Topigs Norsvin Canada Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Marat Grigoryants as the new Key Account Technical Manager. With an extensive 19-year background in swine production, Marat has made significant contributions to leading companies in Russia, such...
Maple Grove Colony, established in 1981, is located in southwestern Manitoba and has a population of over 125 people. Like most Hutterite colonies, it has a diverse range of operations, farming 4,000 acres, managing 8,000 laying chickens, and running...
Beautiful gilts and employees who know which sows are good at caring for the smallest piglets provide the best opportunities to ensure that all sows in the farrowing unit can wean “marzipan pigs”, which is what the herd calls...
DanBred Canada is pleased to announce the hire of Brent Robinson, Technical Sales and Service Representative.
Brent has a long history in the pig industry and particularly the genetic part of the business. Brent’s father started as a small independent...
In 2023, pigs with DanBred genetics have once again raised the standards for productivity – with a breeding progress that contributes to both animal welfare and your bottom line. This is evident from the “Results for DanBred pigs 2024”....
Introduction
Longevity of the breeding female has both economic and animal welfare implications for the swine industry. High culling levels lead to increased replacement rates and reduce lifetime productivity for individual breeding females and the breeding herd. Greater replacement rates...
One of the factors with the greatest influence on the quality of your gilts at mating is the feed. If your gilts do not get the right nutrition, it can affect their reproduction, strength, and longevity.
Feed and nutrition lay...
Genesus, Canada's sole swine genetic company, announces a strategic restructuring in response to industry consolidation and increased investment needs. Canada ZF Investments will acquire Genesus and its subsidiaries, forming Genesus Genetic Technologies to operate globally.
The swine genetic industry has...
Abstract
Background
Previous research showed that deviations in longitudinal data are heritable and can be used as a proxy for pigs’ general resilience. However, only a few studies investigated the relationship between these resilience traits and other traits related to resilience...
In today’s economic climate, productivity and cost efficiency remain a primary focus for DNA Genetics (DNA) is committed to providing the highest-quality genetics for real-world commercial production. In keeping with its mission of providing the most profitable breeding stock...