Page 52 of articles about genetics-reproduction

ACMC: British Pig & Poultry Fair

09-Apr-2010
Pig producers can continue to expect large improvements in efficiency from advances in genetics, Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company ACMC, will be telling pig producers at this year’s British Pig & Poultry Fair (Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 May).

Neogen acquires GeneSeek, Inc.

07-Apr-2010
Neogen Corporation announced that it had purchased all the outstanding shares of GeneSeek, Inc., of Lincoln, Neb. GeneSeek is considered the leading commercial agricultural genetics laboratory in the United States.

Controlling time of sows farrowing

Injecting prostaglandin F2α (PGF) or its analogues is effective for induction of farrowing, although a large range in the interval between treatment and farrowing is usual. Experience has shown that only 50% to 60% of PGF-treated sows farrow during the working day after injection and only these sows are candidates for farrowing supervision.

Jyden Bur: Free stall system for the European market

10-Mar-2010
As of 2013, the European Union has made new requirements for gestated sows. The ordinary static crate will be phased out by law but there are other solutions. A high level of efficiency, an improved working environment and more animal welfare is the outcome of the popular and flexible gestation crate, JB5000 from Jyden Bur – a Danish company with an international perspective.

Evolution of pigs

01-Mar-2010
Since the wild boar was domesticated 9000 years ago, its genetic make up has undergone favourable and less favourable changes. In a project financed by the European Research Council (ERC) researchers of Wageningen UR will compare the genetic characteristics of twelve pig species.

USA - NIFA awards funding for animal health and production research

04-Feb-2010
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $24 million in grants to study animal heath, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition. The agriculture animal industry plays a crucial role in the success and growth of the nation’s economy, accounting for 42 percent of forecast U.S. agricultural receipts in 2009.