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JSR’s global breeding programme has seen its first litters born in China, signalling the spread of the company’s genetics into the most important market in the world.

Pig finishers should keep an eye on stocking densities, particularly as pigs reach heavier weights, warns Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company ACMC.

There is a combined production capacity of more than three million tons/year from all of its key manufacturing bases nationwide.

The Board of Directors of Swine Innovation Porc currently counts nine members, eight of which are continuing for a second term.

This new JV is for a 1,000 sow nucleus farm with Yunnan Shennong Agricultural Group Co. Ltd., the leading integrated pork producer in the Yunnan province.

South Australia’s pig industry will be supported by local research into sow and piglet housing, reproduction, welfare and other new initiatives under the new Southern Pork Alliance.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. said today that the company is well positioned to meet rising demand for ractopamine-free pork, following recent announcements that China and Russia will require third party certification that pork exports are ractopamine-free.

Ekoproduct Ltd has already bred TOPIGS genetics as a client for the last 3 years. The company owns a high health status, multiplying farm together with a brand new, modern AI station.

Veterinarians and farmers across the globe have reached the landmark of protecting one billion pigs from the potentially devastating effects of Porcine Circovirus Disease (PCVD) using Ingelvac CircoFLEX®

The World Congress of Dry-Cured Ham will take place for the first time in Portugal.

James Romp has joined Suffolk-based Quality Equipment as sales representative for the whole of the UK.

Economically priced, easy, fast: WEDA’s new training station imparts handling of demand feeding station.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to form a 50/50 joint venture with Kansas City Sausage Company, LLC, including its sister company, Pine Ridge Farms, LLC.

Ecoporc Shiga induces a high level of immunity against shigatoxin, produced by E coli bacteria which cause edema.

TOPIGS has reorganised its worldwide activities into three regions; Europe, the Americas and Asia/Pacific/Africa.

International pig-breeding company, ACMC, is expanding its Philippines operation with the appointment of a new franchisee breeder on the island of Luzon.