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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Breeding and Reproduction
Friday, January 06, 2012
PIC Announces First Shipment from US to Russia US and RUSSIA - PIC has completed delivery of 1,071 high-health breeding pigs from the US to key account Gvardia in the Stavropol Region of Russia.
Monday, November 21, 2011
US Breeding Pigs Clear China's Quarantine CHINA & US - According to the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), on 31 August 2011, 1,265 pure bred US pigs worth $3.8 million were shipped by air to South China following 45 days of quarantine...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Pork Commentary: Pork Demand Phenomenal US & RUSSIA - This week, Jim Long compares the health of the pork and chicken industries in the US and states that Russia is very short of meeting its domestic pork needs.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
North & Latin America Boost Genus Results GLOBAL - In its results for the financial year, Genus has reported an increase of seven per cent in operating profit to more than £45 million.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Genesus Breeding Stock Sold in Russia CANADA & RUSSIA - Canada's Agriculture Minister Ritz has announced that Genesus breeding stock have been sold to Russia.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Canada & Russia Increase Trade Opportunities CANADA & RUSSIA - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz underlined the importance of Canada's growing partnership with Russia in the agriculture sector at the opening of the first Canada-Russia Livestock Forum...
Monday, November 29, 2010
Absolutely Unique: Less Work, More Piglets GERMANY & CANADA - Big Dutchman just signed an agreement for the distribution of two key products of the Canadian pig equipment manufacturer Conception Ro-Main in certain markets: the Contact-O-Max boar...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Hypor Inc Forms New Alliance with Mag Inc GLOBAL - 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...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Five Genesus Customer Herds Surpass 30 Pigs GLOBAL - Five Genesus customers' herds surpassed 30 pigs weaned in 2008.
Monday, September 15, 2008
How Can a Vaccine Control Boar Taint? GLOBE - The boar taint vaccine Improvac® works by stimulating the pig’s immune system to produce antibodies which temporarily block the function of the testes.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Genetic Associations with Sow Reproduction GLOBAL - T. Serenius and co-workers at Iowa State University have published a paper indicating that length of productive life in sows is genetically associated with other economically important prolificacy...
Friday, March 14, 2008
TOPIGS and Yurun Food Group Partners in Nucleus Farm GENERAL - Thanks to a new partnership between TOPIGS and Yurun Food Group, a nucleus farm will be set up to supply TOPIGS genetics to an integrated pig production chain producing 3 million slaughter pigs...


