Page 51 of articles about genetics-reproduction

JSR look to the Future

19-Oct-2010
“Greater investment in the training and development of staff will help ensure a vibrant and progressive future for the pig industry, both at home and abroad.” That is the view of JSR Chairman Tim Rymer who as head of the UK’s leading pig genetics company JSR, has demonstrated the company’s commitment to such investment by appointing two new sales trainees.

Semen Cardona incorporates new center for international trade

13-Oct-2010
Semen Cardona, Spain's leading production multigenetic porcine semen doses for artificial insemination, has purchased the facilities that the Copaga cooperative had in Clariana of Cardener (central of Catalonia), which until nowadays were leased to multinational Ingafood (from Netherlands), a leader industry of the national pig sector.

Hyaluronic acid in the female reproductive tract of the pig

04-Oct-2010
Early embryo development requires a dynamic and active uterine environment tailored to the requirements of each embryonic stage. The development of asynchrony between the embryo and uterine environment during embryo transfer has been directly linked with both embryonic loss and abnormal development. Hyaluronic Acid (HA), has been implicated as an important factor in porcine embryo development in vitro, but little data exists on the concentrations of this glycoaminoglycan in the porcine female reproductive tract and its potential application in embryo transfer procedures.

Productively feeding us and them

22-Sep-2010
Delivering the keynote address, ‘The Modern Pork Industry – Breakthroughs and Future Opportunities’, Dr Roger Campbell, CEO of Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), told a Zinpro symposium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, that the US pork industry, like Australia’s, needed to innovate around social and welfare issues.

European Union - EFSA: Update on the state of play of animal cloning

21-Sep-2010
The present statement follows the EFSA 2009 statement and EFSA 2008 scientific opinion and is based on a review of identified peer reviewed scientific literature up to 1 July 2010, information made available to EFSA following a call for data, discussion with experts in the field of animal cloning and a peer review by external experts. The focus of the statement has been to evaluate information related to aspects of food safety, health and welfare of animal clones and their offspring.

USA - USDA proposes to amend Livestock Exportation Regulations

20-Sep-2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend the livestock exportation regulations to eliminate pre-export tuberculosis and brucellosis testing for goats and breeding swine if the receiving country does not require such testing.

Philippines - BAI look into commercial profit of raising native pigs

15-Sep-2010
To conserve and maximize the potential of expanding the native pigs ("lechon") market, the Bureau of Animal Industry-National Swine and Poultry Research and Development Center (BAI-NSPRDC) based in Tiaong, Quezon conducted a study on the “Conservation, Evaluation and Commercialization of the Philippine Native Pigs”. This was funded and supported by the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) under its banner program, the National Technology Commercialization Program (NTCP). The two-year project is led by Dr. Rene C. Santiago, DVM, also the agricultural center chief of BAI-NSPRDC. Project implementation called for collaborations with the local government units (LGUs) of Quezon and selected farmer-cooperators in Laguna and Quezon.