PIC Offers Boot Camp
US - Your operation runs well but you are always looking for those little tweaks to make it more productive and more profitable. Let PIC help you.

Scientist to Receive Technology Transfer Award
IOWA, US - Max Rothschild, C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture at Iowa State University, is part of a research team that will be presented an award for technology transfer.

Licence Agreement to Speed up Genetic Progress
US - Cellectis bioresearch has granted Recombinetics an exclusive licence agreement for the use of targeted nucleases in cattle, pigs and sheep, opening a new field of applications for the former organisations's...

Economics of Sow Lifetime Productivity
US - Even the best genetic solutions are enhanced by improving overall productivity starting with the breeding herd, according to PIC. While pigs weaned per sow per year (PSY) has been the primary efficiency...

Biotechnology Enhances Health, Food Production
US - Pigs can be genetically engineered to produce human compatible donor tissues, cells and organs. Cattle are 'prion-free' and resistant to mad cow disease, and seafood can be farmed locally in a more...

Pork Commentary: Cash Market Hogs Surge Higher
US - Last week, the US National lean hog price pushed to over $1.04 per pound (53–54 per cent lean), writes Jim Long in this week's Pork Commentary.

Pork Commentary: Pork Industry Conference Report
US - This week, Jim Long reports on the National Pork Industry Conference.

Over 30 Weaned Piglets Per Year
US - Cardinal Pork is a farrow-to-wean farm of 2400 sows. Since becoming a TOPIGS multiplier in 2008, the production has improved dramatically compared to the previous genetic line they were using.

New Multiplier for Red Willow Colony
SOUTH DAKOTA, US - Red Willow Colony has built a brand new 1,100-sow unit at the new location for Red Willow Colony near White in South Dakota.

NSR Buoyant as China Reopens to Live Pigs
US - The National Swine Registry (NSR) and purebred swine breeders breathed a collective sigh of relief last week on learning that exports of live swine to China could resume pending H1N1 testing.

Distinguished Service Award Presented at Forum
US - The Pork Checkoff honored John Mabry, director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University, as the winner of its Distinguished Service Award.

MSU Projects Receive Agriculture Initiative Awards
US - The Animal Agriculture Initiative (AAI) at Michigan State University (MSU) has announced the recipients of project funding for 2011-2012. The AAI awarded a total of $314,774 divided between seven...

Role of Disease Tolerance in Swine Production
US - In late 2010, Newsham Choice Genetics researchers announced the successful mapping of genes that enable pigs to minimize the devastating effects of disease.

Genetic Markers Identified for Disease Tolerance
US - Mapping the genes that enable pigs to minimise the devastating effects of PRRS is significant advance, according to Newsham Choice Genetics researchers

Wealth of Information Provided to Pork Producers
US - A leading how-to guide for hog producers has been revised and is available through Purdue Extension.

New Technical Director for TOPIGS USA
US - TOPIGS is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr John Eggert as Technical Director of TOPIGS USA effective from 16 August 2010.

Introducing CBVPlus
US - CBVPlus boars are 'The Best of The Best', says PIC.

2011 Good Husbandry Grants Available
US - Animal Welfare Approved has announced that it will offer a third year of Good Husbandry Grants. AWA is seeking proposals for projects to improve farm animal welfare with a concentration on three areas:...

Pigs May Provide Breast Cancer Answers
US - University of Illinois researchers believe the pig may hold answers for scientists studying breast cancer, a disease that kills 500,000 women worldwide each year, writes Jennifer Shike.

Leading Breeders Form Genetic Services Company
US - PureTek Genetics, LLC, a swine genetic service company, officially commenced operations on 28 April 2010.

Model Helps Forecast Boar Fertility at Birth
US - The vast majority of sows are bred artificially with off-farm studs, so understanding the factors that influence sperm production and quality is important across the pig industry, according to the...

ARS Gene Collections Vital to Animal Research Efforts
US - Its collection of farm livestock genes is vital to animal research efforts, says the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

Maxgro Has Arrived in US
US - Maxgro^TM, the new terminal sire line from Hermitage NGT, has just arrived in the United States.

Hypor Grows Production in the US
US - Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics announced today that it has signed a genetic distribution agreement with Bricelyn, Minnesota-based American pig breeder, LSG Health Systems.

CAST Analyses Productivity and Genetic Diversity
US - The Council of Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) has released a new scientific paper detailing the productivity and genetic diversity of cloned and transgenic animals.

Communication Essential for Success of Pathogens
US - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are finding ways to protect livestock and human health by quelling the cellular chatter of a common foodborne pathogen.

WPE Report: Sow Retirement Programme Launched
US - American swine producers have introduced a new programme designed to allow an equitable exit by sow owners from the farrowing business, writes Bruce Cochrane.

New Bacterial Species Named after ARS Scientist
US - Robinsoniella peoriensis is the name of a new bacterial species discovered by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperating scientists.

US Distribution Agreement with Zierke Formed
US - TOPIGS International announces a US distributor agreement with the Zierke Company in Morris, Minnesota (US).

Snipping Out the Money Genes in Livestock
US - The livestock industry accounts for almost $100 billion of the annual agricultural gross domestic product.