Breeding Success and Maximising Returns
CANADA - The London Swine Conference will be held for two days, 28-29 March 2012, at the London Convention Centre in London, Ontario.

EU Sets New MRL for Altrenogest
EU - A new maximum residue limit (MRL) for altrenogest in pig tissues has been set.

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.

From the Wallingford Pig Study Group to PIC
UK - In 1955, a group in the UK called the Wallingford Pig Study Group was concerned that the traditional purebred breeders were not producing the right pig for future markets.

HSUS to Question Tyson on Sow Stalls
US - At the annual shareholder meeting of Tyson Foods, today, Friday, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States will question company executives about why it has no plans to end the extreme...

Research into AI Semen Age and Fertility
UK - Research carried out by pig breeding company PIC in the UK into the effect of semen age on reproductive performance in AI has seen a surprising result - that fresh is not necessarily best, writes...

Improving AI to Improve Commercial Pig Herd
UK - Fresh work on the study of porcine semen production could go a long way to improving the commercial pig herd in the UK, writes ThePigSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.

PIC Opens New AI Research Centre
UK - Pig breeding company PIC opened a gene technology research centre in the UK on Tuesday – believed to be the first of its type in the UK and probably in Europe.

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...

Traceability Project Uses DNA to Improve Genetics
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board and the University of Prince Edward Island’s (UPEI) Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) have completed the first phase of an innovative research project that analyses...

AI – Take Care of Semen in Cold Weather
UK - Semen for AI on pig farms should be stored at 17°C in temperature-controlled cabinets. AI suppliers take care to ensure that semen is in good condition on delivery.

Hermitage Supplies Leading Producers in Siberia
SIBERIA, RUSSIA - During the months of October and November 2011, Hermitage Genetics supplied approximately 3,000 high health breeding pigs to Titan-Agro Ltd. in Omsk, Western Siberia, Russia.

Swine Semen Packaging System Receives Award
US - ASABE, The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has announced that ReproQuest, Inc. has won an AE50 award for its RQ800 Swine Semen Packaging System.

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.

Major European Genomics Report Published
NETHERLANDS - The Sustainable Animal Breeding (SABRE) Report on genomics for sustainable breeding of cattle, pigs and poultry has been published, reports Wageningen UR.

Biomin Seminar for Czech Pig Breeders
CZECH REPUBLIC - 10 November 2011 witnessed a seminar for pig breeders organised by Svaz chovatelů prasat v Čechách a na Moravě (Association of Pig Breeders in Bohemia and Moravia) called...

Mouldy Corn Hit Tianli's Business in Q4
CHINA - Tianli expects 2011 revenue and net income in the range of US$28.5 to $29.5 million and $8.2 to $8.8 million, respectively. Its fourth-quarter results were impacted by contamination of the feed...

Greater Insight into Danish Genes and Technology
UK - The country's newest pig breeding and genetics supplier, DanBred International UK, has launched its own web site.

Dangers of Fluctuating Winter Temperatures
UK - As we move into winter, fluctuating temperatures can be a major stressor and precursor to pneumonia in pigs, warns says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.

TOPIGS Imports Top Genetics into China
CHINA - TOPIGS has successfully imported 1003 top breeding pigs to China. These animals originate from TOPIGS nucleus farms in Canada. The great grandparent pigs are the top of the TOPIGS breeding pyramid...

Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio Influences Performance
CANADA - Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre suggests the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the diet of the sow is of greater significance in influencing her reproductive performance...

UK Genetics and Support Win German Franchise
GERMANY - World class genetics, backed by advanced technical support, has clinched a major franchise contract for UK based JSR Genetics, in the form of a new breeding company, JSR Hybrid Deutschland GmbH....

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...

Tianli Agritech Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
CHINA - Tianli Agritech, Inc., a leading producer of breeder and market hogs headquartered in Wuhan City, China, has announced its financial results for the quarter and nine month period ended 30 September...

Canadian Pork Production Costs Compare Favourably
CANADA - A director with Pork Chain Consulting says, while the cost of producing pork in Canada compare favourably with those in the rest of the world, there are areas where improvements can be made, Bruce...

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.

ACMC Tip: Keeping the Milk-Bar Flowing
UK - For a sow’s mammary gland to work efficiently it should have been suckled in the previous lactation, says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.

Market Preview: Consider Payout before Expansion
US - Where will the December breeding herd fall this year, asks Steve Meyer in this week's "Market Preview" featured in National Hog Farmer magazine.

Genesus Sets up Nucleus & Multiplication Systems
RUSSIA - Genesus is pleased to announce that Paul Flint and Susan Wulf of Ames, Iowa will be moving near Krasnodar, Russia to manage the company's new registered purebred Nucleus and Multiplication system...

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.