New Study on Evolution of Pigs
NETHERLANDS - A new project at Wageningen University Research will study the genetic make-up of 12 pig species.

TOPIGS Helps Achieve 27.3 Weaned Piglets/Sow/Year
THE NETHERLANDS - Pig farmers with TOPIGS sows achieved an average production of 27.3 weaned piglets per sow per year in 2008.

Intermittent Suckling: Variable Effects on Sow Fertility
THE NETHERLANDS - Gerritsen and colleagues at Schothorst Feed Research in Lelystad investigated the effects on sow reproduction of intermittent suckling (IS), a technique in which the sow and her piglets...