The Cobthorn Trust has announced the death of Andrew Sheppy, one of the country’s leading livestock breed conservationists. Andrew, who was…
PIC, one of the world’s leading pig breeding companies, is set to acquire the genetic rights of Dublin-based Hermitage in a move…
A major advance in gene-editing techniques, developed by scientists in Scotland and the US, has the potential to help improve…
A revised Import Protocol, up-dated to account for new disease threats, has been published by NPA. Based on an original…
How do you teach a breeding gilt to be a good mother, becoming a strong, sustainable sow in the longer…
The global animal breeding company, Hendrix Genetics, has established a research agreement with the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute to…
Klasse AI is a new name in porcine artificial insemination in the UK. The recently launched UK-based business offers pig…
A 240-sow breeding and finishing unit which started off with a production level of 22 pigs/sow/annum was successfully transformed over…
New EU rules designed to help preserve “valuable animal genetic resources” have been approved by the EU Council of Farm…
Pig breeding and genetics company Rattlerow Farms has formed a strategic alliance with livestock genetics and pig management consultancy Data…
