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New Report Reveals Use of Irradiation in EU Foods
ANALYSIS - A new report published by the European Commission (EC) recently reveals that more than 9,000 tonnes...
This Week's Pig News Round–Up
ANALYSIS - One of the largest pig meat producers in the EU has announced its plans to raise pig welfare standards...
NCBA Cattlefax: Hope for Strong 2012 Corn Harvest
ANALYSIS - There is a strong need for a successful 2012 corn harvest, as the US competes on global markets....more...
Pig Industry News
Tuesday, February 07, 2012CME: Forecasts Revised as Droughts Damage Crops 
Project on Gender–Sorted Semen EndedItalian Pork Prospects Poor; Irish Forecasts Positive
Pig Dung Used for New Fish Feed Made of FliesEU Pig Prices: Demand from Slaughter Companies
Charoen Pokphand Foods Merges Subsidiaries
UK to Challenge Cross-border Trade in Illegal Pork
Walmart Names New China CEO, President
Maintaining Stability of Manitoba Swine Herd Health Tyson Shows Rise in SalesBigger, Leaner, Better Hogs Coming to MarketCorn Markets Remain Unsettledmore pig industry news...
Company and Product News
From the Wallingford Pig Study Group to PIC 
New HelixX System Rivals Central Exhaust Air WasherPIC Celebrates First 50 years of Genetic ImprovementSlap-Dash Slap-Marking
TOPIGS Philippines Imports Top GeneticsSITES Certifies Novus International CampusA New Year: Looking Back, Looking ForwardFirst Product Candidate Moving Toward Commercializationmore company news...
Featured Articles
Andersons 2012 Pig Outlook
The Andersons 2012 outlook studies the consequences of the past year on the pig industry in the UK and identifies the...Challenge of Pigs Previously Immunised with Inactivated Vaccines Containing Homologous and Heterologous Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Strains
All bacterins used evoked a serological response in the vaccinated animals and yet, after challenge with a highly virulent...Development of Sustainable Precision Farming Systems for Swine: Estimating Real-Time Individual Energy and Nutrient Requirements in Growing–Finishing Pigs
Researchers in Santa Maria, Brazil, have found that their model allows the dynamic estimation of each pig's energy and...Welfare–Friendly Husbandry through Genetics: Animal Well-Being
Gene polymorphisms influencing stress reactivity open the way to marker-assisted selection to reduce stress and improve...Mixing Pigs Without Tears
Pigs may have to be mixed so as to facilitate pig flow, reduce stocking density or make maximum economic use of pig...more swine features...
