Page 3 of articles about genetics-reproduction in Swine news

During the committee, punctual agreements were established in order to make progress in the importation of animals and genetic material of the swine and ovine species.

Britain's major pig genetics companies and their vets have developed a protocol for the importation of live pigs into the United Kingdom.

The Retail Council of Canada believes that sows should be housed in an environment where their pregnancy, health and well-being are taken into highest consideration.

With pig slaughtering declining by over 1m head during 2012 (from 20.4m to 18.9m), it was no surprise to see a decline in exports of Danish pig meat over the year.

For the exportation of pigs for reproductive purposes, the protocol signed by these two countries establishes that the animals must come from farms registered with the ICA.

New Jersey is one step closer to becoming the tenth state to outlaw the confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates.

At the National Pork Industry Forum, pork producers approved a resolution reaffirming the industry's position that producers should be able to select a sow housing system.

The aim is to help every producer move towards an extra three pigs per sow per year weaned.

A measure authorising the import of live US pigs into the EU for breeding and production was adopted by the European Commission.

An international team of researchers has unravelled the genetic code of the domestic pig and the wild boars from which they are descended.

22 percent of the world's livestock breeds are still classified as being at risk of extinction.

United States hog producers intend to have 2.85 million sows farrow during the September-November 2012 quarter, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period in 2011, and down 1 percent from 2010.

Both sides pledged to further cooperation in livestock production with focus on pig-farming cooperation between enterprises and researchers from both sides to speed up the improvement of pig breeding system and uplift the pig-farming level in China.

The Australian pork industry’s voluntary move away from the use of sow stalls by 2017, is making substantial progress, with around one in three sows now spending their pregnant lives sow stall free.

Investment of more than $1.3 million to help the Canadian Swine Exporters Association (CSEA) increase its international marketing and promotion of Canadian purebred swine genetics.

The report “Piglet mortality in Denmark” published in 2010 described a number of alternatives for reducing the mortality rate. These various alternatives are also mentioned in a new report published in January 2012.