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TOPIGS has linked the emerging technology of genomic selection to Pigbase, its enormous databank. Pigbase contains phenotypic information from almost 23 million pigs.

Space is fully booked at the Feedtech-Croptech presentation, the brand new sector at VIV Russia 2011.

Opening a production location in Asia is part of Perstorp’s plan to increase its presence on the Asian feed additives market. Marc Kinjet has been appointed as Business Development Manager Asia to oversee continued growth.

With the appointment of L.A Top Genetics as distributor, pig farmers on Cyprus get access to the high level genetic material of TOPIGS as well as state-of-the-art technical support from its specialists.

Leading UK based international pig breeding company – JSR Genetics has appointed Dr Grant Walling as Managing Director, taking overall responsibility for JSR’s sales business and breed improvement programmes.

“Participation from Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands and North America in particular is conspicuously higher than it was in 2009.”

Twenty-four veterinary students from Iowa State University participated in a unique learning experience combining the identification of sick pigs and communication skills. The first Individual Pig Care training/certification program for veterinary students was held on March 26, 2011 at Iowa State University and was sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health.

Nutreco starts a research partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Centre (MAFIC) of China. The MAFIC institute is part of the China Agricultural University in Beijing, which is China's leading university on animal nutrition.

For the month of February, 27 percent of U.S. pork production was sold outside of the United States with the incremental value of exports reaching $51.48 per head – versus 25.2 percent and $43.81 last year. Total pork exports jumped 15 percent in value and 8 percent in volume versus February 2010 totals.

Management-level professionals in the pork industry now have the opportunity to strengthen their leadership and business skills through a two-year certificate program uniquely tailored for their needs.

PIC has concluded an agreement with local agribusiness powerhouse, Greenfeed (GF), for the production and distribution of genetically advanced swine semen in Vietnam.

EU leaders from the European Farmers’ Organisation Copa today elected Gerd Sonnleitner as the new President for the period 2011-2013. He will succeed Padraig Walshe whose term-inoffice has expired.

Berkshire-based Farmex — the energy and control specialists — has won a £24,000 grant from the Technology Strategy Board to look at data collection from small-scale photo-voltaic energy collection systems.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announces today that a field trial with the single-dose subunit vaccine PORCILIS® PCV has confirmed that vaccination induces humoral and cellular immunity and protects piglets against the consequences of porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVD).

A switch of genetics and a new approach to health and management has revitalised pig production on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta.

Expertise of the highest level was shared during the recent technical farmer’s day hosted by PIC South Africa at the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria in March with over 200 attendees.