Genetics and reproduction

China’s state planner has said it will encourage foreign investment in livestock and poultry breeding from 2020.

China Live Pig and Pork Price Trends China’s live slaughter pig and wholesale pork prices are once again on the rise after a steady decline following a drop off after Spring Festival. The downward trend in prices occurre…

In the pig industry, efficient lean gain is closely associated with profitability of pork production.

Pathogens are a global threat to the swine industry. They arise from bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic sources. Numerous and often prone to mutation, with a tendency to become immune to treatment efforts over time.…

Don’t let improper semen storage and handling impact your farm’s reproductive performance this summer.

Three industry experts talk solutions to gilt and sow management challenges.

Running a nucleus farm cannot be that difficult, can it?

Three industry experts talk solutions to gilt and sow management challenges.

Industry experts talk solutions to gilt and sow management challenges.

PIC delivers genetic improvement with continued expansion

Energy is the most expensive component of a pig's diets, comprising about 50 percent of the final diet cost. It is one of the main nutrients required for lean tissue, fat, and bone growth; it supports the daily maintenan…

Maternal effects can be defined as all conditions that relate to how a dam’s genetics and life history influences how her progenies perform.

Vietnam will import 20,000 breeding pigs from Thailand this year, state media said on Thursday, as the country is seeking to rebuild its hog herd battered by an African swine fever outbreak.

Five areas are pivotal to achieving good farrowing rates: heat detection, the insemination process, semen management, feed management/body condition, and choosing the right females.

Speaking to ISN, Tummel's Reinhard Daldrup explains how the impending ban on castration without anaesthesia has opened up a world of opportunities for working with Improvac-vaccinated, uncastrated male pigs.

Pigs are polytochous animals, which means they produce multiple piglets in one farrowing. This evolutionary strategy is called “parental optimism” and it allows the dam to produce more offspring than what is required for…

PIC presents three podcasts which discuss the impacts of sow body condition on performance and profitability, and biosecurity best practice.

Native breeds are an integral part of both wild and domestic ecosystems in the UK and can bring new levels of environmental, economic and cultural benefit to agriculture and to rural communities. This is why it is so essential to track their numbers and preserve their genetic lines.…

Intrauterine vaccination is showing promise as an option for protecting sows and gilts from disease.

New research published in Porcine Health Management demonstrates that poor reproductive performance is associated with infection with the influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus and by vaccinating against the virus, an improvement in reproductive performance can be achieved in infected sow herds.…