Merck Announces EU Approval for M-Hyo Vaccine
EU - Merck Animal Health has announced it has received European Union approval for Porcilis M Hyo ID ONCE swine vaccine, the first single-shot Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine for intradermal...

Pfizer Takes up 'Love that Pork' Challenge
US - Pfizer Animal Health Team Pork has initiated a challenge, 'Love that Pork', to educate building staff and consumers about pork preparation while increasing pork consumption in the facilities' cafeterias....

BPEX Funds Project to Predict Lameness
UK - BPEX has funded a project to develop objective methods of assessing locomotion in pigs.

Genesus Sets up Nucleus & Multiplication Systems
RUSSIA - Genesus is pleased to announce that Paul Flint and Susan Wulf of Ames, Iowa will be moving near Krasnodar, Russia to manage the company's new registered purebred Nucleus and Multiplication system...

Pork Commentary: Pork Demand Phenomenal
US & RUSSIA - This week, Jim Long compares the health of the pork and chicken industries in the US and states that Russia is very short of meeting its domestic pork needs.

Annual Advancement in PRRS Research Award
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is inviting proposals for the annual Boehringer Ingelheim Advancement in PRRS Research Award Program.

Supermarkets Could Trigger Pork Shortage
UK - A massive shortage of fresh pork could result from short-sighted policies of major supermarkets, predicts Matthew Curtis, managing director of Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.

Development Post for Derek Armstrong
UK - Derek Armstrong has been confirmed as the new head of Research and Development for BPEX.

Successful 2TS Focus on Health Meetings
UK - The three 2TS Focus on Health conferences last week were a great success, say the organisers, BPEX.

Novus Showcases Annual Sustainability Report
US - Novus International Inc. yesterday launched a new interactive sustainability website enhancing visibility for the company’s sustainability initiatives worldwide.

Merial Invites Applications for Research Award
US - Merial is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Veterinary Research Award for Graduate Veterinarians.

Animal Farming Exhibition at Kiev, Ukraine
UKRAINE - Hermitage continued to strengthen their position in the Ukraine market with successful participation at the recent Animal Farming Exhibition held in Kiev from 4-6 October.

Pork Commentary: US Meat Production for 2012
US - This week, Jim long writes about the US red meat and poultry price projections for 2012.

PIC Offers Boot Camp
US - Your operation runs well but you are always looking for those little tweaks to make it more productive and more profitable. Let PIC help you.

Practical Pig Vet Moves to MSD
UK - Specialist pig vet, Ricardo Neto, MRCVS, has joined MSD Animal Health as Pig Business Unit Technical Manager. He will lead the company's technical customer support and be responsible for its comprehensive...

Biomin at SPACE 2011
FRANCE - The 25th SPACE, held in Rennes from 11 to 16 September 2011, ended on a highly successful note in terms of exhibitor numbers, visitor attendance and, above all, the very positive atmosphere for...

Biomin.net Now Available in Japanese
JAPAN - Biomin has now launched a Japanese version of the corporate web site.

Key to Accelerating Profitability in Grow-Finish Phase
US - When feed ingredient prices are high, the natural reaction among pork producers is to explore ways to reduce feed costs – especially in the grower-finisher phase. But simply incorporating lower-cost...

TOPIGS Genetics to Viet Nam
VIET NAM - Vietnamese company Thiên Thuan Tưng will start breeding TOPIGS genetics for the Vietnamese market. With the signing of the contract, top level genetics will now become available for...

Biomin Recognised for Environmental Management
AUSTRIA - Animal health and nutrition company, Biomin, was recently recognised for its efforts related to environmental sustainability through the award of the internationally recognised ISO 14040 cer...

Pork Commentary: CBOT June Lean Hogs
US - This week, Jim Long writes about the US hog market in his latest Pork Commentary.

Conference to Feature Top PCV2 Experts
UK - PCV2 will be at feature prominently on the agenda at the Pig Veterinary Society's autumn meeting on 16 and 17 November at the East Midlands Hilton Hotel. In a session sponsored by Merial Animal Health...

TOPIGS and Schothorst Feed Research to Collaborate
NETHERLANDS - 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...

New Series Takes Viewers Inside America's Barns
US - The work of farm vets is featured in the new reality series Veterinarians On Call, which premieres this fall.

Sanofi Chooses City of Lyon as Merial's Global HQ
LYON, FRANCE - Merial, a world leader in animal health and a division of the Sanofi Group, is establishing its global business headquarters at Lyon. Merial is historically well-established there, with...

TOPIGS Introduces New Feeding Advice for Sows
NETHERLANDS - 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...

Register for BPEX's 2TS Health Conferences
UK - Register now to secure one of the remaining spaces at this month’s Two-Tonne Sow Focus on Health conferences which will help tackle the physical and financial cost of pig disease.

Pork Commentary: Hogs and Pigs Report Bullish
US - In this week's Pork Commentary, Jim Long comments on the latest Hogs and Pigs report released by the USDA on 29 September.

Spronk Honoured with Allen D. Leman Science
US - Gordon Spronk, DVM, is the recipient of the 2011 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award. The award was presented at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, 17-20 September 2011, in St. Paul, Minnesota,...

Interest Builds in Alternative to Castration of Boars
CANADA - Pfizer Animal Health says interest is building in a product newly registered in Canada as an alternative to physical castration of boars, according to Bruce Cochrane.