Giant
NEW YORK - Global Pharmaceutical leader Pfizer has released its financial results for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2007

New Additon to Swine Team
MISSOURI – Bill Knoch has joined Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica as sales representativeannounced within its swine division.

North American Business for ESF Specialist
NORTH AMERICA - As US and Canadian pig producers start transfer to group housing gestating sows, following a ban in some states on the use of gestation-stalls, electronic housing specialist NEDAP Agri...

New Communications VP for Pfizer
NEW YORK, US - Pfizer Inc today named Sally Susman Senior Vice President of Worldwide Communications and Chief Communications Officer with overall responsibility for Pfizer’s global communications, reporting...

PCV2 Vaccine in ample supply
US - One of the swine industry's biggest disease challenges in recent years has been the emergence of PMWS and PCV Associated diseases.

CTB Acquires Uniqfill
MILFORD – US pig and poultry production systems manufacturer, CTB Inc, completed the acquisition of Dutch based Uniqfill International B.V. (www.uniqfill.nl) on 2 January...

Big Dutchman's Expands
US - Big Dutchman USA has just completed the construction of over 7,000 square feet of additional office space at its headquarters for the Americas in Holland, Michigan.