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Danish breeding pigs are in great demand from farmers in other countries

Pig finishers should now be thinking about their marketing strategy over Christmas. With high feed costs and lower pig prices, it is important to optimise returns by planning ahead.

Expert insights into the changes and challenges facing pig production in China and Europe have been presented to an international audience at the EuroTier exhibition held in Hanover, Germany 16 – 19 November 2010.

TOPIGS is pleased to announce the appointment of George Nicolaou as Director of TOPIGS Hellas effective from 15 November 2010. He will be responsible for the business development of TOPIGS activities in Greece, Bulgaria and Macedonia.

Visitors to FIGAP/VIV América Latina 2010 highly appreciated this trade event for animal production and meat processing and expressed their satisfaction with an extremely high score of 8/10.

While pinning up posters may seem mundane, in the scientific and academic community its really all about publishing papers and pinning up posters.

The DLG (German Agricultural Society), organiser of the world's largest exhibition for animal production, EuroTier, reports outstanding exhibitor participation figures this year. With 1,939 direct exhibitors and 28 additionally represented companies from altogether 49 different countries, figures are around eight percent higher than the previous record level.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. today announced plans to close its prepared meats facility in Berwick, Nova Scotia.

In the minds of those participating pork industry executives, there were no ifs or ands about it, the butt was far and away the top pork cut identified with the greatest unrealized potential.

SonoCheck is a newly-developed device for automatic pregnancy checking of sows in group housing

Tthe session will be taught by ISU animal science and veterinary medicine faculty members who are certified PQA Plus® trainers.

Ecolab Inc., working with Food Marketing Institute and Hobart Corp., once again co-sponsored an event that brought industry leaders together to discuss consumer behavior and perceptions surrounding food safety.

JSR Genetics, the leading UK-based international pig genetics company, has signed a milestone contract for 1,100 animals with the Guangzhou Animal Husbandry Company in Beijing on 8th November 2010.

By using genes from the Chinese Meishan, over the past 12 years ACMC has developed an F1 hybrid, the AC1, that has an exceptionally placid temperament and is well suited to group systems, without compromising feed conversion, growth rate or lean meat percentage.

Theft on farms is increasing. Pig rustling is no exception and is not confined to free-range animals. Security of housed animals has become a big worry for pig farmers.

Following business expansion, Staffordshire-based specialist pig-housing manufacturer, ARM Buildings Ltd, has doubled the size of its planning office and taken on extra staff at its headquarters in Rugeley.