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Friday, September 21, 2012
Viet Nam: Hog Markets
VIET NAM - General livestock production as estimated by the General Department of Statistics (GSO) saw, for the first seven months of 2012, total meat production reaching 2.6 to 2.7 million tons. According...
VIET NAM - General livestock production as estimated by the General Department of Statistics (GSO) saw, for the first seven months of 2012, total meat production reaching 2.6 to 2.7 million tons. According...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Norfolk Farmer Wins Laptop and Pig-Recording Package
UK - Norfolk pig farmer Stuart Mayhew has won a laptop computer and a year’s free subscription to PigCom — a windows-based pig management software package — in a prize worth £1,500....
UK - Norfolk pig farmer Stuart Mayhew has won a laptop computer and a year’s free subscription to PigCom — a windows-based pig management software package — in a prize worth £1,500....
New Hermitage NGT Multiplier in Minnesota
US - Hermitage NGT is delighted to introduce the Keller family: Matt, Sarah and son, James....
US - Hermitage NGT is delighted to introduce the Keller family: Matt, Sarah and son, James....
New Appointment at Merial
LATIN AMERICA AND OCEANIA - Merial, a world leading animal health company, has appointed Paul Casady as Vice President, Business Operations, Latin America and Oceania....
LATIN AMERICA AND OCEANIA - Merial, a world leading animal health company, has appointed Paul Casady as Vice President, Business Operations, Latin America and Oceania....
Danisco Appoints New Technical Manager for Eastern Europe
SERBIA - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has strengthened its technical services in Eastern Europe with the appointment of veterinary surgeon Danko Vujosevic...
SERBIA - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has strengthened its technical services in Eastern Europe with the appointment of veterinary surgeon Danko Vujosevic...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Danisco Appoints New European Technical Manager
EUROPE - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has appointed feed additive specialist Angela Riemensperger to the role of regional technical manager responsible...
EUROPE - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has appointed feed additive specialist Angela Riemensperger to the role of regional technical manager responsible...
Hypor Publishes First Expert Articles
NETHERLANDS - MAX’ing Capacity concentrates on total system profitability, maximising the bottom line instead of focusing on a single trait or phase....
NETHERLANDS - MAX’ing Capacity concentrates on total system profitability, maximising the bottom line instead of focusing on a single trait or phase....
Electronic Sow Feeding System with 25 Per Cent Price Advantage
GERMANY - Big Dutchman electronic sow feeding systems (ESF) have an excellent reputation among sow producers. Now the German housing equipment supplier from Vechta-Calveslage has added a new ESF station...
GERMANY - Big Dutchman electronic sow feeding systems (ESF) have an excellent reputation among sow producers. Now the German housing equipment supplier from Vechta-Calveslage has added a new ESF station...
Pfizer Invites Proposals for PRRS Research Grant
US - Pfizer Animal Health is accepting research proposals for the PRRS Innovation Research Grant. The programme will allocate $100,000 for porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome (PRRS) research....
US - Pfizer Animal Health is accepting research proposals for the PRRS Innovation Research Grant. The programme will allocate $100,000 for porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome (PRRS) research....
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Pig Compass Website is Now Available in Spanish
GLOBAL - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has launched a new version of the Pig compass website. ...
GLOBAL - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has launched a new version of the Pig compass website. ...
Pork Commentary: Big Sky, Puratone Debacle on Canadian Prairies
CANADA - Last week, the second and fourth largest hog producers in Canada went into financial protection. ...
CANADA - Last week, the second and fourth largest hog producers in Canada went into financial protection. ...
Pfizer Names 2012 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award Winner
NORTH AMERICA - Pfizer Animal Health has named Julie Menard, Agr., DVM, of Ange-Gardien, Quebec, Canada the 2012 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award Winner. ...
NORTH AMERICA - Pfizer Animal Health has named Julie Menard, Agr., DVM, of Ange-Gardien, Quebec, Canada the 2012 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award Winner. ...
Friday, September 14, 2012
JSR Conference Examines Range of Farming Issues
UK - JSR held its annual conference at the University of York this week, with the theme 'Working Together for Greater Profit'. Senior editor, Jackie Linden, reports....
UK - JSR held its annual conference at the University of York this week, with the theme 'Working Together for Greater Profit'. Senior editor, Jackie Linden, reports....
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Netherlands Reinforces Position in Innovative Livestock Breeding
NETHERLANDS - Four Netherlands-based international companies - CRV (beef cattle), Hendrix Genetics (poultry and pigs), TOPIGS (pigs) and Cobb Europe (poultry) and Wageningen University & Research have...
NETHERLANDS - Four Netherlands-based international companies - CRV (beef cattle), Hendrix Genetics (poultry and pigs), TOPIGS (pigs) and Cobb Europe (poultry) and Wageningen University & Research have...
Spain Hog Markets
SPAIN - Hog prices in Europe have raised to historical records this summer, and continue to climb, according to Javier Santamartina, Genesus Rep for Spain, Portugal and Italy....
SPAIN - Hog prices in Europe have raised to historical records this summer, and continue to climb, according to Javier Santamartina, Genesus Rep for Spain, Portugal and Italy....
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sales Boost Expected after Stalls Ban
UK - Yorkshire-based international pig genetics company, ACMC, is expecting sales of its AC1 gilt and grandparent stock to increase substantially next year after the new welfare codes come into force in...
UK - Yorkshire-based international pig genetics company, ACMC, is expecting sales of its AC1 gilt and grandparent stock to increase substantially next year after the new welfare codes come into force in...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Pork Commentary: Hog Price Tumbles
GLOBAL - Cash hog prices tumbled further last week in the U.S. and Canada with 53 – 54% lean hogs averaging $72.25 per pound at the end of last week. We believe that at current feed prices that would...
GLOBAL - Cash hog prices tumbled further last week in the U.S. and Canada with 53 – 54% lean hogs averaging $72.25 per pound at the end of last week. We believe that at current feed prices that would...
Monday, September 10, 2012
Sow Management of 2,600 Animals in a Closed System
ROMANIA - For more than 20 years already, Big Dutchman has supported pig farmers in post-socialist Europe in reconstructing outdated production units. Recently also in Roman in the East of Romania. The...
ROMANIA - For more than 20 years already, Big Dutchman has supported pig farmers in post-socialist Europe in reconstructing outdated production units. Recently also in Roman in the East of Romania. The...
Friday, September 07, 2012
Novus Announces New Design for Product Packaging
US - Novus International, Inc. announces the unveiling of a new design in its product packaging. ...
US - Novus International, Inc. announces the unveiling of a new design in its product packaging. ...
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Pork Commentary - Liquidation - It's Happening
GLOBAL - The US, Canadian and Mexican sow herds are getting smaller every day, writes Jim Long. ...
GLOBAL - The US, Canadian and Mexican sow herds are getting smaller every day, writes Jim Long. ...
China Hog Markets
ANALYSIS - China: it is the pork powerhouse of the world with over 51 per cent of the world's population of pigs raised within China, writes Ron Lane, Senior Consultant for Genesus China. ...
ANALYSIS - China: it is the pork powerhouse of the world with over 51 per cent of the world's population of pigs raised within China, writes Ron Lane, Senior Consultant for Genesus China. ...
Boehringer Ingelheim Restructures Swine Team Leadership
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BIVI) has restructured the leadership of its fast-growing swine division to better serve the needs of veterinarians and producers. ...
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BIVI) has restructured the leadership of its fast-growing swine division to better serve the needs of veterinarians and producers. ...
Herd Restock a Success, Thanks to JSR
UK - A Nottinghamshire herd has seen increased productivity and performance thanks to cutting-edge genetic technology from JSR in the form of the Genepacker and Geneconverter....
UK - A Nottinghamshire herd has seen increased productivity and performance thanks to cutting-edge genetic technology from JSR in the form of the Genepacker and Geneconverter....
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Danisco Appoints US Key Account Manager
US - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has announced the appointment of Bill Gade as new US key account manager. ...
US - Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, has announced the appointment of Bill Gade as new US key account manager. ...
Hypor Works with Genomics Lab to Create Industry First
NETHERLANDS - Lead scientists in Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics, have teamed up with Hendrix Genetics’ new Genomics Laboratory to develop an innovative and effective programme of...
NETHERLANDS - Lead scientists in Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics, have teamed up with Hendrix Genetics’ new Genomics Laboratory to develop an innovative and effective programme of...
Friday, August 31, 2012
Updated Feeding Advice for TOPIGS Finishers
GLOBAL - TOPIGS has updated the feeding advice for TOPIGS finishers. This advice is specific for the Tempo, Talent and Top Pi offspring. The feed advice of TOPIGS is based on the nutritional requirements...
GLOBAL - TOPIGS has updated the feeding advice for TOPIGS finishers. This advice is specific for the Tempo, Talent and Top Pi offspring. The feed advice of TOPIGS is based on the nutritional requirements...
Grand Opening Japfa Hypor Genetics Company in Viet Nam
VIET NAM - The new joint venture Jafpa Hypor Genetics Company (JHGC) celebrated the grand opening on August 17 of the brand new 700 sow high health pig breeding farm. The-state-of-the-art facility is the...
VIET NAM - The new joint venture Jafpa Hypor Genetics Company (JHGC) celebrated the grand opening on August 17 of the brand new 700 sow high health pig breeding farm. The-state-of-the-art facility is the...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Ontario, Canada Hog Markets
CANADA - In my years in the swine industry I have increasingly been impressed by the adaptability of pork producers of all the agricultural producer species and the ones in Ontario in particular, Bob Fraser....
CANADA - In my years in the swine industry I have increasingly been impressed by the adaptability of pork producers of all the agricultural producer species and the ones in Ontario in particular, Bob Fraser....
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Pork Commentary: Russia Road Trip
RUSSIA - This past week we spent in Russia. Here are our observations, writes Jim Long....
RUSSIA - This past week we spent in Russia. Here are our observations, writes Jim Long....
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
New Feeding Knowledge Rapidly Distributed to Specialists
GLOBAL - With a world tour that visited 20 countries, the TOPIGS nutrition team has introduced the new feeding manuals for TOPIGS sows....
GLOBAL - With a world tour that visited 20 countries, the TOPIGS nutrition team has introduced the new feeding manuals for TOPIGS sows....
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