Wrapping up February: What’s new in the world of pigs?
Pig Progress brings you the latest business news and updates from the global pig industry, including a new partnership aimed at orally-delivered vaccines for PED and PRRSV, as well as a new business focusing on science-led storytelling, advocacy, and education to highlight agriculture’s role in sustainability. This and more.
Renaissance BioScience partners with Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
Renaissance BioScience has partnered with the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. This collaboration was awarded US$600,000 and will target 2 diseases, as well as immune system function, in pigs and piglets using Renaissance’s yeast-based technology in feed. One project will focus on the orally-delivered vaccines for PED and PRRSV, while the other addresses piglet gut health, immunity, and growth.
Oxford Nanopore and PathoSense join forces
Oxford Nanopore Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration targeting veterinary diagnostics with PathoSense. Through this partnership, European veterinarians will gain access to molecular sensing technology that consolidates multiple traditional infectious disease tests into one sequencing-based solution.
Alltech releases 2024 US harvest analysis and launches Planet of Plenty, LLC
Alltech’s 2024 US Harvest Analysis shows that a combination of heavy early-season rains and late-season droughts has created distinct challenges for crop producers in the US and indicates that overall risk is moderate to high. The trend for corn grain and corn silage is somewhat higher across all regions of the US. The company has also launched Planet of Plenty, LLC, focusing on science-led storytelling, advocacy, and education to highlight agriculture’s role in sustainability. Many people lack firsthand exposure to food production, leading to misconceptions about agriculture’s environmental impact. Planet of Plenty aims to bridge this gap through storytelling and advocacy.
DSM-Firmenich selling stake in Feed Enzymes Alliance to Novonesis and releases mycotoxin survey results
DSM-Firmenich is selling its stake in the Feed Enzymes Alliance to its equal partner Novonesis for €1.5 billion. The sold activities represented about €300 million in total annual net sales in 2024. Novonesis will maintain a commercial relationship with DSM-Firmenich’s Animal Nutrition & Health division, continuing to sell feed enzymes through its global premix network. DSM-Firmenich has also released the results of its World Mycotoxin Survey from January to December 2024, covering a total of 28,388 samples from 95 countries. Compared to 2023, all 6 main mycotoxins increased. Risk increased in Central Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Risk remains extreme with the highest regions of mycotoxins found in North and Central America, South Asia, China and Taiwan.
Jorenku increases exports of liquid disinfection and feed hygiene
Over the past year, Jorenku A/S has experienced a significant increase in the export of liquid disinfection and feed hygiene products. Most recently, Pakistan and Egypt have joined the export markets, with more countries soon to follow, particularly in Asia.
Asimetrix launches PigVision artificial intelligence for swine productivity
Colombian company Asimetrix has announced their latest development PigVision, a solution that employs smart cameras with advanced computer vision and artificial intelligence to enable real-time monitoring of pig growth. PigVision offers real-time growth tracking, early problem detection, optimised herd management, and accurate projections for decision-making.
Nominations open for award supporting swine educators
The Novus Distinguished Academic Training & Innovation Award will be presented in partnership with the 16th International Symposium on Digestive Physiology of Pigs this May in the US. The award winner will receive US$7,500. The award is open to educators worldwide at higher education institutions who have made significant contributions to the academic and professional growth of undergraduate and/or graduate students in the fields of digestive physiology of pigs, and related fields such as swine nutrition, nutritional biochemistry, and nutrient metabolism.
