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Cull sow prices may be down — up to £30 per head compared with last year — but pig producers have been advised not to put off replacing older, less productive animals in their breeding herds.

Lee Whittington, President of Prairie Swine Centre, is pleased to announce the recruitment of Helen Thoday to our management team as Manager of Contract Research Services.

It’s an age old problem, when the summer temperatures rise, fertility in pigs (and many other mammals) declines. It is nature’s way of limiting the number of offspring produced in the winter when the temperature is cold and food is in shorter supply.

Users of TOPIGS genetics in the USA wean 3.5 piglets more per sow than other pork producers.

A new deal will see consultancy business, Checkfarm, offer Pig Production Training (PPT) Ltd programmes across the globe, meaning more producers than ever before will have access to world-class training that they can use to develop and improve the skills of their employees.

WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp GmbH (Lutten) treat their feeding computer “4PX“ with new and useful program features. With this current version, WEDA provide new tools – especially for pig farmers – which increase the efficiency of the entire animal house management.

In the framework of the European Symposium of Porcine Health Management 2013 (ESPHM), HIPRA presented UNISTRAIN® PRRS, the new effective alternative for the control of the most costly disease in pig production.

CIRCOVAC® could provide protection for piglets against PCV2 up to the age of 21 weeks, according to new research revealed recently at the AASV (American Association of Swine Veterinarians) Congress.

As part of the British Pig Health Scheme vets spend a lot of time in abattoirs observing lungs, says Paul Thompson, veterinary adviser to pig-breeding company ACMC

Adifeed is a private company, with 20 people working full time since 2007.

PIC, a division of Genus plc and the world’s leading swine genetics company, staged its inaugural China symposium for the country's leading pig producers in Wuhan on May 18 and 19. Timed to coincide with the company's presence at the China Animal Husbandry Expo in the same city, the event drew an invitation-only crowd of more than 200, including guests from Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Philippines and Vietnam.

On 4th June, BobMcDonnell (Governor of Virginia) announced that a Chinese importer would purchase 790-thousand-ton American soybeans from PerdueAgribusiness.

TechMix, along with Midwest Ag, is receiving the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) 2013 Ag Innovator of the Year award for the new soy protein technology, NutriVance.

• First international company using cell culture technology to produce biopharmaceuticals in China • Investment of over 35 million Euro • Up to 65 new jobs

The Monogastric Centre of Excellence was present with a poster: Effect of administration of a single-dose of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM-I 1079 on incidence of neonatal diarrhea.

Alltech is launching a new mineral management program that aims to help their customers feed less organic trace minerals to their livestock and get optimal performance results.

Now is the time to be thinking of worming your pig herd, reminds Ian Watson, ABN’s National Pig Specialist, who warns of the cost implications of harbouring a worm burden.

Genesus is pleased to announce the signed contract between Russian Company Ariant of the Chelyabinsk Region and Genesus Inc.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) and Shuanghui International Holdings Limited today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that values Smithfield at approximately US$7.1 billion

Long known for the strong animal health product portfolio, TechMix has now formalized their nutrition products offerings within their new TechMix Nutrition business group.

More than 200 guests celebrated the inaguration of DELACONs new production plant.

In the future, Agromek will continue to be held every other year at the end of November. The next Agromek exhibition will be held during the period 25th to 28th November 2014 (inclusive).

Nedap will exhibit at the World Pork Expo 2013 in Des Moines. This year, Nedap will present various new products for the first time in North America, which broadens the company’s product range for the swine industry.

TOPIGS Research delivers: improved fertility and mothering ability with genomic selection