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Following a visit by a group of Latvians to Spain, organised by the Latvian Pig Breeders Association, a commercial organisation placed a trial order for 100 doses of semen from a British genetics company.

The annual Topigs Norsvin Customer Appreciation Night for Western Canada was held on November 6 in Winnipeg.

Todd Hall has been named to the Cargill Leadership Team (CLT), the executive group in charge of Cargill’s strategic direction, growth and capital allocation.

Platform combines “big data” nutrient-analysis capabilities, cutting-edge R&D and leading ingredient sourcing to deliver clarity in feed application

Agromek ended with a total number of visitors amounting to 46,919

Nutreco has acquired Fatec Indústria de Nutrição e Saúde Animal Ltda and BRNova Sistemas Nutriconais S.A.

Europe’s First Single-Shot Vaccine to Protect Piglets from Both Porcine Circovirus Type 2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Infections

The Minerals forum and event organized by Novus on Wed, Nov 12 in Hannover attracted animal production professionals from 20 countries.

On Oct 19th and 20th, PIC held its 2014 Symposium in Xi'an City. More than 200 veterinarians and breeding experts from China, US, the Philippines and Europe, and large-scaled farm owners and pig industry media attended the meeting. During the meeting breaks, a pig333's journalist interviewed PIC's Global Wean-to-Finish Genetic Service Manager Brian Melody.

Magapor presents its portfolio of solutions for pig reproduction, from which stands out the new version of Bagmatic.

Producers, representing more than 800,000 head of swine, gather in Gray Summit, Mo., to learn new production strategies.

The tool is designed to help them better understand the factors that can influence vaccination protocol decision making.

Topigs Norsvin USA has entered into an agreement with Family Value Ag to construct a new 1200- sow nucleus herd in northern Wisconsin

IDT Biologika in partnership with their distribution network organized last month a serial of seminars with the goal of promoting knowledge about the different types of E coli

Produmix, a world leader in piglet nutrition, was present in EuroTier 2014, the meeting point for the global animal production industry.

Five farms using Topigs Norsvin genetics are among the top 10 in Brazil.

The rationale for using feed additives to combat the multi-mycotoxin occurrence in animal feedstock emerged during the eighth World Mycotoxin Forum that ran 10-12 November.

Fiber-dense rations during gestation and energy-rich rations during lactation help sows maintain condition.

Program helps producers improve profitability and control costs

The 2014 PIC Symposium which was held on 19th and 20th of October, in the city of Xi’an, China, was acclaimed a great success by the more than 250 representatives from top Chinese producers and integrators who attended.

English producers have returned from a BPEX-led visit to Ireland with new ideas on pig housing and ventilation, with some now planning to invest in new sheds.

In its commitment to continue to grow and remain a worldwide referent on base-mixes, Produmix has incorporated Eva Creus to his team to lead the marketing department.

Topigs Norsvin will supply Norsvin Landrace and Z-line for production of TN70 sows and Norsvin Duroc as a terminal sire. In this new Supply Agreement Topigs Norsvin will supply boars and semen to Svenska Köttföretagen AB’s multiplier and distribution network, including technical support to the Swedish pig production value chain.

On 5th November, 2014, HKScan Sweden AB joined Svenska Köttföretagen AB, a new industry organization formed by a network of Swedish slaughtering companies. HKScan is a co-founder and key member of the newly formed company.