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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
ACMC Marks Ten Years of ProgressUK - To mark its tenth anniversary, pig genetics company ACMC, is giving away an electronic recording package worth £1,500 in a free draw at this year’s British Pig and Poultry Fair (15 and 16 May,...
Monday, April 23, 2012
JSR Wins Queen’s Award for International TradeUK - Leading UK pig genetics company, JSR Genetics have won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade as recognition for outstanding export success.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
JSR, Roslin Institute and Kent University Win Key Research FundingUK - JSR Genetics has won two prestigious Technology Strategy Board grants in conjunction with top UK academic partners.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Pioneering IMF Technology Boosts Profit in PorkUK – Pioneering new technology, unique in the UK, is being used by JSR Genetics to enhance the flavour of pork by reintroducing more marbled meat, without adding back fat.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
JSR Launches ‘Faster Finishing’ BoarUK - Pig and Poultry Fair 2012 will see the launch of a keenly anticipated new Sireline, the ‘faster finishing’ JSR Geneconverter 800m Boar, by leading global pig breeders, JSR Genetics.
Consider Summer Infertility Now!UK - While it may seem early to be discussing summer infertility, many breeding herds on pig farms have predictable dips in fertility associated with seasonal — or unseasonal! — weather, warns Paul...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Gilt Edged Return UK - Buying Government gilts in most countries is a safe and sound investment but without spectacular returns however the challenges in the Eurozone now mean that even these are not without risk, writes...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Advances in AI – The FutureUK - Already delivering the ‘best of the best’ genetics and farrowing rates of up to 95 per cent, the role of AI in pig production is assured. But what of the future? What is the focus of current...
Friday, February 24, 2012
New Vet at JSR Genetics: Adrian CoxUK - JSR Genetics would like introduce it's new Company Vet - Adrian Cox.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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...
Monday, February 06, 2012
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.
Friday, February 03, 2012
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"...
Monday, January 30, 2012
Research into AI Semen Age and FertilityUK - Research carried out by pig breeding company PIC in the UK into the effect of semen age on reproductive performance in AI has seen a surprising result - that fresh is not necessarily best, writes...
Friday, January 27, 2012
Improving AI to Improve Commercial Pig HerdUK - Fresh work on the study of porcine semen production could go a long way to improving the commercial pig herd in the UK, writes ThePigSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
PIC Opens New AI Research CentreUK - Pig breeding company PIC opened a gene technology research centre in the UK on Tuesday – believed to be the first of its type in the UK and probably in Europe.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Hermitage UK - Restock Reports Excellent Results UK - Having been without pigs for the previous five years, Stephen Tuer from Northallerton, restocked his unit with 400 high health Classic 1 gilts from Hermitage Seaborough in the second half of last...
Friday, January 06, 2012
Testing Females to Improve AccuracyUK - Over 1,000 female pigs annually are currently individually tested at nucleus level for feed intake, feed conversion and growth rate by the Yorkshire-based international pig-breeding company, ACMC...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Phobic Food MarketingUK - Think of some famous advertising brands, it is remarkable how many of these brands implement science and technology into their products and highlight its importance, writes Dr Grant Walling, Managing...
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Herd Restock: Act Now for Earlier PaybackUK - With so many factors to consider - finance, logistics and sheer hard work - a full herd restock has never been a lightly made decision. What of the rewards?, asks James Christian, JSR's new COO.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Stuart Bosworth Pig Farmer of the YearUK - Stuart Bosworth from Willingale, Essex (UK) is Pig Farmer of the Year 2011.
Friday, December 09, 2011
Silver Success for Yorkshire Pig FarmerUK - Yorkshire pig farmer, Ian Broumpton, gained an armful of trophies at this year’s Hull Market Christmas Fatstock Show, according to ACMC.
Greater Insight into Danish Genes and Technology UK - The country's newest pig breeding and genetics supplier, DanBred International UK, has launched its own web site.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Benefits of Recording Feed ConversionUK - "Efficient feed conversion is the most important economic trait in pig production yet, as an industry, we are quite poor at measuring it," Ed Sutcliffe, geneticist and technical director of pig-breeding...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Supermarkets Could Trigger Pork ShortageUK - A massive shortage of fresh pork could result from short-sighted policies of major supermarkets, predicts Matthew Curtis, managing director of Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Stud Offers High-Calibre Viking Blood to Pig FarmersUK - British and Irish pig producers can now access high index Danish genetics from the UK’s newest AI stud. Semen is available for all Danbred International (DBI) dam and sire lines from its dedicated...
Monday, August 08, 2011
JSR's 22nd Conference: Beddington at BonningtonUK - JSR Genetics' 22nd Technical Conference entitled 'The Next Agricultural Revolution' will take place on Tuesday 13th September with Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA),...
Friday, July 15, 2011
Top Chinese Talent Joins JSRUK - One of China’s brightest young graduates has joined a leading UK pig genetics company and will play a key role in their plans for sales growth in China and Asia.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
JSR and Five Processors in Chinese Trade DealUK - The supply of pig meat, poultry genetics and breeding pigs were all part of total deals worth £1.4 billion announced by UK and Chinese firms during the visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to the...
Friday, June 03, 2011
More Moves on Chinese Market UK - Highlighting the importance of the Chinese market, BPEX sent two missions to China in May.
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