Global News
Boehringer Ingelheim Sees Sales RiseGLOBAL - The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim saw sales rise by 8.3 per cent in the first six months of 2009 compared to the previous year and because of a positive exchange rate this translated...
Pfizer May Sell Animal Health AssetsGENERAL - Pfizer Inc. is 'actively engaged in negotiations’ over animal-health assets that it must divest to win US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Wyeth, a Pfizer executive said.
Hendrix Genetics Names Hypor General Management TeamGLOBAL - To oversee the company’s plans for further expansion in the pig breeding sector, Hypor has appointed Antoon van den Berg, Raf Beeren and Enrique Satué as the Hypor General Management Team.
World Swine Vaccine Market Driven by PCV2 VaccinationGLOBAL - PCV2 vaccination has driven the pig vaccine market, according to Boehringer Ingelheim.
Fruitful Meeting with Japanese PartnersGLOBAL - A Japanese delegation has visited Big Dutchman Asia for fruitful discussions.
Pig Equipment Group Unveils Global Team ApproachGLOBAL - The PigTek Pig Equipment Group has introduced organizational changes and a global team approach as part of the company’s plan for better serving customers and enhancing its product offerings,...
Hypor Inc Forms New Alliance with Mag IncGLOBAL - Meeting the breeding needs of both Canadian and mid American producers has lead to the strategic alliance between Hypor Inc. and newly incorporated Mid-America Genetics International Incorporated...
New Boar Taint Website LaunchedGLOBE - Now, more than ever, the journey of meat from its source to the dinner table is in the spotlight. Across the globe, consumers are acting on the knowledge that their Sunday roast did not begin life...
Pork Commentary: European Breeding Herd PlummetsGLOBAL - The significant fall in inventories of the EU's 27 countries is good news for all of Europe and North America's hog producers, writes Jim Long, Presicent and CEO of Genuses Genetics.
Merck and Schering-Plough to MergeGLOBE - Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Merck and Schering-Plough will...
Five Genesus Customer Herds Surpass 30 PigsGLOBAL - Five Genesus customers' herds surpassed 30 pigs weaned in 2008.
Raf Beeren Leads Hypor in AsiaGLOBAL - Hypor is pleased to announce the appointment of Raf Beeren to the position of Manager Hypor Asia. He is responsible for all of Hypor’s activities in Asia. Based in Boxmeer, Mr. Beeren is also...
Nedap Extending Invitations to Pig SectorGLOBAL - There is no better way to have a trade fair than like it was in Hannover, Germany from November 11th to the 14th of this year. With 130,000 visitors in four days and over...
Bridging the Immunity GapGLOBAL - One of the problems facing swine veterinarians and producers when they try to control Haemophilus parasuis (Glässer’s disease) infection is the ‘immunity gap’, as European Technical...
Haemophilius Parasius and Swine ProductionGLOBE - Haemophilus parasuis is a bacterial pathogen which is found in pig herds worldwide and is an important cause of disease and economic losses.
How Can a Vaccine Control Boar Taint?GLOBE - The boar taint vaccine Improvac® works by stimulating the pig’s immune system to produce antibodies which temporarily block the function of the testes.
Boar Taint: An Understanding of What It isGLOBAL - Boar taint is an offensive odour which is released from pork when it is cooked.
Huge Chinese Deal for ACMCGLOBAL - British pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd has clinched a major deal - worth over half a million pounds sterling - to deliver genetically advanced pigs to China, the world's largest pig-producing ...
Pfizer Revenues RiseGLOBAL - Pharmaceutical and animal health company Pfizer has reported revenues of $12.1 billion, for the second quarter of the year, an increase of nine per cent compared with $11.1 billion in the quarter...
Alliance: Cobb-Vantress and Hendrix GeneticsGENERAL - Cobb-Vantress and Hendrix Genetics are forming an alliance that they believe will strengthen Cobb's leading position in the broiler breeding industry and Hendrix Genetics' leading position in...
New Regional Manager for TOPIGSGLOBAL - 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 RussiaGLOBAL - TOPIGS has appointed René ten Brinke to its international team.
Expanding in AsiaASIA - Electronic sow feeding specialist Nedap Agri has expanded its global sales force.
TOPIGS and Yurun Food Group Partners in Nucleus FarmGENERAL - 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...
Hendrix Genetics B.V. sells Plumex B.V. to its founder J. de LangeGLOBE - 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 - 59The 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 1ASIA - 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.
CALLMATIC 2 is 'most promising' says US judgesGLOBAL - 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...
Breakthrough discovery signals new hope in the battle against livestock parasitesBELGIUM - 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...
The Global Food ChallengeIn 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...













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