Today, the Livestock Export and Inspection Facility at St. Louis Lambert enabled the shipment of 150 pigs to Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is the LEIF's second shipment, the first being to Sao Paulo in November, and is a...
Chinese market is introduced to Acuity’s commercial breeding program
Through the coordinating efforts of Clayton Agri-market, Acuity Genetics participated in an export to Zhaoqing McKabo Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. This is the first shipment of pigs from Acuity since U.S....
TN Tempo outperforms competition again: highest economic advantage
Results from an independent trial show that TN Tempo-sired finishers outperformed the progeny of two leading competitor sire lines in the US market. TN Tempo progeny had significantly more full-value pigs, higher...
Resilient animals have the ability to adapt to sudden changes, while also overcoming challenges, such as environmental or health. Every craftsman will tell you: ‘When equipped with the right tools, a task is handled easier’. Resilient animals are naturally...
Hendrix Genetics, global multi-species animal breeding company and BHZP, Germany's largest pig breeding company, have reached an agreement to extend their contract to start production of DB77 boars in Spain in order to fulfill the growing demand of the...
We’ve all read the stories, heard the talk, and seen the memes about how horrible 2020 was. For those of us in agriculture and the swine industry, there were definitely frustrations and challenges, but relative to other industries, most...
Topigs Norsvin is pleased to announce the appointment of Javier Corchero as General Manager for Topigs Norsvin España. Javier Corchero is now deputy general manager of Topigs Norsvin España and will officially assume his new position on March 1,...
Genesus Global Market Report
China, January 2021
Lyle L. Jones
Director of Sales, Genesus Inc., China
As the world's largest pig producer and pork consumer, China has ushered in the hog futures trade! On the evening of December 11, the China Securities Regulatory...
Summary
Currently, boars selected for commercial use as AI sires are evaluated on grow-finish performance and carcass characteristics. If AI sires were also evaluated and selected on semen production, it may be possible to reduce the number of boars required...
$16.06 per ton is the current competitive edge in average finisher diet costs for Genesus pigs compared to those of PIC pigs. We have done our homework. Over the past 3 years, we have completed 13 trials involving over...