'What We Know about Feeding Liquid By-products'
GERMANY - Dr Jerry Shurson of the University of Minnesota, USA, gave a lecture on the advantages and challenges of liquid feeding at Big Dutchman's 5th International Agents' Meeting in Bremen, Germany,...

VIV ASIA 11 – 13 March 2009
Meriden Animal Health Limited was very pleased to welcome many of their distributors and customers to their stand at the recent VIV ASIA 2009

Enrique Mondaca Joins BIVI US Swine Team
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces Enrique Mondaca, DVM, Ph.D., has joined the US swine team as a technical resource manager working on research projects related to porcine reproductive...

Pork Commentary: Trip to Washington D.C.
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

JSR Look for Local Breeders in Asia
THAILAND - JSR Genetics used VIV Asia as a chance to highlight their expansion plans and look for local partners. The UK based pig breeding genetic specialists see Asia as a "good market to be in" and...

ACMC Tip: Review Pig Unit Water Systems
UK - A periodic review of the water system is essential on every pig unit. Borehole water should be checked at least annually as problems of salinity are seen in some aquifers, advises Paul Thompson,...

VIV ASIA - Show Opens to Help Animal Industries Tackle Global Economic Crisis
THAILAND - VIV Asia 2009 opened today, with the overall theme of helping the Asian livestock industries to tackle the global economic crisis. At the opening ceremony, the speakers were optimistic about...

VIV ASIA - Dutch and Thai Groups Co-Operate over Vietnamese Show
THAILAND - Thailand's N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer (NEO) and VNU Exhibitions Europe of the Netherlands are to strengthen their co-operation in ILDEX Vietnam, it was announced at the VIV Asia show.

VIV ASIA - Asian Personalities Announced
THAILAND - The winners were announced of the Pig or Poultry Personality Awards at the opening ceremony of VIV Asia 2009 in Bangkok today, writes ThePoultrySite editor, Jackie Linden. They were Gordon Butland,...

TOPIGS Present at VIV Asia
THAILAND - TOPIGS was also present at the international exhibition VIV Asia in Bangkok, Thailand.

Manufacturing and Distribution Alliance Announced
US - Merial and Newport Laboratories have announced a Toll Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement, whereby Newport will toll manufacture and distribute Merial’s autogenous porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2)...

QMS: Euro Debate on Future of Food Quality Labelling
SCOTLAND, UK - Food experts from all over Europe are converging on Prague on Thursday (12 March) to debate the future of food labelling including the use of quality marks such as the Protected Geographical...

Pork Commentary: Lean Hogs Jump $16.00/Head!
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Merck and Schering-Plough to Merge
GLOBE - 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...

Cautious Optimism over English Pig Numbers
ENGLAND, UK - Recently released December 2008 pig survey results suggest there may be grounds for some cautious optimism about the fortunes of the English pig industry, with an expansion in the breeding...

PIC Profit Equation
EU - Pig producers across European Union and beyond will remember the 24 months of 2007 and 2008 as a sharp adjustment to a change in market conditions. The combination of weakening slaughter prices with...

Pork Commentary: Pork Demand Increases?
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Five Genesus Customer Herds Surpass 30 Pigs
GLOBAL - Five Genesus customers' herds surpassed 30 pigs weaned in 2008.

New Date Set for Outlook Conference
UK - A new date has now been set for the Outlook Conference jointly hosted by EBLEX and BPEX.

ACMC Stock for Spanish Integrator
SPAIN - Against stiff international competition, British-based pig genetics company, ACMC Ltd, has won an order to supply one of Spain's largest integrators with breeding stock.

Big Dutchman Strengthens Asian Pig Business Team
THAILAND - The Big Dutchman Group announces the appointment of Marc Broadbent as General Manager for Big Dutchman Agriculture (Thailand) Ltd. effective 1 March 2009.

Wilson to Leave BPEX and Join Vion
UK - Mark Wilson, Director of Knowledge Transfer, Research and Development, has decided to leave BPEX Ltd to take up a position as Agricultural Director with Vion UK, Pork Division.

Pork Commentary: 90 Cent Lean Hogs?
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

ACMC Tip: Checking Out Scour Flare-ups
UK - Many units periodically see cases of – and upsurges of – scour in the farrowing house.

Pork Commentary: Canada-USA Inventories Crash
CANADA - Supplemental (North American Pork) Commentary from Jim Long for this week.