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Pig Industry News by Topic
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Monday, February 06, 2012
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.
Friday, February 03, 2012
PIC Celebrates First 50 years of Genetic Improvement UK - 26 February 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of business for global swine genetics leader Pig Improvement Company (PIC). From the very beginning, the company has been true to its "never stop improving"...
Slap-Dash Slap-Marking UK - ACMC says it still sees numerous farm reports where slap-markings are recorded by the abattoir or by BPHS (British Pig Health Scheme) vets as illegible.
Monday, January 30, 2012
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...
Friday, January 27, 2012
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.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
BPEX Launches Revamped Website UK - The BPEX website has been given a makeover to make it easier to navigate around the vast amount of information it contains.
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.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
New Head of Marketing for BPEX UK - BPEX has appointed a new Head of Marketing to replace Chris Lamb who is retiring at the end of February after more than 20 years in the industry.
Monday, January 23, 2012
eAML2 Demo Ready & Compulsory by April UK - The countdown is on to when the eAML2 pig movement system becomes compulsory at the beginning of April 2012 in England and Wales.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Helping British Pig Exports Succeed UK - A call has been put out to support the British pig industry and to back quality British pig meat after a UK pig meat processing company was blocked from exporting to China, writes Lucy Towers, ThePigSite...
Eat Yourself Happy, Urges Vion UK - Vion Food Group is to launch the second phase of its "Put Pork on Your Fork" campaign, encouraging the nation to eat more British pork, with a New Year promotion entitled, Eat Yourself Happy
Monday, January 16, 2012
Hermitage UK - Restock Reports Excellent Results UK - Having been without pigs for the previous five years, Stephen Tuer from Northallerton, restocked his unit with 400 high health Classic 1 gilts from Hermitage Seaborough in the second half of last...
Friday, January 13, 2012
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.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
BPEX Confidence Survey Under Way UK - The annual BPEX confidence survey has now been sent out across the whole industry.
Friday, January 06, 2012
Testing Females to Improve Accuracy UK - Over 1,000 female pigs annually are currently individually tested at nucleus level for feed intake, feed conversion and growth rate by the Yorkshire-based international pig-breeding company, ACMC...
Thursday, January 05, 2012
VION Food UK Increases Graduate Intake UK - VION Food UK’s Graduate Management Development Programme, Emerge, has increased its intake of graduates - the second cohort of the programme that was first launched in 2009.
Streptococcus Suis Disease Model Validated UK - Moredun Scientific has recently completed the validation of a Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 disease model in weaner piglets for use in vaccine and therapeutic efficacy studies.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Phobic Food Marketing UK - Think of some famous advertising brands, it is remarkable how many of these brands implement science and technology into their products and highlight its importance, writes Dr Grant Walling, Managing...
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Herd Restock: Act Now for Earlier Payback UK - With so many factors to consider - finance, logistics and sheer hard work - a full herd restock has never been a lightly made decision. What of the rewards?, asks James Christian, JSR's new COO.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Stuart Bosworth Pig Farmer of the Year UK - Stuart Bosworth from Willingale, Essex (UK) is Pig Farmer of the Year 2011.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
BPEX Manager Gets Accolade UK - BPEX Foodservice Sector Manager Tony Goodger has been chosen as one of the top 20 most influential people in public sector catering.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
NPA Urges Planners to Look at Facts of Foston Plan UK - The National Pig Association (NPA) has written to planners in a bid to bring some balance to the Soil Association's "distinctly selective" criticisms of Midland Pig Producers' application to build...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
PCV2 Impairs Danger Recognition, Says Top Expert UK - Two leading experts on PCV2 provided vets with an update on the virus at the Pig Veterinary Society's autumn meeting.
Friday, December 09, 2011
Silver Success for Yorkshire Pig Farmer UK - Yorkshire pig farmer, Ian Broumpton, gained an armful of trophies at this year’s Hull Market Christmas Fatstock Show, according to ACMC.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
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.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Pig Producers Invited to Invest in Chile UK - The Chilean government export development agency, Prochile, is to hold a meeting in London to attract UK pig companies to invest in the country
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Eco Animal Housing Experiences Huge Demand UK - 2K Manufacturing, the pioneering company behind the revolutionary environmentally-friendly EcoSheet, is doubling production at its Luton factory to meet demand from the agricultural sector.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Tulip Planning on Expanding in the UK UK - Tulip Ltd strengthens its position as the leading UK supplier of processed meat products following the acquisition of Parkam Foods.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Benefits of Recording Feed Conversion UK - "Efficient feed conversion is the most important economic trait in pig production yet, as an industry, we are quite poor at measuring it," Ed Sutcliffe, geneticist and technical director of pig-breeding...
Friday, November 04, 2011
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.
