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New crop variability can negatively affect feed conversion and other production indicators, impacting performance and profits. In a bid to tackle this, more producers are using information provided by the latest NIR (near infrared spectroscopy) technology.

The facility will house up to 150 animals. It will be used by about 300 students each year for studying courses such as livestock systems, animal science, pork production and animal health.

Produmix has been awarded with the Innovative SME Recognition, by the Spanish Ministry of Economy.

HIPRA presents PREVIRON^®, its new gleptoferron iron for the prevention of ferropenic anaemia in piglets.

Animine is pleased to announce that it appointed two new people: Kostas Lymperopoulos and Shengsheng Li.

Serão said he hopes and expects to be able to introduce new traits that are heritable, easy to measure and economically important, into selection indices, with the objective of improving genetic response for reproductive performance in sows and boars.

First held in 1987 in Albury, New South Wales, the biennial Australasian Pig Science Association Conference, this year to be held at the Grand Hyatt, Melbourne, Victoria, November 19-22, will hear the latest science behind seasonal fertility, courtesy of Dr Ray King and Professor Alan Tilbrook will review advances in animal welfare.

CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork supported Animal Science Honours student, Danica Evans, who recently received First Class Honours for her work and topped her year, is now doing the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, also at Murdoch University.

Following Semen Cardona's policy, the new insemination stud is created together with the local partner Plaridel forming the Semen Cardona Philippines Company that will manage and market the doses produced in the Philippines.

More exhibits, live hogs and new products, services and technology were on display at World Pork Expo, June 7-9.

Topigs Norsvin is proud to present a new nucleus farm in South Africa: Rietfontein. This modern facility has a capacity of 1,500 SPF sows.

67% of the exhibitors at SPACE reported engaging in or planning to develop export activities. 89% said that SPACE enabled them to establish useful business contacts.

Topigs Norsvin decided to establish its own resting places in the EU at strategic locations. Those resting places are exclusively for Topigs Norsvin breeding animals.