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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Hermitage's New AI Stud Brings it into Top TenIRELAND - 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...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Several Genes Found Responsible for Boar TaintNORWAY - Several genes are important in the regulation of androstenone level in boars, one of the compounds responsible for causing unpleasant taints in meat from entire boars, according to research from...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
ERC Boost for Research on Genomics, ProbioticsNETHERLANDS - Two researchers at Wageningen University have received substantial research grants from the European Research Council (ERC).
Friday, January 29, 2010
JSR Appoints New International Sales DirectorGLOBAL - Top UK pig genetics company JSR have reinforced their commitment to the global pig industry by appointing Paul Anderson to the role of International Sales Director.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Newsham, Grimaud Further Commitment to Global Pig GeneticsGLOBAL - The current ownership group of Newsham Choice Genetics has agreed that its current European joint venture partner, Groupe Grimaud, will obtain 100 per cent ownership of the company.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
New Virus Threatens UK Pig IndustryUK - HP-PRRS (Highly Pathogenic Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome) is a new disease that poses as great a risk as foot-and-mouth disease.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Pork Commentary - Momentum in Hog MarketCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Rattlerow Seghers Expands in ChinaCHINA - Rattlerow Seghers is expanding its nucleus programme in China.
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).
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Hermitage Appoints New General Manager in GermanyGERMANY - Hermitage Deutschland GmbH has appointed Dr Walter Vaitiekunas as its new General Manager, effective 1 January 2010.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Genesus Ships Breeding Pigs to KoreaSOUTH KOREA - Genesus Genetics recently exported several hundred head of registered Genesus purebred boars and gilts via chartered Korean Air Boeing 747 to GusiWorld Co. Ltd. of Gwangju, Korea.
Pork Commentary - Canada Indicates Huge LiquidationCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Friday, December 18, 2009
AgFeed, Hypor Form Pork Joint Venture in ChinaCHINA - AgFeed Industries Inc. of China has formed a joint venture with Hypor B.V.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
JSR in the UkraineUKRAINE - The UK-based international pig breeding company JSR Genetics Ltd have secured an agreement to supply two of the Ukraine’s largest pig producers with high-health breeding stock.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Chinese to Install Pig Feed Intake Data SystemCHINA - Chinese feed company Shanghai Xinnong Feed will install an automatic data collection system related to feed intake at their research farm located in Xinchang, Nanhui District, Shanghai City, China....
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Pigs Play a Role in Spread of Hepatitis ENETHERLANDS - Pigs play a role in the exposure process of humans to Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a Dutch scientist has recently revealed.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Romanian Deal Tops Landmark Year for JSRROMANIA - JSR Genetics has made another major advance into the key Eastern European market. Agro Expert of Cluj Napoca, Romania has been signed to distribute JSR’s superior genetics to pig producers...
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.
First Draft: Researchers Sequence Swine GenomeGLOBAL - A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Study: Cloned Pigs on a Human DietDENMARK - It is not humans eating like pigs, but rather, pigs eating like humans that form the basis for a research project on obesity at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University.
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.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Breeding for Profitability More Accurate than Ever BeforeEU - As described in the article Breeding for Profitability, rather than focusing on selecting...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Hypor Lands in Viet NamVIET NAM - Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics, announced today that their first delivery of GGPs/GPs to Viet Nam arrived on 30 August.
Monday, September 21, 2009
The Science Behind Meat QualityUK - An interview with Caroline Mitchell, meat scientist with JSR Genetics, which includes details of a trial she has recently conducted for one of the company's customers.
PCV2 Vaccines Perform WellUK - Preliminary results suggest that PCV2 vaccines improve pig lifetime performance and shorten the time to slaughter. These are the initial findings of a controlled BPEX trial.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
PCV2 Vaccines Reduce Time to SlaughterUK - PCV2 vaccines improve the lifetime performance of pigs and shorten time to slaughter, according to preliminary results from a BPEX trial.
Pork Commentary: Huge US Corn and Soybean CropCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
TOPIGS and SNW Collaborate on Piétrain BreedingGERMANY - Breeding organisations TOPIGS and SNW will now collaborate in the breeding of Piétrain terminal boars. The merging of the two breeding programmes will result in more rapid genetic progress...
Friday, September 11, 2009
NPA Calls for Rethink on Vitamin AUK - To protect consumers, the European Food Standards Agency has proposed new maximum levels of vitamin A in animal feed.
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