The latest science, news and swine breeding research and genetics information on sows, hogs, boars, gilts and piglets to help pig producers maximize herd performance and yields from the editors of Pig International magazine. Topics include sow single-fixed time insemination, boar taint and breeding boars. Register for free to access premium content.
Luc Claessens, is retiring as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Hendrix Genetics, effective March 31, 2018. Mariëtte Ferrari, who is currently serving as the company’s ERP director, will be promoted to CFO effective April 1, 2018.
Inflammation of one or more of the mammary glands is referred to as mastitis. In the lactating sow, clinical onset is about 12 hours postpartum, having started at farrowing.
Topigs Norsvin has delivered 455 Norsvin Landrace animals to Wens Foodstuff Group in China. Wens will use the genetics to improve the genetics in their production pyramid.
Mr. Vaags was a very well-respected leader in the pork industry throughout the nation having served as President of the Canadian Pork Council from 1985 to 1990.
California event addresses role of emerging technology on human, animal and crop health
August 24, 2017
Science and ethics experts took part in a first-of-its-kind conference on the role of gene editing. CRISPRcon - a summit named for the genome editing technique creating Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) - brought together a diverse set of panelists to discuss this emerging technology.
Van Dijck’s Hypor “Large White” gilts are averaging 13.5 live piglets.
June 7, 2017
With an average of 15 piglets born alive, 2017 is shaping up to be a good year for Hypor’s partner Leon van Dijck, the owner of Schweinehaltung Düben GmbH and C. A Nucleus farm in Düben, Germany which works with Hypor genetics for many years now.
The development and approval of a new generation of reproductive hormones for advancing and synchronizing ovulation in swine has been attracting attention for their application use of single fixed-time insemination (SFTI). The technology is based on the administration of a hormone to sows after weaning and is followed by only one timed insemination the next day.