JSR Genetics News Archive

Key Thinkers Unite at JSR Conference
UK - JSR Genetics’ 19th Technical Conference, entitled ‘50 Years of Excellence in Breeding’, taking place on 16th September 2008 at the University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, will bring together influential industry thinkers of the present - and future.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

JSR Customers Enjoy Swell Time
UK - ‘Gone fishing’ signs were out in force for customers of JSR, the pig genetics company, when they set sail from Bridlington Harbour on 2^nd July on their keenly anticipated annual fishing trip.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

New Cyprian Boar Stud a Sell-Out Success
EU - Two open evenings at a new 90 place Cyprian boar stud have proved an outstanding success.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Essential Fat Gene Research in Pigs Conducted
UK - Research is being conducted for the identification of fat gene markers which allows geneticists to prognosticate how and when fat is laid down in pig carcases.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

New World Beating Boar Goes to War on Feed Costs
UK - A new boar bred by UK's pig genetics company JSR Genetics, is consistently achieving a record breaking reduction in feed conversion rates (FCR) - 13.4 per cent less than the UK average - and the lowest achieved by any pig, anywhere in the world.

Monday, March 31, 2008

Visit Provides Answers for Cyprus
CYPRUS - The Managing Director of leading Cyprian pig producing company, LA Top Genetics, took a tour of three JSR Genetics farms recently to view breeding stock – and their progeny – before finalizing a major contract that will boost the rapidly growing Cypriot pig industry.

Friday, March 14, 2008

New Appointment Supports 'Polish Push'
POLAND - Jacek Gajowczyk, Managing Director of Maxypro Jacek Gajowczyk, a pig production consultant based in the south of Poland, has been appointed as JSR Genetic's main distributor in Poland.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Sign of Times: GB Nucleus is Cut Back
UK - Leading pig breeding and genetics company JSR Genetics intends to reduce its United Kingdom nucleus herd. The cut backs will be made during this year - but it's not all down to the sad consequences of the current economic situation.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Mossie's Pork Finds Five Star Favour
SCOTLAND - Executive Chef Mike Stoddart, of The Marcliffe Hotel near Aberdeen, was so impressed by the flavour and succulence of farmer Ian Davidson's pork that he put it on the hotel menu and gave it its own distinctive name - 'Mossie's Pork'.

Friday, November 16, 2007

IVF And AI Experts Link Up To Boost Sperm Success
LEEDS - Scientists at the University of Leeds, renowned leaders in the field of reproductive biology, have joined forces with JSR Genetics in a project that could improve embryo implantation rates - in pigs and eventually humans.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

JSR and Guelph University team up to tackle boar taint
UK - Geneticists at JSR, the UK's leading pig genetics company, are uniting with top research scientists at The University of Guelph, Ontario and representatives from major abattoirs, to tackle the persistent problem of boar taint.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Cutting FCR: the key to survival
If pig producers are to survive, they must quickly adapt to a demanding new challenge according to Dr Grant Walling, Director of Research and Genetics at JSR Genetics.

Friday, October 5, 2007

College Celebrates Unique High-Welfare Pig Unit
UK - Bishop Burton College has officially launched its innovative high-welfare pig unit with a high-profile opening ceremony.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Conference report: Tomorrow's agriculture must be science driven
UK - 'Putting science into practice' may have been the theme of JSR's 18th technical conference theme, but the clear message was more on the vast ignorance retailers and consumers have about the volume of science already involved in UK food production, writes Jane Jordan, ThePigSite Editor.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Conference Agenda: Science-led approach to deliever results
UK - Invited attendees are looking forward to the 18th JSR Technical Conference on Tuesday 18th September 2007 held at it's usual location at Nottingham University.

Monday, September 3, 2007

Science Into Practice: Conference focus for JSR
NOTTINGHAM - 'Putting Science into Practice' is the topic for JSR Genetic's 18th Technical Conference to be held at the University of Nottingham on 18th September.

Friday, August 31, 2007

JSR Genetics: On Target For Success In The Ukraine
UKRAINE - Encouraging productivity figures from Vira 1 - the newly established pig enterprise located in the Volyn region of the Ukraine -are already indicating the wisdom of their recent investment in JSR Genetic's breeding stock.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

JSR Stock Proves A Solid Foundation For Polish Producer
POLAND - An investment in top class JSR Genetics by Polish pig breeder Jan Kauc is about to pay dividends. Farrowing is due to start in September at Gospodarstwo Rolno-Hodowlane, his farm in Central Poland. It will mark the culmination of an ambitious plan to physically re-build and restock the business.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

JSR Customers Profit From Expert Nutrition Advice
UK - Rising feed prices, higher welfare standards, more demanding consumers: keeping pig production profitable is becoming ever more challenging. That's why JSR, Britain's leading pig genetics company, is now providing the services of an independent nutritionist - Dr John Barber - to ensure customers squeeze every last ounce of performance from their pigs, fulfilling their genetic potential.

Monday, July 2, 2007

Raising Your Herd’s Genetic Status, Without Risking Its Health
By Dr Grant Walling, Research and Development Director JSR Genetics and Janet M Owen, Veterinary Pig Specialist, Garth Partnership. A pig producer receives significant advice from many sources. Much of it comes from the supply industry - feed companies, veterinary practices, breeding companies.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Customers will profit from expert nutritional service
UK - Rising feed prices, higher welfare standards, more demanding consumers: keeping pig production profitable is becoming ever more challenging.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

JSR brings the world to Yorkshire
UK - Britain's leading pig breeding company, JSR Genetics, welcomed delegates from around the world to a two day World Partners Conference in Yorkshire. Delegates from ten countries including Japan, South Korea and The Netherlands came together as part of JSR's growing franchise business, which now operates in over 20 countries.

Monday, June 18, 2007

PMWS and the Benefits of Changing Breed
By Dr GrantWalling, and Stuart Cartwright, JSR Genetics. Many farms unfortunately now have practical experience of Postweaning multisystemicwasting syndrome (PMWS).

Friday, June 15, 2007

Harper Adams And JSR Team Up For New Research
UK - Harper Adams University College, the leading provider of higher education for the land-based industries, is doubling the size of its pig unit with the intention of significantly strengthening its research capabilities.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Russian Specialists Visit UK For Technical Training
UK - An intensive week long visit to JSR's Boar Stud at Thorpe Willoughby has shown Russian Pig Specialists just how seriously JSR take their commitment to customers.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

JSR Appoints Commercial Director
UK - Dr. Carlos Peralta has been appointed Commercial Director of JSR Genetics, with responsibility for developing the sales of pig genetic programmes in the UK and international markets.

Friday, June 8, 2007

Software makes Pork More Profitable
UK - Leading pig genetics company JSR have enlisted the services of Independent Production Consultant Paul Wright - and his exclusive Checkmate® software - to help ensure genetic potential translates into optimum on-farm profitability.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Revamp and reinvestment pays dividends for family business
YORKSHIRE - Keeping the farrowing house full is the main objective for Chris King, Manager of R Wilson & Son's 460-sow breeding and finishing unit at Darrington. The unit has been revamped, restocked and rejuvenated and is now primed for the future.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

JSR Titan pigs star in Greek Odyssey
UK - Pigs from Britain's leading pig breeding company, JSR Genetics, are proving to be big business in Greece, where the Yorkshire company's franchise business, F-One Hellas, is set to expand across the country.

Friday, May 18, 2007

JSR Recruit Makes Meat-Eating Quality The Top Priority
SOUTHBURN - Caroline Mitchell, recently graduated from Nottingham University has joined JSR as a Meat Specialist at their Southburn headquarters. In an exciting new role Caroline will be dedicated to working with Producers and Processors to enhance the meat eating traits in JSR breeding lines.

Sunday, May 6, 2007

CT Scans Used To Spot Pigs With The X Factor
By Dr. Grant Walling, JSR Genetics. Selection by pig geneticists has traditionally focused on traits relatively easy to measure on the live animal, for example growth rate.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

JSR Develops Meat Quality Partnerships
UK - A major British pig breeding company, JSR, is playing a leading role in the development of meat Quality Partnerships to help processors and retailers capitalise on consumers' requirement for better eating quality pork.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

The Global Food Challenge
In 1798, Thomas Robert Malthus forecast that it would be impossible to improve wheat yields as fast as people made babies. This Malthusian Crash was staved off in the 19th and 20th century but perhaps he will be right two centuries late, for I believe that the human race will lose its capacity to feed itself in this 21st century.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

JSR strengthens worldwide presence
UK - JSR continues its growth through investment in people with the arrival of Dr Carlos Peralta based in Mexico.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Advanced genetics open new markets for JSR
UK - The advanced breeding technology of JSR Genetics is opening up lucrative new markets in Cyprus, where producers have been impressed by the British breeder's work on improving carcase yields.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

JSR looking to China for further growth
UK - In a bold move JSR has appointed a new Worldwide Development Manager, Jeff Shi, based in Shanghai and responsible for developing the Chinese market.

Monday, January 22, 2007

Taking Top Genetics Into Russia
By International Pig Topics - Investors backing a brand new pig project in Belgorod called upon JSR Genetics, for their wealth of experience and expertise, to complete the huge, complex and, some would say, daunting task of restocking an entire region of Russia.

Friday, January 12, 2007

JSR plays key role in Ukrainian expansion
UK - JSR Genetics' excellent reputation has been instrumental in the signing of yet another big order from Eastern Europe, which follows the successful delivery of 700 pigs to the Ukraine in August. A second order has now been signed with stock delivered in December 2006.

Saturday, January 6, 2007

Advanced Computing Systems
By Dr Grant Walling, JSR Genetics - The philosophy of 18th Century agriculturalist Robert Bakewell was to ‘breed from the best’, a strategy with which even modern day genetics companies will still be able to identify.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Methods of AI delivery
By Dr Grant Walling, JSR Genetics - In the search to increase productivity for pig producers, various insemination technologies have been developed to improve fertility on farm.

Saturday, December 2, 2006

JSR plays key role 'growing' Vietnamese market
VIET NAM - JSR has set up a franchise for JSR Genetics stock in Vietnam - Asia's second largest pig producer after China - in partnership with Korea's largest pig breeding company Darby Genetics.

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Real Quality attracts a premium, doesn't it?
UK - Training, dedication, stockmanship, loyalty, high-health and good biosecurity seem to be the keys to success at Limestone Farming Com-pany’s 400 sow unit at Willoughton in North Lincs. Unit manager David Owers is coming up to 20 years in charge and has seen many changes in that time.

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Pigs love the Bishop ‘farrowing village'
UK - The heat is on in more ways than one at Bishop Burton’s new pig unit. Not only have they installed a new state of the art incinera-tor, but the first pigs born in the new system were away at 76 kilos dead before their dams farrowed the second time.

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Really Motoring
UK - Vicky Morgan gained her honours degree at Harper Adams in agrifood marketing, took a year off to travel and then came home to join her parents, David and Sue Morgan, at Pockthorpe Hall, near Driffield in Yorkshire, reports Pig Worlds Sam Walton.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Over 28 Pigs Sold Per Sow Per Year
UK - By applying logic, modern technology and good stockmanship this producer is achieving results that rival the best production figures on the continent.

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Thoughts from China - The world's factory
CHINA - Tim S Rymer, JSR Genetics, reflects on his recent trip to China and the industry he witnessed.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Bishop Burton Pig Unit Reopens With Emphasis On Welfare
UK - The decision to relaunch Bishop Burton College’s pig unit in East Yorkshire as a high-welfare unit has gladdened my heart, reports Sam Walton in the Pig World magazine.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Pig vets advised to spend more time on the farm
UK - Pig vets can expect to spend more time on-farm with producers talking through and planning improvements to herd health - the single biggest brake on performance and, therefore, profitability.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Semen volume and concentration: how much to use and does it matter?
By Dr Grant Walling and Dr André Maldjian, JSR Genetics - With new technologies for artificial insemination, a key question is often "What is the correct volume and concentration of a semen dose to achieve optimal performance?"

Friday, September 22, 2006

Number and timing of serve: how many and when?
By Dr Grant Walling and Dr André Maldjian, JSR Genetics. The timing of a service is probably the most critical parameter to achieve the best farrowing rates and litter sizes and success begins with a good knowledge of the herd.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The Secret Of My Success? Good People!
By Sam Walton, Pig World - I know it’s an embarrassment to Phil Stephenson to be seen as ‘the best’, but if attention to detail is anything to go by then he deserves the title – even though he insists he does nothing out of the ordinary.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Assessing Boar Semen Quality: Motility, Malformation or Viability?
By Dr Grant Walling and Dr André Maldjian, JSR Genetics - The assessment of an ejaculate for suitability for artificial insemination (AI) involves many quality parameters, the most common being volume, sperm concentration, motility and malformation rate. Discerning breeding companies will also be assessing more detailed traits such as viability, acrosome reaction and proportion of capacitated cells. Which of these measurements however, gives a good correlation with fertility?

Monday, August 28, 2006

Feeding the boar for optimal semen production
By JSR Genetics - While genetics play a role in the fertility of a breeding boar, nutrition is arguably the key factor for maintaining and/or promoting fertility. This article will consider a particular family of nutrients - lipids, also known as fat. The main roles of lipids are energy provision, as structural components of cells and as precursors of hormone-like molecules.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Untidiness Is Idleness
UK - At a recent meeting of Yorkshire Agricultural Adventurers, Fred Hirst spoke about farming on the urban fringe, says Pig Worlds Sam Walton.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

JSR's outstanding reputation seals the deal in Poland
POLAND - JSR Genetics' excellent reputation has been instrumental in the signing of another new contract in Poland. The latest in a string of orders in Eastern Europe, the contract was signed in June by Jan Kaus, who views the multiplication contract and delivery agreement as key to the future of Gospodarstwo Rolno-Hodowlane, his farm in Central Poland.

Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Quality Genetics help Yorkshire Farmer's growth performance
UK - Since 1985 Brian Bainbridge has been using Newsham Genetics and for the last 6 years JSR Genetics, on his 350 sow herd at Low Worsall, near Yarm in North Yorkshire.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Our modern genotypes must have modern buildings if we’re to get the best from them
UK - I have recently visited several units where they actually know their grams-per-day liveweight gain in various buildings and seasonal effects on growth rates and grading, says Pig Worlds Sam Walton.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Is there a genetic basis for seasonal infertility in the pig?
By Julian Wiseman, University of Nottingham School of Biosciences & Grant Walling, JSR Genetics Ltd - Seasonal breeding is a common phenomenon in a large number of wild animal species, including the wild boar, which is a short-day breeder.

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Why the pork supply chain needs the benefit of Biotech crops
UK - In 10,000 years the earth's population has doubled ten times from 10 million to 6 billion and will reach, by some estimates, 10 billion by 2050.

Thursday, June 8, 2006

JSR plays a major role in Polish pig expansion
UK - JSR Genetics, the UK based pig breeding company, has recently supplied a large consignment of JSR boars to the privately owned Maxygen AI Stud, near Wroclaw, Poland.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Top Quality Pork: A Priority For Every Link In The Chain
By JSR Genetics - Quality pork, yielding additional revenue, can only be achieved through integrated production systems involving - and rewarding - all links of the pork chain. All components in the chain must cooperate to produce quality pork. For example, changing genetics but persisting in high stress transport, is unlikely to deliver the desired product.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

JSR's Prosperm® Plus boosts boar fertility by 'billions'
UK - JSR Genetics, one of the world's foremost pig genetics businesses, is sharing one of the secrets of its success - Prosperm® Plus - with stud boar owners and AI users. A convenient and palatable daily supplement, it helps to maximize both semen output and the quality of individual sperm. This product is now being used routinely across all JSR stud boars.

Friday, April 7, 2006

JSR wins major EU supported Pig Development Project
UK - JSR, one of the world's leading pig genetics businesses, has confirmed the signing of a major new Romanian franchise agreement. The deal with S C Consinterfin SRL has the backing of the SAPARD (Special Accession Programme for Agriculture & Rural Development) funding programme which has been set up to assist the new 'Accession Countries' to make structural adjustments in their agricultural sectors.

Thursday, April 6, 2006

Drive for Quality leads to new Ukraine contract for JSR Genetics
UK - JSR has signed another big order in Eastern Europe. The latest in a long line of substantial orders in this part of the world, the contract was signed at the end of April 2006 and is for the development of a new commercial pig herd, including their own 'within herd' multiplication, located in the Volyn region of Ukraine.

Monday, April 3, 2006

JSR Genetics – Pig Fair Review
UK - JSR Genetics is keen to reinforce to the participants its strength and commitment to the UK market.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

The UK pork supply chain: pulling together for consistency and quality
UK - In my first article (February 27th) I examined the mini revolution unfolding in the countryside and gave two examples of thriving food businesses whose owner/managers are enjoying their new roles as price makers rather than price takers.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

JSR Genetics warns pig farmers of dangers of forgeries
UK - It is a sad fact of life that as soon as something acquires substantial value there will be those who would seek to create forged copies. It is not uncommon therefore to hear of forged works of art, fake currency, even stolen identities but only recently has the latest form of copying come to light, forged pigs.

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

JSR and Darby Genetics introduce important new pork marbling scoring system
UK - JSR Genetics and their South Korean partners Darby Genetics have combined their research resources, under the joint leadership of JSR's Director of Research Dr Grant Walling and Darby's leading geneticist Il Joo Lee, to pioneer a brand new mechanism for including marbling scores in genetic evaluations of pork lines.

Monday, February 27, 2006

Pork Supply Chain: a revolution in the making
UK - There is a mini revolution unfolding in the countryside, involving the pork supply chain. As with any power struggle, the question will be who, if anyone, will gain the upper hand?

Monday, February 6, 2006

JSR Supply Breeding Pigs to Cyprus & Greece
UK - JSR Genetics Ltd are expanding their European market share with new agreements to supply pig breeding stock in Cyprus and Greece.

Friday, December 2, 2005

JSR Genetics in Russian Pigs Coup!
UK - JSR Genetics, the UK based pig breeding company has won another multi million pound export contract. The contract is part of a massive ongoing breeding improvement programme undertaken by the Russian Federation region of Belgorod which is intended to make the region self-sufficient in pigmeat.

Friday, October 28, 2005

Titan Pork Partners scheme
UK - The Titan Pork Partners scheme aims to improve carcase yield in the most expensive cuts and ensure product consistency by using selected JSR sire and damlines.

Monday, October 17, 2005

Meat Quality vs Costs of Production: which way should the industry go?
By Jeff Wood, Professor of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol and presented at the 16th Annual JSR Technical Conference - Both meat quality and costs of production (COP) are clearly important for the future, but whereas reducing COP is a clear objective for BPEX, meat quality seems to have received less attention. My aim in this talk is therefore to make the case for Quality.

Thursday, July 14, 2005

JSR supply breeding pigs for Italian Parma Ham market
UK - A co-operative of 4,000 members in Northern Italy have signed an agreement to produce pigs for Parma Ham using the genetics of international pig breeding company, JSR Genetics.

Friday, June 24, 2005

Pork imports should be Food Standards Agency priority, says geneticist
UK - Food safety, especially regarding meat, should be a priority for Dame Deirdre Hutton when she takes over from Sir John Krebs as chair of the Food Standards Agency in July, according to Dr Grant Walling, head of research and genetics with JSR Genetics.

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Watch hygiene when liquid feeding piglets
UK - To achieve optimum digestion of colostrum and milk, some piglets need water. Furthermore, it is well accepted that piglets which receive inadequate milk or are scouring require liquid supplements with sugar-based electrolyte products.

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Numbers born alive becoming key factor in herd profitability
UK - As pig producers world-wide look to reduce their costs, the numbers of piglets born and reared per litter, becomes increasingly important.

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Check out costly carcase condemnations
UK - At a time when on-farm mortality in many herds is still high, pig producers should not overlook the compounding effect of carcase condemnation at the abattoir, says Mark White, veterinary consultant to JSR Genetics.

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Withdrawal of antibiotic growth promoters
UK - Within the next 12 months, antibiotic growth promoters will be withdrawn from sale in Europe. The few remaining products have antibacterial activity against gut pathogens.

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Food safety key issue facing global pork production
UK - Food safety and the eating quality of pork will be the big issues facing the global pig industries in the future, predicts Brian Edwards, director of international business for JSR Genetics.

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

Beware when making vaccine changes
UK - In recent years, in an effort to reduce their costs, there has been a tendency for producers to chop and change their vaccination programmes.

Friday, March 4, 2005

Chicken gene research could aid geneticists
UK - The news that an international consortium of research teams has plotted the entire genome of the chicken provides useful information for geneticists selecting for traits in many species. This is especially important for traits that cannot easily be measured in the live animal, such as disease resistance.

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Reproductive biochemist appointed by JSR Genetics
UK - Dr André Maldjian has been appointed reproductive biochemist and project co-ordinator by international pig-breeding company, JSR Genetics.

Wednesday, February 2, 2005

Service pregnancy testing machines regularly
UK - The primary purpose of pregnancy testing of sows and gilts is to identify those animals that are not pregnant.

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

How large herds achieve high levels of performance
UK - Proving that it is possible to achieve high levels of performance with large herds, seven JSR Farms' breeding units, totalling 4,750 sows, are averaging 26.l piglets born alive and 23.02 weaned per sow a year.

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

JSR Genetics sign new Japanese agreement
UK - Following an expansion in breeding stock sales in Japan and business structural changes, a new agreement has been signed between JSR Genetics and the Marubeni-Nisshin Feed Co (MNFC) for the supply of genetically-advanced breeding pigs through to 2008.

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

JSR Genetics team strengthened
UK - Following sabbatical travel in Europe, New Zealand and South America, Annabelle Hoste (née Peacock) has rejoined JSR Genetics to strengthen the company's genetics team at its Southburn, Yorkshire, headquarters, where she will assist in running the genetics programme and provide customer support on technical issues.

Wednesday, January 5, 2005

Supplementary creep heating
UK - Supplementary heat in a piglet creep area is essential to create a micro-environment for the litter and reduce chilling. Traditionally, infra-red lamps have been used widely to provide the necessary heat.

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Maintaining piglet quality at birth
UK - Birthweight and condition of piglets at birth both have a major effect on their ability to survive. While many factors are influential - such as genetics, litter size, disease - nutrition plays a major role.

Wednesday, December 1, 2004

Right time for replacement gilts
UK - With the price of cull sows at its highest level for a number of years, pig producers are being urged to take the opportunity to get rid of older, less productive females and build up their gilt pools.

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Avoiding a common condensation problem
UK - In slatted accommodation for young pigs (first and second-stage flat-decks), lying mats or plastic boards are commonly used to improve comfort. When dry, these raise the effective temperature of the pigs by 3ºC. However, they can get soiled and wet and thus fail to fulfil their purpose or even cause scouring.

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Offsetting Autumn Infertility Problems
UK - Autumn infertility is an ill-defined problem in the pig-breeding herd that is usually seen from mid-September to early November.

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

Growing demand for semen from meaty sire
UK - Demand for semen from the Titan boar has increased by 50 per cent over the last six months, report JSR Genetics

Friday, September 17, 2004

Reach out to the consumer, pig industry advised
UK - The British pig industry has been urged to adapt and "reach out" to the end-consumer. It should 'de-commoditise' its products to achieve sector growth and improve margins by adding value, Roland Bonney of the Food Animal Initiative told the 15th Annual JSR Technical Conference, held at Nottingham University.

Wednesday, September 8, 2004

On-farm AI made easy
UK - UltiMate AI system allows pig farmers to set up and carry out on-farm artificial insemination without the need for an elaborate laboratory or purified water process. All that's required is power and a clean working environment.

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Slower growth follows copper reduction
UK - Following the dramatic reduction, earlier this year, in dietary copper levels in rations fed to pigs above three months of age, many producers have seen a decline in growth rate in finishers of between 30g and 70 g per day.

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

JSR Genetics creates new European sales directorships
UK - Due to an expansion in breeding stock sales, JSR Genetics has created two new posts to cope with the increased demand in Europe.

Tuesday, August 3, 2004

JSR Genetics ships breeding pigs to Japan
UK - Twenty-three high-genetic-merit breeding pigs have recently been shipped to Japan from a JSR Genetics' nucleus unit in Australia.

Monday, June 14, 2004

Malta takes Yorkshire pigs from JSR Genetics
UK - Malta's pig industry is being restocked with breeding pigs from British company JSR Genetics Ltd. Over 300 genetically-advanced gilts and boars have been exported to the Mediterranean island to update the country's genetics following Malta's accession to the EU.

Friday, June 4, 2004

Their daily bread
UK - The term 'well-bred' has taken on a whole new meaning on an outdoor unit in Shropshire. To help keep them up with the demanding requirements of 450 sows the herd's 25 boars are given a slice of bread every day. Their daily bread, however, contains a special ingredient designed to help the immune system.

Friday, May 21, 2004

New grading system offers pig producers a route to greater market security
UK - Grading carcases by the AutoFOM system, linked to animals of specific genetic merit, will help the UK pig industry become more competitive by identifying lines which can add value for the processor and retailer, predicts Tim Rymer, chief executive of international pig-breeding company, JSR Genetics.

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Breeding pigs to Korea
UK - JSR Genetics has exported its first consignment of breeding pigs to South Korea since the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 2001.

Monday, March 15, 2004

Matching Product Performance to Market Needs
By Dr Alan E Tinch, Head of Genetics and R&D, JSR Genetics Ltd - This is a report from The 14th Annual JSR Technical Conference held on the 16th September 2003. The function of our industry is to produce pork for the consumer which is wholesome and desirable at an affordable price. The price should allow all sectors of the market to make reasonable profits.

Tuesday, March 9, 2004

Lessons from the poultry industry
UK - World-wide, more pork is consumed than any other meat. At 90 million tons a year it far outstrips the 60 million tons of poultry meat, so of all meat producers, pig farmers have the greatest potential market, Dr Alan Tinch, head of genetics and research at JSR Genetics, reminded members of the South Humberside Pig Discussion Group.

Monday, March 8, 2004

The feeding, economics and environmental impact of heavy pigs
By Mick Hazzledine, Premier Nutrition Products Ltd - This is a report from The 14th Annual JSR Technical Conference held on the 16 September 2003 which examines the feeding of heavy pigs, the economics of production and environmental impact.

Friday, January 16, 2004

JSR Farms buys JSR Genetics
UK - JSR Farms has purchased the 50 per cent of JSR Genetics Ltd owned by the Brisby family. Following this acquisition JSR Genetics' headquarters is being relocated from Rothwell in Lincolnshire to Southburn, near Driffield in East Yorkshire.

Monday, January 5, 2004

High-speed semen packing
UK - A new semen packing machine, capable of filling 600 couchettes (flat-packs) per hour has been installed by JSR Genetics at its Thorpe Willoughby AI centre in North Yorkshire.

Tuesday, December 2, 2003

Japanese see British pig production
UK - UK pig production impressed a group of 15 Japanese producers, agents and advisers who recently completed a study tour hosted by JSR Genetics.

Tuesday, November 18, 2003

UK Stud Sees Sales Soar
UK - Sales from an East Anglian AI centre have increased by 100 per cent in the last 12 months, according to JSR Genetics.

Thursday, September 18, 2003

Big benefits from heavy pigs
UK - Most UK pig producers have an opportunity to reduce production costs by as much as seven per cent by increasing the slaughter weights of their finishers.

Sunday, June 22, 2003

European breeding stock boom for JSR Genetics
UK - An unprecedented increase in sales of breeding stock to European countries has been reported by JSR Genetics.

Wednesday, May 7, 2003

Confident outlook reported by pig breeding company
UK - A year after the formation of the new breeding company, JSR Genetics Limited - launched at the British Pig and Poultry Fair last May - the company reports growth in all areas of its business.

Wednesday, April 23, 2003

JSR Genetics top ratings in German tests
UK - Pigs from JSR Genetics partner in Germany, JSR Hybrid Hirschmann, have given the highest margin over feed costs according to results from independent product evaluation tests there.

Friday, February 14, 2003

High-health pigs for Dutch double restocking
UK - Nearly 2,000 SPF status breeding pigs have been delivered by JSR Genetics to a farming family in The Netherlands.

Friday, February 7, 2003

JSR Genetics opens two new AI centres
UK - Two new AI centres have been opened by JSR Genetics, at Craven Arms, Shropshire and Garboldisham, Norfolk, following significant growth in demand for semen over the past two years.

Friday, January 24, 2003

New AI cool chain boosts conception rates
UK - A new AI distribution system, designed to maintain semen in peak condition from the laboratory to point of insemination, has been launched by JSR Genetics.