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China re-opens to canadian live pigs, trade in purebred genetics can now resume

Canadian Swine Exporters Association announced that negotiations are finalized and trade in Purebred swine genetics can now resume. China halted importation last May, 2009 due to H1N1 concerns in China.

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Japan - 1st cloned pig euthanized

The pig, Xena, who was nine years and eight months at the time of her death, was the oldest cloned pig in the world.

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BHZP and Hypor: next step in partnership

In November 2008 BHZP and Hypor entered a strategic partnership. As a result Hypor recently acquired exclusivity for distribution of BHZP’s terminal boar lines in the Dutch market.

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JSR targets Taiwan

JSR has reaffirmed its keen interest in working with pig producers in Asia by signing a franchise contract with Evabiotech Ltd of Er Lun County in Taiwan, at Pig Focus Asia in Bangkok.

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Gestation in stalls

This month we are setting you a new test, in this case on the welfare of sows accommodated in stalls during gestation.

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Feeding of pre-pubertal gilts with diets containing aflatoxins or zearalenona

Feeding diets with aflatoxins or zearalenone prejudices performance and stimulates estrogenic effects in gilts.

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Genetic resistance to PCV2

Anecdotal evidence from pig producers and veterinarians in the field suggests that there are genotype differences in susceptibility to PCVAD

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20 million pigs in Pigbase, TOPIGS’ breeding database

Pigbase, TOPIGS breeding database, now contains data from more than 20 million breeding pigs. With this it is by far the biggest database of its kind in the world.

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PIC Appoints new Distributor for Greece & Cyprus

PIC is delighted to announce the appointment of NUEVO SA to be its new Distributor for Greece and Cyprus. NUEVO, based in Evia, serves the pig and poultry markets in the fields of feed, genetics, animal health and the provision of quality technical service.

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ACMC: British Pig & Poultry Fair

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).

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Neogen acquires GeneSeek, Inc.

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.

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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.

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Differences in lean growth performance of pigs sampled from 1980 and 2005 commercial swine fed 1980 and 2005 representative feeding programs

The objective of this study was to assess how changes in genetics and feeding programs over 25 years in the U.S. commercial swine industry have impacted lean growth performance.

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New JSR website has science/ education as a central theme

The JSR farming group has launched a new website for both its operational companies; JSR Genetics Ltd, the highly successful international pig genetics company, and JSR Farms Ltd who operate and manage 3,600 hectares of land extensively throughout East Yorkshire.

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Intervet-Schering Plough Animal Health - Making money from small change

Small changes in reproductive performance in piggeries can translate into big economic gains, according to Hilduard Swarts, Global Marketing Director, Global Swine Business Unit, Intervet-Schering Plough Animal Health.

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New AI station commissioned in Malta

A new AI station has been commissioned in Malta, using stock, expertise and equipment from Britain.