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ThePigSite Company News
All Company News
Friday, April 24, 2009
ACMC Tip: Spring Ventilation Check-up UK - As we head towards the middle of spring, pig producers should review their ventilation systems advises Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.
Porcilis PCV Vaccine Against PCV Type 2 Launched EU - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announces the introduction in Europe of its PORCILIS PCV vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Disease Sessions Announced for World Pork Expo US - Swine producers attending the 2009 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, can attend several swine management sessions sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI).
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Hypor Inc Forms New Alliance with Mag Inc GLOBAL - 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...
Boehringer Sees Sales Rise GERMANY - Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim saw the corporation's net sales rise to €11.6 billion last year compared to €10.9 billion in 2007.
Pork Commentary: Hog Markets on Launching Pads? CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
TOPIGS South Africa New Agreement SOUTH AFRICA - Ede Farming, a multifaceted crop and livestock farming operation in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, has signed a total depop-repop agreement with TOPIGS SA.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Hypor Team Expanding in the US US - Continued growth in the American market required the expansion of the Hypor team in the United States and Hypor USA is pleased to announce the appointment of Graydon Bell to the position of Sales...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Big Dutchman Again Awarded 'Best Exhibitor' BANGKOK, THAILAND - At VIV Asia 2009 Big Dutchman once again succeeded in transforming several containers of show exhibits into an optically very appealing stand.
TOPIGS Helps Achieve 27.3 Weaned Piglets/Sow/Year THE NETHERLANDS - Pig farmers with TOPIGS sows achieved an average production of 27.3 weaned piglets per sow per year in 2008.
Chinese Deal Lifts Off for ACMC CHINA - International pig-breeding company, ACMC, has delivered 525 genetically-advanced breeding pigs to China, in a deal, including technical support, valued at one million pounds Sterling.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Hypor the Choice of China's Largest Producer CHINA - Hypor announced today that it has entered into a genetics program arrangement with AgFeed Industries, Inc. one of China’s largest pre-mix feed companies and the country’s largest independent hog...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Pork Commentary: Now or Never for Market Move CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Search for Top Pig and Poultry Trainees Begins UK - The search for the top trainees in the pig and poultry industries has begun with the launch of the 2009 Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Happy Piglets at High Power, IL US - As you can see, there are some very happy, healthy piglets suckling on a sow at High Power Pork south of Carthage, Illinois.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
New Manager for Hypor in China CHINA - Hypor is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Wahl to the position of General Manager, China effective 1 April 2009. Mr. Wahl will be responsible for Hypor’s local Representative Office...
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Pork Commentary: Canada Doing Its Part CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Boehringer Ingelheim Selects Award Recipients US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., has selected four recipients of its annual Advancement in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Research Awards.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
New Boar Taint Website Launched GLOBE - 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...
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Pork Commentary: USDA March Hogs & Pigs Report CANADA - This weeks North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tasting Tempo in Spain SPAIN - Visitors of the TOPIGS Iberica stand during the FIMA GANADERA exhibition in Zaragoza could taste for themselves just how good the meat of the Tempo offspring is.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
TOPIGS Exports from the Netherlands to Japan NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS exported 355 gilts from the Netherlands to Japan in March. This is the first time that TOPIGS breeding material has been sent to Japan. The TOPIGS 20 gilts of various ages came from...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Pork Commentary: European Breeding Herd Plummets GLOBAL - 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.
Monday, March 23, 2009
European Scientists Honoured for PCV Research GERMANY - Dr Lars Erik Larsen from the Danish National Veterinary Institute in Copenhagen, Dr Nicolas Rose from the French Agency for Food Safety in Ploufragan and Dr Gerard Wellenberg from the Dutch Animal...
BPEX Change for Success KT Event UK - The BPEX Change for Success KT event that took place on 18 March was a huge success with more than 100 delegates attending from all sectors of the industry.

