Project on Gender–Sorted Semen Ended
DENMARK – Videncenteret for Svineproduksjon (VSP; Danish Pig Research Centre) has halted its project on the sex-sorting of pig semen.

Report Predicts Decrease in Piglet Mortality
DENMARK - A working group has just delivered a progress report on breeding of pigs in Denmark. The report focuses on high piglet mortality in Danish pig herds, where a decline is expected in the coming...

DanBred Pigs Move Ahead in Development
DENMARK - On 17 October 2011, DanBred announced the use of genomic information in all breeds and for the entire range of traits in the Danish breeding objective.

Sustainable and Efficient Pig Breeding Moves Ahead
DENMARK - Years’ worth of ground-breaking research results from Aarhus University will be put to use in a new and extensive collaborative project between the university and the pig industry. The aim...

New Knowledge About Sow Milk Production
DENMARK - Scientists from Aarhus University’s Research Centre Foulum have developed a pig model that can provide answers to how pregnant and lactating sows should be fed to improve their milk production....

Programme Reduces Consumption of Antibiotics
DENMARK - Researchers at the University of Aarhus, Denmark are looking to breed chickens and pigs with higher disease resistance. They are hoping to produce healthier animals with a lower dependance on...

Genomic Selection Means Better Breeding Pigs
DENMARK - Research in genomic selection will result in healthier animals and improved selection of breeding animals.

Danish Pig Producers Use More Antibiotics
DENMARK - During the first six months of this year the use of antibiotics by Danish pig producers increased 12 per cent, according to a report by the Danish Technical University.

Chocolate-coloured Pigs Help Scientists
DENMARK - 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...

DanBred Ranks First in German Breeding Programme
DENMARK - The Danish pig breeding programme, DanBred, recently achieved first place in a test of seven breeding programmes carried out by the Agricultural Chamber in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.