Reception for Chinese Delegation
GERMANY - A top level Chinese delegation will be attending a reception, sponsored by BPEX, at the world's biggest specialised livestock event, Eurotier in Hanover, Germany.

Nedap Secures Future with Modern Technology
RUSSIA - Pig farmers in Russia are facing challenges known to the industry worldwide: increasing feed prices, continuous search for qualified staff and a demand for a high quality product.

New Controller for Electronic Sow Feeding System
GERMANY - Big Dutchman introduces yet another must-see for sow producers at this year's EuroTier: a new controller for Callmatic 2.

Liquid Feeding Made Simpler
GERMANY - Slim, compact and economic: with MixPump, Big Dutchman brings an innovation on the market that is well suited for feeding piglets and the final finishing period.

Nedap Velos on Its Way to Success in China
CHINA - In September 2008, one month after China’s first Nedap Velos Electronic Sow Feeding (ESF) installation was finished; two more Chinese sow farms are equipped with NEDAP Velos ESF systems. TianQuan which is located in Sichuan province, Southwest...

Pork Commentary: Swine Inventory Plummets
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Big Dutchman Takes the Lead Again
GERMANY - With the newly developed DynamicAir method for pig management, industry leader Big Dutchman is once again a step ahead.

Success for JSR's 19th Annual Technical Conference
UK - The long and proud history of JSR within the pig industry, both locally and internationally, was strengthened at this year's JSR Genetics' Technical Conference.

Winners of the 2008 JSR Press Release Competition
UK - JSR Genetics' first ever Student Press Release Competition tempted students with a unique prize: the opportunity to present their work at the JSR Press Dinner on the eve of the 19th Technical Conference, entitled '50 Years of Excellence in Breeding'....

Avoid Performance Drop
UK - Performance of the 2nd parity sow can be disappointing and badly affect the breeding herd performance average, according to the British Pig Executive (BPEX).

JSR Sets Future Commercial Production Targets
UK - JSR Genetics has developed a number of targets to drive its commercial herd in the coming years.

Big Dutchman Visits Kaluga, Russia
RUSSIA - In the presence of the governor of Kaluga, Anatoli Artamonov, and the minister of agriculture Leonid Gromov, a group of five companies from the agro-industry laid the foundation for a technological centre in Detschino.

Agricultural R&D Needs New Vision, Says Rymer
The Commercial Farmers Group, farmers and academics supporting the development of the UK agricultural industry, recently reported that a decline in agricultural R&D is compromising the competitiveness of the UK agricultural industry. Here Tim Rymer, Chairman...

Schering-Plough Announces Transition of Animal Health Leadership
US – Schering-Plough Corporation has announced the transition of leadership of its Animal Health unit from Ruurd Stolp, D.V.M., Ph.D., to Raul E. Kohan, who was previously the Deputy Head of the Animal Health unit.

Pork Commentary: Road Trip to Russia - Continuation
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Alpharma Sponsor Ag in the Classroom Project
US - Alpharma Inc., Animal Health has been recognized as the sole sponsor of the Agriculture in the Classroom 2008 Book of the Year program.

JSR Extends Contract in Japan
JAPAN - JSR has signed a new deal with the Japanese Corporation Marubeni who have responsibility for the JSR franchise in Japan operating under the Cotswold Japan Subsidiary (CWJ).

BPEX Workshops
UK - The British Pig Executive (BPEX) will be holding a workshop on improving reproductive efficiency next week.

Environment Honour for Pfizer
US - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honoured Pfizer Inc. for its award-winning Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars of revenue from 2000 to 2007.

CID LINES Celebrates Its 20th Year at EuroTier
HANOVER, GERMANY - This year, CID Lines is celebrating its 20th anniversary at EuroTier. The company says that successful budget forecast in the area of Research and Development has given it a market edge for innovating new products.

Ag Students Invited to Tell Story of Animal Agriculture
US - Alpharma Inc. Animal Health is embarking on a programme that will begin to educate consumers about how their food is produced, enlisting the help of college agriculture students along the way.

ACMC Tip: Beware Winter's Draughts!
UK - Draughts and chilling are one of the commonest triggers of disease in all classes of pig.

BPEX Hits the One Million Mark!
UK - The vaccine voucher scheme being run by BPEX has now hit the million mark in less than six months.

Pork Commentary: Hogs and Pigs Report Confirms Liquidation
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Bridging the Immunity Gap
GLOBAL - 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 Director Swine for Pfizer Animal Health, Jens Christian...