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Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Pork Producers Welcome Reopening of PSC ElstowCANADA - 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 ApplaudedCANADA - 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 OpportunitiesCANADA - 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 ExpansionCANADA - 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 StockPORTUGAL - 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 GeneticsNORTHERN 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 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.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Hypor-Hypig Renew Commitment to Philippine IndustryPHILIPPINES - 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 GénétiporcCANADA - 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,...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Hypor Expands Multiplication in Quebec, CanadaCANADA - 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 TeamGLOBAL - 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, AmericasCANADA - 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/YearBRAZIL - 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. ConcludedCANADA - 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 TestCHINA - 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 ...
Friday, July 03, 2009
Getting Gilt Integration RightUK - With good returns on finished pigs, attractive cull sow prices and a contracting EU pig herd, many producers are building up their breeding herds again, some of which have been run at below optimum...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Pork Commentary: June Pigs and Hogs ReportCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Chinese Scientists Succeed in Pig Gender SelectionCHINA - Chinese scientists have claimed a commercial breakthrough after breeding 10 piglets whose sex was successfully selected before conception, heralding potential higher profits for farmers.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Pig Industry Welcomes 'Academia & Industry Link'UK - The country's largest pig breeding company, JSR, is supporting the recent change in the way the government is making higher education more accountable to industry.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
JSR Strengthens UK Sales TeamUK - The UK pig industry is witnessing a renewed resurgence in the south of the UK, according to JSR’s latest employee Len Phoenix.
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.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
World First: Chinese Scientists Create Pig Stem CellsCHINA - Scientists have managed to induce cells from pigs to transform into pluripotent stem cells – cells that, like embryonic stem cells, are capable of developing into any type of cell in the body....
Friday, May 22, 2009
Hypor: MoU to Purchase Duroc Nucleus Herd SignedCANADA - Hypor Inc. announced has that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase the purebred nucleus herd of Canadian based, purebred Duroc breeder, Shade Oak Swine Ltd. including all AI...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
New UK JSR Sales Director Sees Potential of IndustryUK - Giles Christie has been promoted to UK Sales Director at JSR and takes charge of their UK genetics business.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Chocolate-coloured Pigs Help ScientistsDENMARK - A litter of dark brown piglets born at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences will help doctors gain a better understanding of arteriosclerosis and aid in the development of a more efficient cloning...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Experts to Meet in China to Discuss Pig ProductionCHINA - The Global Pig Forum is the first industry-wide conference for pig production. The forum brings together international experts the entire pig industry.
Hypor Inc Forms New Alliance with Mag IncGLOBAL - Meeting the breeding needs of both Canadian and mid American producers has lead to the strategic alliance between Hypor Inc. and newly incorporated Mid-America Genetics International Incorporated...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Big Dutchman Again Awarded 'Best Exhibitor'BANGKOK, THAILAND - At VIV Asia 2009 Big Dutchman once again succeeded in transforming several containers of show exhibits into an optically very appealing stand.
TOPIGS Helps Achieve 27.3 Weaned Piglets/Sow/YearTHE NETHERLANDS - Pig farmers with TOPIGS sows achieved an average production of 27.3 weaned piglets per sow per year in 2008.
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