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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Genetics
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Hermitage MaxgroTerminal Line - Alternative to Castration IRELAND - The issue of piglet castration has become a major animal welfare concern in many European countries. Some supermarket chains have decided to only sell products from pigs that have not been physically...
Friday, October 21, 2011
Genetic Traits Identified in Pigs for Tastiest Meat IRELAND - Irish researchers have identified genetic traits in pigs that can be used to ensure the tastiest, healthiest pig meat is delivered to consumers.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Bord Bia Begins Pork DNA Tests IRELAND - Bord Bia has started taking samples of pork and bacon products in retail outlets as the agency gears up to incorporate the Identigen pig DNA testing programme into its quality-assurance sche...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Hermitage Opens 'State of the Art' EU Licensed Boar Stud IRELAND - According to Dr John Mabry, director of Iowa Pork Industry Centre and a professor at Iowa State University, who oversees the Hermitage genetics programme, the new Hermitage AI centre at Callan...
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Hermitage Reports Outstanding Genetic Progress IRELAND - Pig breeding and genetics company Hermitage reports that genetic progress is outstanding. For the dams of the Large White boars standing at stud, the average number of pigs born alive per litter...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Hermitage's New AI Stud Brings it into Top Ten IRELAND - Kilkenny-based pig breeding company, Hermitage, last week officially opened its new state-of-the-art pig AI stud at Callan in the county of Kilkenny, bringing the company into the Top 10 global...
Friday, January 16, 2009
New Boar Stud Planned by Hermitage in Ireland IRELAND - Hermitage Genetics has received planning permission to build a new state-of-the-art 240-place boar stud in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Work on the project will begin shortly.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Genetic Boost for Irish Pig Industry IRELAND - PIC Ireland Ltd has announced the arrival of its second consignment of genetically superior pig breeding stock directly from the PIC genetic nucleus in Canada.


