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Many farms will experience reduced fertility over the next few months due to summer and autumn infertility, warns Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd.
Summer infertility is related to periods of heat stress in boars and sows due to hot conditions while autumn infer...
Source :
ACMC
Date of publication :
07/12/2011
Views:
398
Pig producers intent on surviving the current pig crisis could save themselves thousands of pounds by utilising a little knowledge, according to Matthew Curtis, managing director of ACMC.
"The pig industry has been in this situation before and it is clear that they will not get much help from polit...
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ACMC
Date of publication :
05/04/2011
Views:
366
Recently there is one batch of sperm-toxic semen bags entering the European markets, We Nelson Medical Co.,LTD hereby declare that this is not manufactured by us, Nelson is ISO9001:2000 certified by TÜV Rheinland Product Safety Gmbh of Germany. All our products are inspected according to the IS...
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Nelson
Date of publication :
06/01/2010
Views:
219
Blagnac, France - Lallemand Animal Nutrition has presented an innovative study on piglets maturity during this week's Porcine Research Days in Paris (Journées de la Recherche Porcine 2010). This study allowed to define a set of criteria to assess piglets maturity at birth. This new tool can h...
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Lallemand
Date of publication :
03/26/2010
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322
Dr. George Foxcroft, from the University of Alberta, talks about Updates in Artificial Insemination in the Swine Industry. The interview was recorded at the 15th edition of ABRAVES (Brazilian Society of Swine Veterinarians), held at Uberlandia, from the 26th to the 29th of October....
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Engormix.com
Date of publication :
11/25/2009
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2406
Hendrix Genetics (already owning 34% in Integra) has completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding of Trouw Nutrition Biofaktory in Integra in Zabcice, Czech Republic. Integra, with Petr Krul as General Manager, becomes managerial part of the Poultry Distribution Division (PDD), under...
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Hendrix Genetics
Date of publication :
10/19/2009
Views:
553
A genotype research project has been carried out to determine which sire will provide what is needed for pig producers.
Research carried out at the University of Leeds farm conducted with 425 litters (145 Large White type, 140 Hampshire type crosses and 140 Pietrain type crosses) revealed that pigl...
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BPEX's website; PigProgress.net
Date of publication :
07/13/2009
Views:
385
Chinese scientists have claimed a commercial breakthrough after breeding 10 piglets whose sex was successfully selected before conception, heralding potential higher profits for farmers.
The healthy piglets were born last week on an experimental farm belonging to the Animal Science Institute in sou...
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Xinhau; Pigprogress.net
Date of publication :
06/30/2009
Views:
357
Scientists in China have for the first time transformed somatic cells from pigs into pluripotent stem cells - cells that, like embryonic stem cells, can develop into any type of cell in the body.
The achievement could lead to advances in both human and animal health, say the researchers.
"To date,...
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Journal of Molecular Cell Biology
Date of publication :
06/30/2009
Views:
162
A litter of dark brown piglets born at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences will help doctors gain a better understanding of arteriosclerosis and aid in the development of a more efficient cloning technique.
These little chocolate-coloured pigs are not for eating. Instead, the cloned, transgenic ...
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Aarhus University Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Date of publication :
05/29/2009
Views:
731