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Tim S Rymer, JSR Genetics, reflects on his recent trip to China and the industry he witnessed.
The size and scale of the Chinese pig industry takes your breath away, 1.3 billion consumers eat their way through 600 million slaughter pigs, produced from 50 million sows - 50 % of the world's pig population. But the size and scale of the industry is not enough to guarantee a profit, as today most pig producers are emerging from a period of sustained losses.
The Chinese pig market appears to...
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Absolute Swine Insemination Co. LLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on September 14, 2006 with Dr. Kampon Kaeoket (Principal researcher) and Dusit Laohasinnarong (co-researcher) of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Salaya Nakornpathom, Thailand; to conduct a comprehensive and comparative analysis using traditional AI Catheters and ASIC’s ∑UI™ Hydraulic Injection Insemination System. A special Message Board has been set up for...
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By Dr Grant Walling and Dr André Maldjian, JSR Genetics
With new technologies for artificial insemination, a key question is often "What is the correct volume and concentration of a semen dose to achieve optimal performance?"
For AI to be successful, the physical displacement of the uterus is crucial for effective transport of the semen to the oviduct. For this to occur, it is essential to mimic the naturally large volume of a boar ejaculate. Scientific...
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PIC International is seeking a manager to work with expatriate General Director during the start up phase of a new business. Company: Genetika PIC Industry Type: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry Minimum Years Experience Required: 3-5 Salary: Salary commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package. JOB SUMMARY: The successful candidate will work closely with the...
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Hypor is pleased to announce the appointment of Antonio Panos as Vice President, Hypor America’s.
Antonio Panos has been working with Nutreco companies since 1989 and in the hog industry for the past 11 years. He most recently served as General Manager for Inga Food, SA an integrated pig production company with 22,000 breeding sows, producing 400,000 hogs annually in Spain. In this role he has developed a high performance team and doubled the turn over of the company.
Previous to that,...
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Pork producers can learn how to use artificial insemination (AI) in their swine operation at a free workshop Thursday, Sept. 7, from 3-8 p.m., at the Iowa State University Allee Experimental Farm located at 2030 640th St., Newell. Presented by Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), the event is free, but pre-registration is required by Tuesday, Sept. 5.
"Participants will leave with information on how to incorporate AI into their operation for better efficiency and overall herd health," PFI...
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A change in service house design to limit sows contact with boars immediately after weaning may help improve breeding herd productivity, new research has shown.
While weaned sows are generally given partial access to boars to encourage the 'standing response' as an indicator of oestrus, continual contact may not be helpful, since the sows become used to the boars. This can lead to faulty heat detection and therefore inaccurate timing of insemination, says ACMC animal scientist, Lucy...
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JSR Genetics' excellent reputation has been instrumental in the signing of another new contract in Poland. The latest in a string of orders in Eastern Europe, the contract was signed in June by Jan Kaus, who views the multiplication contract and delivery agreement as key to the future of Gospodarstwo Rolno-Hodowlane, his farm in Central Poland.
Before committing himself to any particular genetics for his newly expanded unit, Jan had been determined to do his homework. For many years a member...
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Fast-expanding international pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd. has appointed two agents in Germany, a key European market with a national herd of 26.3 million pigs, the largest in the EU.
The main agent, which will handle sales over the whole of Germany, is Behrens Projekt Management GmbH, a company which undertakes consultancy work throughout the EU and is based in Hatten, Lower Saxony.
The second agent, Jens-Uwe Stiefel who will deal only with the northern states is based in Husum, in...
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PIC, the world leader in the application of quantitative genetics and biotechnology to pig breeding, has signed a user group contract with The Åbne Ornestation, a consortium of Danish investors and dedicated PIC customers in Denmark.
The Åbne Ornestation has taken over the management of former PIC AI studs in Bendixhøj and Bonderup and will offer PIC genetics as a competitive alternative for the Danish market, specifically focussing on the growing export market of weaner and slaughter pigs...
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Hypor announces the appointment of Roald van Noort, President and Paul Moonemans, Manager Finance and Control, effective immediately. They will serve their new positions concurrently with their present positions as Managing Director Euribrid and Manager Planning & Control Euribrid.
These announcements follow the resignations of Dave Libertini (President) and Cliff Baylak (Chief Financial Officer). Dave and Cliff have been integral in the change management and growth of the company over the...
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Iwatani Camborough Co. Ltd. (ICC) has announced its first shipment of PIC breeding pigs to Okinawa prefecture, a chain of sub-tropical islands at the southwestern tip of the Japanese archipelago.
Local pig producers and authorities have for many years restricted imports to safeguard the health of the islands' 300,000 pig population. They recently concluded, however, that farm performance was lagging behind other parts of Japan and badly needed a shot in the arm with the finest swine genetics...
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JSR Genetics, the UK based pig breeding company, has recently supplied a large consignment of JSR boars to the privately owned Maygen AI Stud, near Wroclaw, Poland.
The import of Large White and Landrace Grandparent Boars and Quantum and Large White Terminal Sire Boars was the Maygen Stud's first since 2000 and positions them at the forefront of the drive for expansion in the Polish market.
Speaking as the first shipment arrived, stud owner Michel Dudek said "We have been looking to...
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JSR Genetics, one of the world's foremost pig genetics businesses, is sharing one of the secrets of its success - Prosperm® Plus - with stud boar owners and AI users. A convenient and palatable daily supplement, it helps to maximize both semen output and the quality of individual sperm. This product is now being used routinely across all JSR stud boars.
International peer reviewed research has shown that boar semen has significantly less 22:6n3 fats when compared to that of other mammals;...
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Hypor’s multiplication dealer for northern Holland, Johnny Hogenkamp, accepted The Netherlands most prestigious agricultural award, “Agricultural Entrepreneur 2006,” on March 29, 2006 at a ceremony in Zeist.
At the gala event, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Cees Veerman, awarded Hogenkamp and his wife Ria a cheque for 12.500 Euro or nearly $16,000 US, and a public honour garnered from votes cast by the public on the Internet. The couple was nominated for the prestigious title along with...
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An extra pig a litter - worth over £100 per sow annually - could be achieved by commercial pig farmers with the use of stock containing Chinese genes. This could help put British farmers back on top of the European 'productivity league', according to international pig breeding company, ACMC.
"This approach has the potential to reduce the cost of production by 6p per kg of pigmeat sold and improve the net margin of the average pig producer's herd (515 sows) by £51,500 a year. It could...
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Smithfield Foods Inc - the world's largest integrated pig company - has taken an undisclosed equity stake in UK-based international pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.
This move follows close co-operation between the two companies in major projects in Eastern Europe. In 2002 ACMC shipped 700 Great Grandparent (GGP) stock to establish a nucleus breeding herd in Poland with a production company called Prima Farms. This herd has been stocked to support 150,000 commercial sows.
In 2004, 6,000...
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A bacterium that rarely infects people but last year killed 38 in China is likely to have mutated into a more deadly form, according to the first study of the outbreak.
"The finding shows that there is potential for a pandemic," says lead author Tang Jiaqi of the Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, China, whose work is published in PLoS Medicine on April 11th.
The microbe Streptococcus suis is found in pigs worldwide, and usually only causes disease in piglets....
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A pilot project at the University of Illinois that could create world-wide opportunities for Illinois swine semen producers recently received $69,500 in funding from the Illinois Department of Agriculture's AgriFIRST grant program, which is part of the Governor's Opportunity Returns Initiative.
The pilot project for an Illinois Certified Frozen Boar Semen Program seeks to develop expand the use of frozen semen, which is capable of being transported over greater distances, and at the same...
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Benny van Haandel, Hypor's Director of Research and Development spoke at Pig Focus Asia held in Bangkok, Thailand February 20-22, 2006. This conference is Asia's premier technical pig industry conference covering a wide range of topics from breeding and health through to nutrition and food safety. The conference is valued among Asian pig producers as the place to discover cutting-edge technologies from other parts of the world.
Benny was invited to speak on Gene Transfer and Genetic...
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