Genetics and traits

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue has signed a MOU that puts the Department of Agriculture as the chief regulator over farm animal biotechnology and gene editing.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has submitted public comments on a proposed USDA rule for gene-edited livestock, saying that the FDA has delayed action on the technology.

Holidays are over, packers got working to get hogs killed. Last week, 2,849,000. We aren’t sure but we believe the largest weekly kill in a long time. Despite this big slaughter week U.S. pork cut-outs were 81₵ lb. frida…

The NFU believes that harnessing gene editing technology and biotechnology can help the UK reach its net zero carbon ambitions.

Plans to consult on gene editing – which could unlock substantial benefits to nature, the environment and help farmers with crops resistant to pests, disease or extreme weather and to produce healthier, more nutritious food – will be set out today by Environment Secretary George Eustice in his speech at the Oxford Farming Conference.…

New research on sex determination suggests that producers may not have to surgically castrate male pigs to prevent boar taint.

A senior livestock analyst with Rabobank predicts that China’s pork imports could fall by as much as 30 percent in 2021 as recovery efforts ramp up.

US rethinks its China strategy and increased COVID-19 infections rock the industry.

One of the most prestigious awards in the UK pig industry has been won this year by the British Pig Association’s Chief Executive Marcus Bates.

Disease is a major contributor to increased costs in the swine industry. For example, the cost estimated from the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) disease alone is $664 million annually to the US swin…

For centuries Pork has been enjoyed for its nutritional values, flavor, and taste. History shows pigs were domesticated by 5000 B.C. This is 7 millenniums of Pork consumption. Today, pork is the most desired and consumed…

Pig genetics are reported to be in short supply in China - how are they rebuilding their breeding herd?

Vietnam’s Agriculture Minister says that the country could have an African swine fever vaccine by 2021 after studies yield optimistic results.

Pig Champ is a leading database of U.S. swine production data.

Scientists have decoded the whole genetic make-up of pigs

Pig price in Russia is 111.8 Roubles ($1.46) per kg live (with VAT). Covid and ASF, which has been causing havoc markets globally, is today having minimal effect on the Russian market.

Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) is one of the primary respiratory pathogens challenging swine production systems in the US and around the world, said Phil Gauger, DVM, PhD, an associate professor at Iowa State Univers…

Genomic selection for disease resilience using measures of antibody (ab) response.

The success of pig genetic improvement programs depends heavily on the continued generation, collection, and analysis of industry-wide data from both the nucleus and commercial settings.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says that the recent Nobel Prize in chemistry shows that the United States is falling behind the curve when it comes to gene edited livestock.