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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Genetics
Monday, October 12, 2009
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.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Breeding for Profitability More Accurate than Ever Before EU - As described in the article Breeding for Profitability, rather than focusing on selecting...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Hypor Lands in Viet Nam VIET 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 Quality UK - 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 Well UK - 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 Slaughter UK - 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 Crop CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
TOPIGS and SNW Collaborate on Piétrain Breeding GERMANY - 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 A UK - To protect consumers, the European Food Standards Agency has proposed new maximum levels of vitamin A in animal feed.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Pork Producers Welcome Reopening of PSC Elstow CANADA - Saskatchewan pork producers are hailing the reopening of the PSC Elstow Research Farm under new ownership as very good news for the province's pork industry. writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Sale of PSC Elstow Research Farm Applauded CANADA - Western Canadian pork producers are welcoming the reopening the PSC Elstow Research Farm under new ownership as very good news for the Canadian pork industry.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Sale Offers Collaborative Research Opportunities CANADA - Officials of the Prairie Swine Centre are confident the sale of the PSC Elstow Research Farm will create new opportunities for collaborative research, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
JSR Continues Global Expansion CANADA - In order to meet the increased worldwide demand for UK pig products and services, JSR Genetics have purchased a 650-sow nucleus unit in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Portuguese Producers Choose UK Breeding Stock PORTUGAL - UK pig genetics and breeding stock will soon be distributed throughout Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Guiné Bissau and Cabo Verde. This follows the signing of a new contract between UK based...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Trial for Comparison of Terminal Sire Genetics NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - With the onset of PMWS in Northern Ireland, Pietrain and Tempo genetics became popular choices of terminal sire.
Friday, August 21, 2009
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.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Hypor-Hypig Renew Commitment to Philippine Industry PHILIPPINES - Hypor B.V. announced today that it has extended its partnership agreement with Hypig Genetics Inc/ Bounty Fresh Group based in The Philippines. The partnership began in 2005, with Hypor genetics...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Strategic Alliance between DGI and Génétiporc CANADA - Pig genetics companies, Génétiporc and Designed Genetics Inc. (DGI), have announced a new strategic alliance aimed at marketing their respective products and programmes in targeted Canadian, US,...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Hypor Expands Multiplication in Quebec, Canada CANADA - Hypor Inc. announced today that it has expanded its high health multiplication in the province of Quebec. Ferme Porasseny Inc and Hypor Inc signed a contract that will see the partnership provide...
Friday, July 17, 2009
Hendrix Genetics Names Hypor General Management Team GLOBAL - To oversee the company’s plans for further expansion in the pig breeding sector, Hypor has appointed Antoon van den Berg, Raf Beeren and Enrique Satué as the Hypor General Management Team.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Hendrix Genetics Names Vice President, Americas CANADA - To further enhance the activities and market position of Hendrix Genetics (ISA layers, Hypor pigs and Hybrid Turkeys) in the Americas, the company has named Mr. David Libertini as Vice President,...
TOPIGS Achieves 28.6 Weaned Piglets/Sow/Year BRAZIL - Pig producers in Brazil with TOPIGS sows achieved an average production of 28.6 weaned piglets per mated sow per year in 2008.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Acquisition of Shade Oak Swine Ltd. Concluded CANADA - Hypor Inc. announced last week that it has concluded its acquisition of the high health purebred nucleus herd of Canadian based, purebred Duroc breeder, Shade Oak Swine Ltd.
Monday, July 06, 2009
China to Use Harvard Gene Pigs for Transplant Test CHINA - A Chinese hospital in southwestern Sichuan Province will import four genetically-engineered pigs from Harvard University to carry out pig-to-monkey organ transplant experiments, a doctor said ...


