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Egbert Knol was awarded this for his many contributions to pig breeding and breeding management as a result of his work to understand and select for important production traits like maternal traits, mothering ability and piglet survivability.

Pig nutritionists and formulators can use different tools to optimise diets.

A group of outstanding Spanish companies will be exhibitors at IPPE 2015 with the support of AGRAGEX

Industry research shows vitamin- and mineral-dense rations can help older sows continue performing.

The honor, featured in the November issue, cites successful programs to reduce wastewater, utilize biogas generated by wastewater treatment and reduce waste sent to the landfill—all components of Smithfield's commitment to reduce its environmental impact.

Erich Erber, the founder of Biomin and Erber Group, was the sole recipient of the prestigious PhD hc from 2014.

As slaughter weights trend heavier and hog prices increase, the benefit of reducing late-finishing mortality also grows. 

“World Pork Expo is a showcase of pork production,” says Howard Hill, D.V.M., NPPC president and Iowa pork producer.

AB Neo has created a 2 minute step-by-step animated video to make it easy for pig farmers to see for themselves how easy it is to measure the extra profit that can be achieved by the  accelerated growth rates from Axcelera-P.

HKScan Finland’s pork slaughtering facility in Forssa is going to gain export certification from the Chinese food authorities following inspections carried out in August 2014.

Carel combines these tasks with his current position at PigTek Europe where in the past 4 years he has already been working as Operations Manager.

Company launches website recounting its history

A wide differential diagnostic can be the key for the resolution of this pathology, that decrease the productions of the farm due to the mortality, the reduction of daily gain, and the multiple measures necessary for its control.

Smithfield has transitioned 71.4% of pregnant sows on its company-owned U.S. farms

Eli Lilly and Company today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Novartis Animal Health, which will further position Lilly’s Elanco as a global leader in the animal health industry.

Osborne Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce that Vicki Corbett has been named Vice President, CSM, by the company’s Board of Directors.

Additional label claims help protect pigs from PRRS at every production stage

In reaching this decision, Cargill considered all relevant facts, including the attractiveness of acquiring Nutreco relative to alternative potential investments.

In the past four years, the Company has closed five plants, expanded three others, consolidated 17 distribution centres into two and built a 400,000 square foot state-of the-art processing facility.

Produmix organized a training session on swine nutrition for its staff.

Built with natural, functional and sustainable materials, the Erber Research Center was recently opened on the grounds of Kasetsart University at its Khamphaeng Saen Campus.

Capacity expansion planned to support growing customer base

American pig technicians, who are helping US pig farmers develop information harvesting systems for production management, have visited a UK company for a high-tech training session.