Press releases - Present

“Pig Passport” for easy and reliable registration of individual animals directly in the barn.

Authors should pay attention to the results that will be released soon

Hendrix Genetics announces the appointment of Antoon van den Berg as Chief Executive Officer. Wout Dekker joins the Supervisory Board.

The Pirbright Institute announces the appointment of Professor Vince Emery as the Chair of the Trustee Board.

Dr Max Rodibaugh becomes the sixth recipient of the Heritage Award, which recognizes individuals who have lifelong outstanding achievements in swine veterinary medicine.

Producers and innovators are challenged to think of new methods of carcass disposal beyond the existing methods of burial, incineration, composting and landfills.

Dr. Douglas Gladue received an award for expediting the development of the first safe and effective vaccine against African swine fever virus.

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research awarded a $145,000 grant to Genvax Technologies to develop a self-amplifying messenger RNA (saRNA) vaccine for African swine fever.

Dr. Maria Pieters and Dr. Noelle Noyes receive awards at the Points of Pride Research Day of the UMN College of Veterinary Medicine.

The French leading animal health company has formed a joint venture with one of the largest Japanese conglomerates to accelerate the expansion of the veterinary laboratory to Japan, a key market for the business.

Researchers at Pirbright have developed a pig respiratory coronavirus (PRCV) model which will help to understand how coronaviruses cause disease and how the immune system responds to them.

Performance trials investigating the relative nutritive value of DL-methionine vs. liquid MHA-FA and MHA-Ca.

The Ukraine-Russia war is straining an already stressed global supply chain and increasing volatility in commodity markets.

Understanding the nutrition and management of hyper-prolific gilts and sows.

Company veteran to oversee world's largest pork processing operation.

Manuel Borca's research contributed to the vaccine development for classical swine fever and African swine fever.

Danish Genetics is increasing its focus on piglet survival via a development project that deals with birth weight registration. The intention is to have more uniform piglets.

Hendrix Genetics announced the completion of Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V’s strategic investment in the company.

Fly larvae as an efficient source of protein for the animal feed of the future.

Scientists in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine will try to prove their hypothesis: that influenza reassortment is common, and that it’s driven by factors like age, immunity, and production system.

An agreement to jointly set up a research and trial farm in Finland has been signed. Trial activities will take place on the Yli-Simola pig farm in Porlammi.

Apiam awarded grant of $700K through Victorian State Government Regional Jobs Fund to build new viral vaccine laboratory in Bendigo.

AB Agri has recruited business development specialist Graham Wong to head up operations in South East Asia as part of plans to significantly increase its market share in the region.

Devenish has partnered with Perstorp to launch a new moisture management product designed to maintain target moisture levels during the manufacturing process.

Dr Lauren Glowzenski was presented the American Association of Swine Veterinarian’s Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year award.

Students will receive financial support to participate as support staff.

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation awarded $100,000 in funding for research.

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held its 53rd Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, February 26–March 1, 2022, at the JW Marriott Indianapolis.

Dr Montserrat Torremorell was named the 2022 recipient of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ Outstanding Swine Academic of the Year award.

Enteroporc Coli AC offers the broadest protection against the 7 most relevant antigens in neonatal diarrhoea in a single vaccine.

On March 31 the company will host a 2-hour online event which will take participants on a journey towards a brighter future in gut wealth.

New prescription antibiotics provide swine veterinarians and producers options for treating swine respiratory disease.

Dr Dyneah M. Classen was named the 2021 Swine Practitioner of the Year by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.

All the information on Total Pig Health at your fingertips.

The new date for the event is September 7-9, 2022.

New officers were installed during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 53rd Annual Meeting.

Don’t miss the world’s largest pork-specific event, from June 8 to 10.

The road is heading towards the leading feed to food event in 2022, May 31 – June 2.

The two R&D studies represent a new chapter in the application of feed grade amino acids, bringing a new solution for gut health.

Perstorp is proud to announce that Dr. Antonia Tacconi has joined the Animal Nutrition team as Global Product Manager Gut Health, with effect from 1 February 2022.

The largest vertically integrated meat producer in Russia is planning to invest RUB 8.5 bn in new pig farms in the Tambov Region. The project will enable the Company to increase its annual pork capacity by more than 45,000 tonnes of meat.

Abstracts may be submitted until March 6th.

World's leading trade fair for livestock professionals from 15 to 18 November 2022 in Hanover, Germany - Guiding theme "Transforming Animal Farming"

Largest livestock trade fair in Poland - February 25 to 27, 2022 – held in Bydgoszcz for the first time – Restart after one year pandemic-related break.

Tonisity, a cutting-edge company bringing innovative swine nutrition, health and wellness products to market, is growing its team with the addition of Per Pedersen, as Area Manager for Denmark.

This new data provides certainty to livestock producers interested in protecting their herds and flocks from the health risks of both mycotoxins and endotoxins.

Optimized portfolio enables more effective biogas upgrading.

The company continues to meet strong consumer demand for Iconic Wright^® and Jimmy Dean^® brands with $355 million investment.

Studies submitted that year are already published in the event's proceedings.

University of Göttingen researchers investigate use of virtual reality glasses and tablet screens.

The research project will evaluate several methods for cleaning and disinfecting feed mills following a potential ASF outbreak.

Abstracts submission guidelines are available at the event's website.

New remit includes business opportunities across three continents.

PIC^®, the global leader in swine genetics, and Progaval, a production company with great experience and projection, reached during the past 2021 an agreement for the production of the PIC^®408 boar in Spain.

Based on this determination, HPNow will now be expanding its activity in the United States and will be offering HPGen™ for livestock drinking water.

Ceva provides a calculator to compare the individual on-farm treatment cost with acids for sows and pigs with the potential vaccination costs for the same target groups.

More than 350 exhibitors from 26 countries will be at the livestock trade fair in Moscow from 25 to 27 January 2022.

Feed Strategy magazine has announced the launch of the 2022 European LIVE Feed Congress, co-located at VIV Europe on 30 May 2022. VIV Europe is scheduled for 31 May-2 June at Jaarbeurs Exhibition Centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

The extension of the claim to sows and gilts offers producers a significant economic benefit to further vaccination against flu strains.

The invention of a device that significantly improves animal care and worker safety in pork barns during blood sampling won the award.