Nutreco Achieves Excellent Progress in 2011
NETHERLANDS - Nutreco saw excellent progress in 2011 where it achieved a total EBITA of €241 million.

Nutreco CEO to Step Down at End of 2012
NETHERLANDS - Nutreco announces that CEO Wout Dekker (1956) will be leaving Nutreco by the end of 2012. This will mark the end of a career at the company encompassing almost thirty years, of which twelve...

Growth Set to Challenge Dutch Agricultural Sector
NETHERLANDS - Between now and 2025, agricultural production in the Netherlands will be confronted by environmental limits, particularly with regard to the disposal of manure. Nevertheless, the prospects...

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.

Trainee Says Foreign Internship was Worthwhile
NETHERLANDS - "Every trainee who gets offered such a chance should take it!" Carolin Schlömer was absolutely thrilled when she recently returned to the Netherlands from Malaysia where she completed a...

First Swine Toilet Undergoes Testing
THE NETHERLANDS - The Swine Research Farm Sterksel (Wageningen UR) in the Netherlands recently started to test the first prototype of a swine toilet.

Westerhof Appointed Director of TOPIGS Nederland
NETHERLANDS - Michiel Westerhof has been appointed as the new director of TOPIGS Nederland.

SNPs for More Uniform and Bigger Litters Found
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS researchers have found a series of SNPs that define the region of the genome that explains genetic variation for litter size and uniformity between litters.

Driving Sustainable Growth is Nutreco's Aim for 2016
NETHERLANDS - Nutreco, a global company in animal nutrition and fish feed, has announced its Strategy Update for the coming five years, which has the theme 'Ambition 2016 – driving sustainable growth'....

Nutreco Agrees to Sell Hendrix to ForFarmers
NETHERLANDS - Nutreco has signed an agreement on the intended sale of Hendrix to ForFarmers.

IKEA Netherlands Stops Meat from Castrated Pigs
NETHERLANDS - Eurogroup has been recently confirmed that IKEA Netherlands decided to completely remove castration in their pig supply chain.

Swine Dewormer Receives Positive Opinion in EU
NETHERLANDS - Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada) yesterday announced that it has received positive opinion from the CVMP in the European Union for PANACUR® AquaSol...

Reducing Antibiotic Use Will Not Stop MRSA
NETHERLANDS - The methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium, which is resistant to antibiotics, has spread rapidly in the past few years on pig farms. Extensive use of antibiotics...

Nutreco Raises Quarterly Revenue
NETHERLANDS - Animal feed and meat company, Nutreco, achieved an increase in revenues for the last quarter, with performance particularly strong in its Meat business.

TOPIGS and Schothorst Feed Research to Collaborate
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS and Schothorst Feed Research are going to collaborate. In its stalls, Schothorst Feed Research will do research for TOPIGS. The information obtained will be used for TOPIGS’ breeding...

Conference: Boars Heading for 2018
NETHERLANDS - On 30 November and 1 December 2011, an international conference will take place to end surgical castration of pigs in Europe.

TOPIGS Introduces New Feeding Advice for Sows
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS is introducing a new feeding advice for their sows. Nowadays, highly productive sows have different nutritional needs compared to sows a few years ago. Sow feeding guidelines therefore...

Average Gain TOPIGS Finishers 806 Grams/Day
NETHERLANDS - TOPIGS finishers realised an average daily gain of 806 gram in 2010.

Dutch Pig Producers in Dire Straits
NETHERLANDS - The number of pigs in the Netherlands is dropping for the first time in years.

Nutreco Records Half-Year Revenue up 14 Per Cent
NETHERLANDS - Nutreco's revenue exceeded €2.57 billion for the first half of 2011, with especially storng performance in the fish feed sector.

DSM & Nutreco Consider Feed Firm Acquisition
NETHERLANDS - Royal DSM and Nutreco announce they are exploring the possibility to acquire Provimi.

Merck Breaks Ground for Vaccine Plant Expansion
NETHERLANDS - Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, has announced that it has embarked on the expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Biosciences Center...

Vostermans Presents a New Version of Basket Fans
NETHERLANDS - As of mid-2011, Vostermans Ventilation will release a new version of the Basket Fan.

End to Slaughter Without Stunning Welcomed
NETHERLANDS - Welfare campaigning organisation, Eurogroup for Animals, has welcomed the vote earlier this week by the Dutch Parliament which makes stunning prior to slaughter, including for religious slaughter...

Better Piglets and Stronger Sows
NETHERLANDS - Extra balanced breeding can result in sows producing stronger and heavier piglets concludes TOPIGS’ researcher, Rob Bergsma, in his PhD research.

New CTO Appointed for Pigture Group
NETHERLANDS - Hans Olijslagers has been appointed as the new Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Pigture Group. He will assume his responsibilities with effect from 1 September 2011.

Conference to Prepare for End to Surgical Castration
NETHERLANDS - A three-day conference entitled 'Boars heading for 2018' will be held in Amsterdam, starting on 30 November 2011.

ISPAH: Porcilis PCV Vaccination Compliance
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has introduced BacuCheck™, a simple ELISA test for confirmation of vaccination status with PORCILIS® PCV of piglets against porcine circovirus type...

EC Authorises New Dutch Carcass Grading Method
NETHERLANDS - The European Commission (EC) has authorised a request from the Netherlands to use a third method to assess pig carcasses in future.

Thijs Hendrix Honoured
NETHERLANDS - Today, the Ambassador of France to the Netherlands is to knight Thijs Hendrix as 'Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole'.