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First Shipment of Hypor Breeders to TaiwanTAIWAN - Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics, announced that their first delivery of Hypor breeders arrived to Taiwan on 30 December. All 111 pigs arrived at Taipei Airport Taiwan in good...
Pork Commentary: USDA Crop Protection Good NewsUS - The USDA last week released a 2012/2013 crop year projection for a record 14.27 billion bushels of corn. The USDA is predicting farmers will receive $5.00 per bushel in the 2012/2013 crop year, writes...
New Vaccine to Fight PRRSUS - Fostera™ PRRS, a modified-live vaccine for growing pigs from Pfizer Animal Health, brings a new high standard of innovation to the costly battle against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...
Texas & Cornell Uni's Join Forces with PfizerUS - Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have announced a groundbreaking partnership with Pfizer Animal Health. This unique...
Hermitage Genetics at AgroFARM Russia 2012 RUSSIA - Hermitage Genetics consolidated its position as a leading supplier of high health pig breeding stock to Russia at the recent AgroFARM exhibition held in Moscow on 7 – 9 February.
Big Dutchman Expands Hungarian OfficeHUNGARY - No matter whether he visits the German Big Dutchman headquarters or his Hungarian customers, Gábor Peresztegi is a well-known expert for Big Dutchman housing equipment as well as a reliable...
New Vet at JSR Genetics: Adrian CoxUK - JSR Genetics would like introduce it's new Company Vet - Adrian Cox.
Hermitage MAXGRO Continues to Set New Records IRELAND - Results from the Freneystown performance testing station in Ireland confirm that the Hermitage Maxgro Terminal boars are some of the fastest growing genetics in the World.
US Hog MarginsUS - Margins continued to improve since the end of January, particularly in the second half of 2012 with historically strong profitability being projected for Q3 and Q4 which are now around the 98th percentile...
BIG Challenge: Fight Against CancerNETHERLANDS - BIG Challenge is an initiative by the pig breeding industry against cancer.
Danisco’s New Axtra XB Enzyme CombinationUK - Feed accounts for almost 60 per cent of pig production costs, so the price of feed ingredients is a key element of profitability. Given the likelihood of continued price volatility within feed markets,...
JSR Introduces New AI Sales Co-ordinatorUK - By now many of you will have spoken to JSR's new AI Sales Co-ordinator Rachael Bayliss. Ms Bayliss has taken over the position from Annette Cook, who has left JSR to follow a new career path.
TOPIGS Starts Daughter Company PolskaPOLAND - TOPIGS has started a daughter company in Poland. TOPIGS owns a SPF breeding company in Poland that produces a large amount of breeding material for the local market and for export to Russia.
Genesus Attends Trade Mission in ChinaCHINA - Genesus was recently honored to attend a Canada Trade Mission in China.
Pork Commentary: McDonald's Joins Gestation ParadeUS - Last week the world’s largest fast food chain McDonald’s, announced that they wish not to purchase pork from sows raised in gestation stalls at some time in the future, writes Jim Long.
Key to Achieving Breeding and Finishing TargetsUK - East Anglian Pig Company, based in Norfolk, who are predominately outdoor pig producers, also operate four indoor breeding units and have 2,400 sows. They take regular deliveries of GP90 maiden gilts...
New Structure for TOPIGS DepartmentsNETHERLANDS - TOPIGS has given its research, support and development department a new structure.
Hermitage NGT Appoints New Director of Sales and MarketingUS - Hermitage NGT has recently appointed D. Richard Olsen as Director of Sales and Marketing in the United States.
Bayer to Acquire Animal Health Business US - Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division announced yesterday they have signed an agreement to acquire the Animal Health business of KMG Chemicals, Inc.
Expanding Veterinary Customer RelationshipsUS - Pfizer Animal Health announces the appointment of Steve Sornsen, DVM, MS, to senior director, Veterinary Business Solutions.
China Hog MarketsCHINA - Looking at the size of the breakdown of the inventory for November 2011, breeding stock was around 49.05 million and total on farm inventory was around 476.25 million (as compared to October 2011,...
Genesus and Best Genetics Sign AgreementCANADA & CHINA - Best Genetics, a Chinese swine genetic company and Genesus, one of the top swine breeding companies in the world, signed a cooperation agreement on 9 February 2012 at the 5th Canada-China...
Pork Commentary: Ohio and ChinaUS & CHINA - This past week we attended the Ohio Pork Congress held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Columbus, writes Jim Long.
Spanish and European Hog MarketEU - Hog live prices have been going down over the last weeks of December and most of January, which is usual for this time of the year, writes Javier Santamartina from Sales & Service at Genesus Spain,...
Third TOPIGS Import into China in Three MonthsCHINA - TOPIGS has imported 550 more top breeding pigs into China. This is the third import in three months.
Pork Commentary: Russia Hog Prices Real StrongRUSSIA - This past week we spent several days with Russian swine producers, writes Jim Long.
From the Wallingford Pig Study Group to PIC UK - In 1955, a group in the UK called the Wallingford Pig Study Group was concerned that the traditional purebred breeders were not producing the right pig for future markets.
New HelixX System Rivals Central Exhaust Air WasherGERMANY - For many pig producers in regions with a high livestock density, the retrofittable Big Dutchman-system for exhaust air treatment HelixX is often the only solution to qualify for a permit for...
PIC Celebrates First 50 Years of Genetic ImprovementUK - 26 February 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of business for global swine genetics leader Pig Improvement Company (PIC). From the very beginning, the company has been true to its "never stop improving"...
Slap-Dash Slap-MarkingUK - ACMC says it still sees numerous farm reports where slap-markings are recorded by the abattoir or by BPHS (British Pig Health Scheme) vets as illegible.













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