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Monday, September 07, 2009
Sale of PSC Elstow Research Farm ApplaudedCANADA - Western Canadian pork producers are welcoming the reopening the PSC Elstow Research Farm under new ownership as very good news for the Canadian pork industry.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Sale Offers Collaborative Research OpportunitiesCANADA - Officials of the Prairie Swine Centre are confident the sale of the PSC Elstow Research Farm will create new opportunities for collaborative research, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
JSR Continues Global ExpansionCANADA - In order to meet the increased worldwide demand for UK pig products and services, JSR Genetics have purchased a 650-sow nucleus unit in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Strategic Alliance between DGI and GénétiporcCANADA - Pig genetics companies, Génétiporc and Designed Genetics Inc. (DGI), have announced a new strategic alliance aimed at marketing their respective products and programmes in targeted Canadian,...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Hypor Expands Multiplication in Quebec, CanadaCANADA - Hypor Inc. announced today that it has expanded its high health multiplication in the province of Quebec. Ferme Porasseny Inc and Hypor Inc signed a contract that will see the partnership provide...
Friday, July 10, 2009
Hendrix Genetics Names Vice President, AmericasCANADA - To further enhance the activities and market position of Hendrix Genetics (ISA layers, Hypor pigs and Hybrid Turkeys) in the Americas, the company has named Mr. David Libertini as Vice President,...
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Acquisition of Shade Oak Swine Ltd. ConcludedCANADA - Hypor Inc. announced last week that it has concluded its acquisition of the high health purebred nucleus herd of Canadian based, purebred Duroc breeder, Shade Oak Swine Ltd.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Pork Commentary: June Pigs and Hogs ReportCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Hypor: MoU to Purchase Duroc Nucleus Herd SignedCANADA - Hypor Inc. announced has that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase the purebred nucleus herd of Canadian based, purebred Duroc breeder, Shade Oak Swine Ltd. including all AI...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Pork Commentary: Lean Hogs Jump $16.00/Head!CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Friday, January 09, 2009
PIC Canada Sponsors Banff Pork SeminarCANADA - For longtime sponsor PIC Canada, Banff Pork Seminar is all about the exposure. The Seminar takes place in 20-23 January 2009.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Straw Houses - A Better Option for Sows?CANADA - Research conducted by the University of Manitoba indicates, from an animal welfare perspective, sows housed in groups on straw tend to out perform those housed in conventional slatted floor systems,...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Impacts of Gut Microflora and ProbioticsCANADA - More than 40 scientists and experts from different universities and research centers across North America and Europe gathered last month in Quebec City to participate in Institut Rosell-Lallemand’s...
Monday, November 10, 2008
EmbryoGENE Network Uses Hypor HerdCANADA - Hypor is pleased to announce its participation in the NSERC EmbryoGENE Research Network, whose goal is to develop diagnostic tools for evaluating embryonic development in pigs and cattle. The...
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
New Technology Accelerates Genetic Improvement in SwineCANADA - A geneticist with PIC says new tools and technologies introduced over the past ten to 20 years have dramatically accelerated the rates of genetic improvement in breeding stock for swine, writes...
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Recent Developments in Genetic Improvements in PigsCANADA - Bruce Cochrane, Farmscape online and Dr. Dave McLaren, PIC, Global Genetic Development Director, discuss recent developments in genetic improvements in pigs. Report from the Manitoba Swine S...
Friday, July 14, 2006
Sperm Sexing Technology Agreement SignedTORONTO - Several companies providing artificial insemination to the dairy, beef and swine industries, including some of the world's largest, have signed licensing term sheets with Toronto-based Microbix...
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