Spanish pig industry reaching record sizes Spain has overtaken Germany as the country with the largest pig herd in the European Union (EU). The Spanish pig...
Effect of pig pen mates included in breeding programmes Information about pigs' pen mates, advanced statistical models and genomic methods are some of the tools that...
Canada: Millions invested in livestock traceability Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced an investment of $7.5 million to the Canadian Agri Traceability...
Georgia increases pork imports Despite the increase in domestic production in recent years, Georgia continues to import about half of all pork...
Mapping relationships between human and animal diseases Researchers at the University of Liverpool are building the world's most comprehensive database describing human...
US: Momentum remains strong for US pork exports US pork and beef exports maintained their strong momentum in May, with export volumes for both products...
Consortium completes exome sequence in pigs PIC, a division of Genus, in cooperation with Edinburgh Genomics and the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin...
Mexicans study effect of additives on lactating sows Sows have been observed by Mexican researchers, to score better at various performance parameters when using...
US: Pork exports continue growth trend US beef and pork exports continued their positive growth trend in April, increasing by double digits in volume...
EU project on vectors of diseases launched EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) held their kick-off meeting (May 10) on...
No cartel agreement on Russian pork market Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service said there were no grounds to probe into the growth of wholesale pork prices.
US: Pork exports increase sharply in March The pace of US beef and pork exports increased sharply in March, driven by double-digit increases to leading...
UK: Fears of diseased meat in food chain According to food inspectors, meat from animals infected with diseases could make it into the food chain and...
US: Despite supply concerns, meat exports strong Buoyed by double-digit export growth to Mexico – the largest volume market for all US red meat exports – US pork...
EU to take Russia to WTO trial over pork ban The European Union (EU) plans to take Russia to trial at the World Trade Organization as early as next week over...
Pig population in Belarus drops Due to the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) the pig population in Belarus during the last two years dropped...
Why data can’t always be trusted, even in pigs Does eating margarine cause your marriage to go downhill? Unlikely. There’s a difference between correlation and...
Pig production in Crimea – what is it like? The attention of the world turned to Crimea in March 2014, as the peninsula was the core of a Cold War style...
Danbred North America renamed DNA Genetics Leading swine genetics company Danbred North America now runs under the new name DNA Genetics and a new focus,...
Focus on swine welfare gaining momentum with dedication A 50% target goal was recently achieved when industry fundraising reached a milestone to establish a National...
Venezuela’s pig industry after 14 years of socialism Venezuela made headlines recently when the era of president Hugo Chávez came to an end. In the last 14 years,...
Benchmarking helps achieve 30 piglets per sow per year The holy grail of achieving 30 piglets per sow per year is not only a hot number in Europe. United States-based...
A pig's eye view John Gadd, our regular contributor for many of the part 20 years, casts to one side all the worthy statistics...
Spanish database development Nationwide coordination of data collection and the prestige associated with the Porc d'Or awards is attracting...