New Regional Manager for TOPIGS
GLOBAL - Alfonso Arenilla will join TOPIGS international sales team in June as regional manager for Spain, Portugal, Central and South America.

Business Support Manager for South Asia and Russia
GLOBAL - TOPIGS has appointed René ten Brinke to its international team.

Expanding in Asia
ASIA - Electronic sow feeding specialist Nedap Agri has expanded its global sales force.

TOPIGS and Yurun Food Group Partners in Nucleus Farm
GENERAL - Thanks to a new partnership between TOPIGS and Yurun Food Group, a nucleus farm will be set up to supply TOPIGS genetics to an integrated pig production chain producing 3 million slaughter pigs per year. The aim of the partnership is to improve...

Hendrix Genetics B.V. sells Plumex B.V. to its founder J. de Lange
GLOBE - Hendrix Genetics and Poultry Concepts signed an agreement in which Poultry Concepts acquires an 80% shareholding in Plumex, effective from 1st January 2008.

NOW AVAILABLE: The Pig Journal on CD - Vols 1 - 59
The UK's Pig Veterinary Society is pleased to announce that The Pig Journal Volumes 1-59 are now conveniently available in an easily searchable two CD ROM set.

Pork Commentary : Asian Tour Week 1
ASIA - This past week, we have been traveling in Asia. Countries we have been to are South Korea, Japan, Viet Nam and Cambodia. Rapid transit with 6 flights so far and more to come, writes Jim Long.

New culture keeps Listeria at bay
WORLDWIDE - Listeria is a constant concern in the meat and prepared foods industry. At FIE 2007, global ingredients supplier Chr. Hansen will hand over a new weapon in the battle against the feared food bug to producers of Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food products....

CALLMATIC 2 is 'most promising' says US judges
GLOBAL - An innovative electronic sow feeding system for group-housed sows has been given the thumbs-up by US pig producers. The positive feedback came from an expert panel of judges who reviewed the systems in the new products portfolio presented at...

Breakthrough discovery signals new hope in the battle against livestock parasites
BELGIUM - At last week's World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) Congress, Novartis Animal Health presented promising data on what is potentially the first new livestock anthelmintic class in 25 years, offering renewed...

Chr. Hansen Turns Up Heat On R&D Investments
GLOBE - Chr. Hansen’s research budget has been increased by almost 10% from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2007 to 2008. Reason: Continuous innovation is a key driver for maintaining a forerunner position in the market for natural food ingredients.

The Global Food Challenge
In 1798, Thomas Robert Malthus forecast that it would be impossible to improve wheat yields as fast as people made babies. This Malthusian Crash was staved off in the 19th and 20th century but perhaps he will be right two centuries late, for I believe...

Biosecurity Kits to aid Disease Preparedness
GLOBAL - DuPont has announced the availability of three new DuPont^TM Biosecurity Kits for businesses seeking assistance with reducing the spread of viruses or bacteria.

PIC Delivers 42% Profit Increase
GLOBAL - PIC's profits increased by an impressive 42% to £21 million (2004: £14.8 million) for the financial year ended 30 June 2005, due largely to the global success of new product lines. The results were announced in the preliminary results of PIC's...

Sygen International Announces Preliminary Results for 2004-05
GLOBAL - Sygen International plc (LSE: SNI.L), a world leader in applying quantitative genetics and biotechnology to animal breeding, today announced that group profit before tax, amortisation and exceptional items for the financial year ended 30 June...