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Monday, April 02, 2012
WPEX Tours to Showcase Midwest AgricultureIOWA, US - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has announced three tours for people who want to experience Midwestern agriculture and hospitality before World Pork Expo opens in Des Moines, Iowa,...
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Pork Checkoff Investment Yields PRRS BreakthroughUS - Building on work originally funded by the Pork Checkoff, a consortium of scientists from around the country has discovered a genetic marker in pigs that identifies whether or not a pig has a reduced...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Hermitage NGT Appoints New Director of Sales and MarketingUS - Hermitage NGT has recently appointed D. Richard Olsen as Director of Sales and Marketing in the United States.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
PIC Offers Boot CampUS - 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.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Scientist to Receive Technology Transfer AwardIOWA, 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.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Licence Agreement to Speed up Genetic ProgressUS - 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...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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...
Friday, August 05, 2011
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...
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Pork Commentary: Cash Market Hogs Surge HigherUS - 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.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Pork Commentary: Pork Industry Conference ReportUS - This week, Jim Long reports on the National Pork Industry Conference.
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Over 30 Weaned Piglets Per YearUS - 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.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
New Multiplier for Red Willow ColonySOUTH 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.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
NSR Buoyant as China Reopens to Live PigsUS - 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.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Distinguished Service Award Presented at ForumUS - 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.
Monday, February 21, 2011
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...
Monday, January 31, 2011
Role of Disease Tolerance in Swine ProductionUS - In late 2010, Newsham Choice Genetics researchers announced the successful mapping of genes that enable pigs to minimize the devastating effects of disease.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Genetic Markers Identified for Disease ToleranceUS - Mapping the genes that enable pigs to minimise the devastating effects of PRRS is significant advance, according to Newsham Choice Genetics researchers
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
New Technical Director for TOPIGS USAUS - TOPIGS is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr John Eggert as Technical Director of TOPIGS USA effective from 16 August 2010.
Monday, August 02, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
2011 Good Husbandry Grants AvailableUS - 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:...
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Pigs May Provide Breast Cancer AnswersUS - 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.
Friday, June 04, 2010
Leading Breeders Form Genetic Services CompanyUS - PureTek Genetics, LLC, a swine genetic service company, officially commenced operations on 28 April 2010.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Model Helps Forecast Boar Fertility at BirthUS - 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...
Thursday, January 14, 2010
ARS Gene Collections Vital to Animal Research EffortsUS - Its collection of farm livestock genes is vital to animal research efforts, says the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Monday, November 02, 2009
Maxgro Has Arrived in USUS - MaxgroTM, the new terminal sire line from Hermitage NGT, has just arrived in the United States.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Hypor Grows Production in the USUS - 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.
Friday, August 21, 2009
CAST Analyses Productivity and Genetic DiversityUS - 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.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Communication Essential for Success of PathogensUS - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are finding ways to protect livestock and human health by quelling the cellular chatter of a common foodborne pathogen.
Friday, June 05, 2009
WPE Report: Sow Retirement Programme LaunchedUS - American swine producers have introduced a new programme designed to allow an equitable exit by sow owners from the farrowing business, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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