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Swine genetics and reproduction
The performance of pigs is the result of two influences: genetics and environment. Because the genetics of a pig plays an important role in its performance and meat quality, all pig producers should be familiar with the potential and application of genetic selection.
The genetic potential of pigs can have a major influence on the productivity and profitability of a pig enterprise. It is the combination of genetics, nutrition, health, environment and management that influences such factors as litter size, growth rates and carcass quality.
The reproductive herd is for the multiplication of maternal and paternal lines that are prized for economically valuable reproductive traits, or, traits that generate desirable offspring reliably. Typically, prized reproductive traits include litter size, particularly total number of pigs born, and pigs weaned, weight of the litter of piglets at birth and weaning, wean-to-estrus interval (WEI), and pigs per sow per year (PSY). In more recent years, length of time a sow remains productive in the herd (longevity or survivability) is increasing in priority for major genetic lines. These traits are prioritized due to the impact on value of the sow to the herd.
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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Scotland's first multiplier unit for international pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd, is being established this month by well-known pig farmer, Paul Duxbury and family, from Rothienorman, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
The 500-sow high-health indoor unit, which will be producing AC1 parent gilts from Meidam grandparent and great-grandparent stock and Volante boars, is due to come on stream this autumn. Trading under the name RPD Scotland Ltd, it is anticipated that it will produce 3,000 gilts a year...
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Against a contracting national herd in the UK, pig-breeding company ACMC has reported a sharp increase in sales of breeding gilts, between January 2005 and January 2006.
The company, which only started supplying breeding stock in 2002 has steadily increased its proportion of the replacement gilt market and now has an estimated 15 per cent share of the market. It claims to be Britain's fastest-growing pig-breeding company.
Sales of boars and semen have risen by about 10 per cent while...
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JSR Genetics and their South Korean partners Darby Genetics have combined their research resources, under the joint leadership of JSR's Director of Research Dr Grant Walling and Darby's leading geneticist Il Joo Lee, to pioneer a brand new mechanism for including marbling scores in genetic evaluations of pork lines.
The new scoring has been applied to Darby's Duroc nucleus in South Korea and the resulting product, the 'Marbler-S Boar' is expected to show significant improvements for this...
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Hypor has embarked on a project with its Japanese counterpart to bring in new genes from the Hypor worldwide gene pool and increase the future genetic potential in the Japanese breeding population. This will give Hypor Japan customers access to a high quality product selected according to their specific market needs.
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Hypor is a leader amongst pig breeding companies in the Japanese market. The nucleus population in Japan has an SPF(Specific Pathogen...
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Well-known industry figure, Reg Joseph, has been appointed consultant to East Yorkshire-based international pig breeding company, ACMC Ltd.
Working within both the UK and overseas, he will help develop new markets for the company, which has become renowned for the prolificacy of its breeding stock.
Mr Joseph, who has held several senior management posts with pig genetics companies, said: "I find the ACMC approach refreshing. They have a well-motivated team and a science-based breeding...
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Following rapid growth of its business in Thailand, UK-based international pig-breeding company ACMC has appointed a new team to manage its Asian subsidiary, ACMC (Asia) Co, based at Ampur Muang, in Pathumthani Province in the Bangkok region of the country.
It comprises Mrs Khamchan Kongthong, director of administration; Dr Boonsarng Prasithphol, executive manager; Mrs Kanjanart Sootthiluck, technical support manager and Dr Songwit Jeenawong, sales and marketing manager.
Paradoxically,...
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Euribrid, the breeding division of Nutreco, has secured €700,000 funding from SenterNovem, an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, to step up its DNA research programmes over the next three years.
The cash boost is a major advance, says Dr. Gerard Albers, head of Euribrid’s Research and Development programmes, towards being able to fully mobilise the use of DNA-based technologies, for the further and more rapid advancement of Euribrid’s broiler, swine and turkey breeding...
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