Breeding

China will put greater pressure on its regions to boost grain yields and step-up support for its domestic seed industry as it strengthens its focus on food security after the COVID-19 pandemic, a major policy document issued late Sunday showed.…

Researchers from EHT Zurich have identified a gene mutation that immobilises sperm in boars, potentially giving pig farmers an advantage when creating a breeding strategy.

US hog markets rallied this week while China's pig industry begins to restructure.

The first critically-endangered Large Black piglets bred from frozen, imported semen were born in the United States this summer.

Boars represented 50% of the final product of pig production and unfortunately get less than 1% of the attention – at least if you measure in terms of literature published. Thus, join me on this podcast with Dr Darwin Re…

Three industry experts talk solutions to gilt and sow management challenges.

Results from a new study demonstrate that the parity of a sow can greatly increase the incidence of reproductive failure and subsequent removal of the sow from the herd.

Two Danish pig farmers working in Western Australia have been charged with illegal importation of boar semen from Denmark into Australia.

Genesus expert, Garth Brown, provides his top tips for efficient and successful on-farm semen storage and transportation.

The collection is the largest of its kind in the world and it's designed to ensure that there is enough genetic diversity available for breeders to meet the changing needs of the farmers and ranchers who provide much of our food supply.…

James Cook University researchers have developed a diet to help prevent damage of sperm in boars reared in hot conditions.

Genesus Global Technical report.

New research advises regular PCR testing of semen to ensure safe, PEDv-free insemination.

Dr Craig Lewis, chair of the European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders and PIC Genetic Services manager answers your questions.

Researchers from the US test the design and biological effects of a vaginally administered gel containing the GnRH agonist, triptorelin, for synchronising ovulation in swine

An insight into the facilities and processes of a boar stud and artificial insemination (AI) centre based in Northern Ireland.

The Pig Site speaks to Karl Kerns, fertility researcher at the University of Missouri and author of a recently published study investigating the true function of zinc in sperm maturation and swine fertility

Researchers at the University of Missouri have now found that zinc plays a key role in promoting fertility in males, a discovery that has implications for improved in vitro fertilisation and artificial insemination in li…

DanBred has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with CIMCO to establish sale of DanBred genetics in Japan

Described as the largest and most highly-attended edition to date, the meeting welcomed more than 400 specialists in the swine reproduction sector from 38 countries across 5 continents for two days