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The Lower Saxonian equippers of pig houses, WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp, have developed the new self-catching pen SF3

Bayer is re-introducing trusted reproduction management products following the recent acquisition of Teva Animal Health.

Smithfield Foods announced today that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and will soon mail to shareholders of record the definitive proxy materials in connection with the previously announced definitive merger agreement with Shuanghui International Holdings Limited.

Zoetis affirms its commitment to finding a solution to help control the recent outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv). The devastating, costly virus has been positively identified in 17 states since April.

Ecolab (ECL) has been named to Forbes magazine's 2013 list of "The World's Most Innovative Companies," ranking 33rd out of 100 companies on the list that will appear in the Sept. 2 issue of Forbes.

Maple Leaf Foods (MFI: TSX) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International Inc. of Irving, Texas.

TOPIGS is pleased to announce the appointment of André Costa as General Manager of TOPIGS do Brasil with effect from 1 August 2013.

The pig production arm of the JSR Farming Group, a 4,000 sow operation producing 2000 pigs per week, has increased the dead weight of its slaughter pigs and cut its overall cost of production by 2.5% by switching to two new sire lines developed by JSR Genetics.

Feeding herd performance is far more important to a pig unit, financially, than litter performance.

JSR have invested in an advanced cooling system within their AI boar accommodation as part of their commitment to ensure rigorous quality control methods deliver the highest quality products to customers.

It is with great pleasure that Excentials B.V. announces the appointment of Dr. Hector Navarro based in Mexico and Dr. Luiz Gustvo Rómbola based in Brazil as Regional Technical Managers.

Researchers from the Animal Breeding and Genomics Group at Wageningen University and TOPIGS recently sequenced the full genome of 70 TOPIGS pigs. As a result of the sequencing more than 10 million new SNPs have been identified.

Cargill’s animal nutrition business today announced that Dr. Brooke Humphrey has been named global technology director for pork at the innovation campus in Elk River

Recent heatwave conditions have highlighted problems resulting from wide temperature fluctuations in finishing houses, says Tim Miller, environmental specialist with ARM Buildings.

The directors and staff of SPACE pay tribute to their President, Jean-Michel Lemetayer, who died suddenly on 31 July.

Slatted floors in piggeries in areas subject to high wear, particularly adjacent to feeders, can become dangerous and non-compliant with EU regulations regarding slat gaps.