Pig Industry News By Category: Breeding and Reproduction
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Genesus Exports Canadian Breeding Pigs to Philippines
PHILIPPINES - On 30 April 2013 a full air charter shipment of 1,098 breeding pigs supplied by GENESUS Genetics of Canada arrived successfully at General Santos Airport located on the southern Philippine...
PHILIPPINES - On 30 April 2013 a full air charter shipment of 1,098 breeding pigs supplied by GENESUS Genetics of Canada arrived successfully at General Santos Airport located on the southern Philippine...
Achieving High Productivity Under Group-housing Systems
UK - In many countries throughout the world pig producers are coming under increasing pressure to house their pigs under welfare-friendly systems. Much of this has focussed on the sow. ...
UK - In many countries throughout the world pig producers are coming under increasing pressure to house their pigs under welfare-friendly systems. Much of this has focussed on the sow. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Hypor Extends Genomic Selection to Customer Level to Increase Total System Profitability
NETHERLANDS - Global pig genetics specialist, Hypor, is leading the way forward in pig breeding by standardizing the use of Genomic Selection in its breeding program. ...
NETHERLANDS - Global pig genetics specialist, Hypor, is leading the way forward in pig breeding by standardizing the use of Genomic Selection in its breeding program. ...
Event to Drive Pig Industry Innovation
UK - The BPEX Innovation Conference is billed is a must for forward-thinking business owners, farm managers, vets and the allied industry in the English pig sector. This new conference format will focus...
UK - The BPEX Innovation Conference is billed is a must for forward-thinking business owners, farm managers, vets and the allied industry in the English pig sector. This new conference format will focus...
Monday, May 20, 2013
Innovation Award for Hermitage Closed Herd Breeding Programmes
UK - Hermitage Seaborough Ltd. have been awarded the ‘Pre Farmgate Innovation Winner’s Award’ for their ‘Closed Herd BLUP Breeding Programmes’, at the 2013 Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards. The...
UK - Hermitage Seaborough Ltd. have been awarded the ‘Pre Farmgate Innovation Winner’s Award’ for their ‘Closed Herd BLUP Breeding Programmes’, at the 2013 Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards. The...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Managing Pig Health: Second Edition Nears Release
UK - Managing Pig Health, a reference for the farm, offers a fresh and comprehensive guide to practical veterinary information for pig farmers, veterinarians and technologists around the world....
UK - Managing Pig Health, a reference for the farm, offers a fresh and comprehensive guide to practical veterinary information for pig farmers, veterinarians and technologists around the world....
Biosecurity Advances Minimise Health Risks for JSR Customers
UK - Continual advancements in biosecurity at JSR’s AI studs mean more producers than ever are benefiting from high health status animals....
UK - Continual advancements in biosecurity at JSR’s AI studs mean more producers than ever are benefiting from high health status animals....
New Jersey Legislature Passes Pig Gestation Stall Bill
US - New Jersey Senate and Assembly Applauded for Votes to Prohibit Inhumane Confinement of Breeding Pigs in Gestation Crates ...
US - New Jersey Senate and Assembly Applauded for Votes to Prohibit Inhumane Confinement of Breeding Pigs in Gestation Crates ...
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Genesus Welcomes Nicholas Boddicker
US - Genesus has appointed Nicholas Boddicker, MSc PhD to the position of Geneticist. ...
US - Genesus has appointed Nicholas Boddicker, MSc PhD to the position of Geneticist. ...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
New Technology Is Always Worth a Second Chance
GLOBAL - During the last 60 years of fully commercialised pig farming, the industry has been blessed with many innovative minds, and a myriad of technologies have been devised to aid the accuracy and efficiency...
GLOBAL - During the last 60 years of fully commercialised pig farming, the industry has been blessed with many innovative minds, and a myriad of technologies have been devised to aid the accuracy and efficiency...
Tianli Agritech Begins to Sell Branded Black Hog Products
CHINA - Tianli Agritech, Inc., a leading producer of breeder hogs, market hogs and black hogs, headquartered in Wuhan City, China, has announced that it has started to sell its branded black hog products...
CHINA - Tianli Agritech, Inc., a leading producer of breeder hogs, market hogs and black hogs, headquartered in Wuhan City, China, has announced that it has started to sell its branded black hog products...
Friday, May 03, 2013
Serve Sufficient Sows for Financial Performance
UK - A herd can achieve excellent farrowing and mortality rates yet still be under-performing financially if the farm is not selling the required total kg of pigmeat annually, points out Paul Thompson,...
UK - A herd can achieve excellent farrowing and mortality rates yet still be under-performing financially if the farm is not selling the required total kg of pigmeat annually, points out Paul Thompson,...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
JSR’s First Student Placement Establishes Ongoing Research
UK - JSR Genetics’ first ever placement student, Hannah Sewell, has established an important research project that will continue to be funded by Sainsbury’s and will see involvement from the Scottish...
UK - JSR Genetics’ first ever placement student, Hannah Sewell, has established an important research project that will continue to be funded by Sainsbury’s and will see involvement from the Scottish...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Pregnant Pause in How to Feed Group Housed Sows
AUSTRALIA - Recognising that pregnant sows are increasingly being managed in group housing systems, the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) has driven the production of a manual, ‘Feeding...
AUSTRALIA - Recognising that pregnant sows are increasingly being managed in group housing systems, the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) has driven the production of a manual, ‘Feeding...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Merial Forum Reports on the Wide Range of Factors Affecting Swine Reproduction
HUNGARY - Improving the performance of swine reproduction requires attention to a wide range of health, genetics, nutrition and management factors, according to speakers at the fifth Merial Swine Forum,...
HUNGARY - Improving the performance of swine reproduction requires attention to a wide range of health, genetics, nutrition and management factors, according to speakers at the fifth Merial Swine Forum,...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Think Holistically When Considering Converting Sow Barns
CANADA - A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is encouraging pork producers to think holistically when considering making the switch from gestation stalls to group housing of pregnant sows, writes...
CANADA - A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is encouraging pork producers to think holistically when considering making the switch from gestation stalls to group housing of pregnant sows, writes...
Improving Survival of Pig Sperm
US - Although US cattle genetics are exported all over the world in the form of frozen semen, the same is not true for pigs because boar semen does not freeze well. In an attempt to improve semen storage...
US - Although US cattle genetics are exported all over the world in the form of frozen semen, the same is not true for pigs because boar semen does not freeze well. In an attempt to improve semen storage...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Government to Cull Sows for Price Stabilisation
SOUTH KOREA - The government is planning to cull up to 100,000 female hogs of breeding age to help stabilise pork prices, which have fallen by nearly one-third in just seven months, said the agriculture...
SOUTH KOREA - The government is planning to cull up to 100,000 female hogs of breeding age to help stabilise pork prices, which have fallen by nearly one-third in just seven months, said the agriculture...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Significant Pork Industry Initiatives Launched at Victorian Pig Fair
AUSTRALIA - This year’s Victorian Pig Fair will include the launch of two significant Australian pork industry projects – the "PigGas Pork Industry Greenhouse Gas Calculator" and the "Feeding Pregnant...
AUSTRALIA - This year’s Victorian Pig Fair will include the launch of two significant Australian pork industry projects – the "PigGas Pork Industry Greenhouse Gas Calculator" and the "Feeding Pregnant...
Strategies to Improve Post Weaning Performance
CANADA - Variability in growth is a cost to commercial pork production, especially those utilizing all-in-all-out production systems. A study at Prairie Swine Centre with a large number of litters, observed...
CANADA - Variability in growth is a cost to commercial pork production, especially those utilizing all-in-all-out production systems. A study at Prairie Swine Centre with a large number of litters, observed...
Monday, April 15, 2013
Managing Pig Health Updated
UK - Managing Pig Health, a reference for the farm – the new, updated edition of the original “green pig book” Managing Pig Health and the Treatment of Disease – offers a fresh and comprehensive...
UK - Managing Pig Health, a reference for the farm – the new, updated edition of the original “green pig book” Managing Pig Health and the Treatment of Disease – offers a fresh and comprehensive...
New Interactive Quiz for Pig Producers
UK - A new interactive quiz on sow condition scoring is available on the BPEX website....
UK - A new interactive quiz on sow condition scoring is available on the BPEX website....
Reiners Appointed Commercial Director for PIC in Western Europe
EU - With effect from 1 April 2013, Dr Kerstin Reiners started on her job at PIC as new Commercial Director....
EU - With effect from 1 April 2013, Dr Kerstin Reiners started on her job at PIC as new Commercial Director....
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Genesus Expands Market to Include Estonia
ESTONIA - Genesus has announced a signed contract between Genesus Inc. and oooClean Gen. ...
ESTONIA - Genesus has announced a signed contract between Genesus Inc. and oooClean Gen. ...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Provide Cover for Summer Infertility
UK - Many pig producers will be taking in batches of replacement gilts in split weights, according to ACMC's veterinary consultant. ...
UK - Many pig producers will be taking in batches of replacement gilts in split weights, according to ACMC's veterinary consultant. ...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Hypor Conference at VIV Asia Very Successful
THAILAND - On 14 March, Hypor hosted a conference during the tradeshow VIV Asia in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the conference "The Choice of Pig Genetics: Key for Maximizing Total System Profitability"...
THAILAND - On 14 March, Hypor hosted a conference during the tradeshow VIV Asia in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the conference "The Choice of Pig Genetics: Key for Maximizing Total System Profitability"...
Allendale, Inc Releases Hogs & Pigs Report Estimates
US - Allendale, Inc has released their estimates for Thursday's USDA Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report due out at 2 pm CDT. ...
US - Allendale, Inc has released their estimates for Thursday's USDA Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report due out at 2 pm CDT. ...
Friday, March 22, 2013
New Pig Numbers Project
UK - A new BPEX 2TS Recording Project will help English pig producers understand recorded data to improve their herd performance and profits....
UK - A new BPEX 2TS Recording Project will help English pig producers understand recorded data to improve their herd performance and profits....
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Slaughter Pigs to be Improved by Genomic Selection
DENMARK - Genomic selection has been successfully implemented in the breeding programme for sows. Now it is time for slaughter pigs to undergo breeding improvements....
DENMARK - Genomic selection has been successfully implemented in the breeding programme for sows. Now it is time for slaughter pigs to undergo breeding improvements....
Monday, March 18, 2013
Genus PIC Gains Further Momentum in China
CHINA - PIC, a division of Genus plc and the world’s leading swine genetics company, has taken another significant step to capture a major share of the demand for superior breeding stock driven by the...
CHINA - PIC, a division of Genus plc and the world’s leading swine genetics company, has taken another significant step to capture a major share of the demand for superior breeding stock driven by the...
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