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United Kingdom signs deal to export breeding pigs to China

Business Secretary Vince Cable today signed an agreement worth many millions of pounds for the UK economy that will allow the export of British breeding pigs to China, home to half of the world’s pig population. Agreement has also been reached on health certification to allow a start to be made on the export of UK pigmeat to China.

Capacitation status of stored boar spermatozoa is related to litter size of sows

Capacitation status as measured by CTC staining is a useful predictor of sperm fertility, equivalent to SPA. Moreover, original capacitation status exhibited better predictive ability for small litters than for large ones. Therefore, subfertile boars can be identified primarily by capacitation status

A question of feed conversion

Pig farmers need to know whether boars have been individually tested for feed conversion and whether they have an EBV (Estimated Breeding Value) for this trait

Maternity

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Intra-uterine insemination with low numbers of frozen–thawed boar spermatozoa in spontaneous and induced ovulating sows under field conditions

The present study was conducted to evaluate non-return rate (NR), farrowing rate (FR), and number of total pigs born/litter (TB) of weaned sows after intra-uterine insemination (IUI) using low numbers of frozen–thawed (FT) spermatozoa.

Thawing boar semen in the presence of seminal plasma: Effects on sperm quality and fertility

The present studies confirm an adverse effect of inseminating FT sperm on sperm quality and sow fertility but suggest that thawing FT sperm in 50% SP may partially alleviate these adverse effects.

Alternative to surgical castration without anesthesia (I)

The administration of local or general anesthesia, accompanied in all cases by a long-lasting analgesic, eliminates or considerably reduces the pain caused by surgical castration. However, the use of these products has certain limitations.

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Boar housing

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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.

USA - Illinois grant enhances knowledge of boar semen

A $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will enable University of Illinois researchers to advance the knowledge and practical application of frozen boar semen in swine herds across the United States.

PorkPress releases

Chinese research wins APVS award

A team of researchers from the China Agricultural University in Beijing have won an award for their evaluation of the performance of the boar taint vaccine Improvac® (Pfizer Animal Health) under Chinese production conditions.

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Dimension and design of the mating and control unit

The mating and control unit is one of the most important elements of a sow unit. Thus, it must facilitate a high pregnancy rate, high number of piglets, uniform body condition, sow longevity and a low return rate.

ACMC - Bringing home the silver

An armful of trophies was taken by ACMC pigs at Yorkshire’s Hull Market Christmas Show. They were awarded for the Supreme pen of pigs, Reserve pen of pigs, Best pen of cutter pigs, Best pen of bacon pigs and the Best pen of commercial pigs.

Recela y cubrición de cerdas en jaula (II)

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Stimulation and mating of sows in stalls (II)

So far we have seen different options for retaining the males and for stimulating the stalled sows that maximize speed and stimulus. Once stimulated, now we are going to mate them.

Recela y cubrición de cerdas en jaula (I)

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Stimulation and mating of sows in stalls (I)

Different systems of boar’s retention during stimulation and mating in stalls have already been seen. Now we are going to put it into practice.

Recelando cerdas para IA

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Boar control during heat checking and mating

Both for heat detection and for mating, maximum efficiency is achieved if the sow is well stimulated.

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