Milk replacers became part of the emergency package on many units just 10 years ago and now, as litter sizes have increased, they and specially designed…
Month: December 2013
The global product manager for veterinary products at Huvepharma NV, Wouter Depondt, looks at strategies for the eradication of this costly diseaseSwine dysentery is usually easily…
With the exception of sow prices, pig values have held at largely similar levels, although with a few more numbers about some spot buyers were able…
The Dent family’s pig business, Dent Ltd, has been put into administration. Administrators Adrian Berry and Clare Boardman from Deloitte were called in to the business…
The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has announced a new approach to scanning surveillance that it says will better detect new and re-emerging animal…
Annual Investment Value (AIV) is very underused as a measurement term by pig farmers the world over. Pig producers have a vast range of options in…
The British pig industry is set for a major boost in exports to China after a trade delegation headed by Prime Minister David Cameron lobbied for…
The British Government has followed up last year’s trade deal to send live pigs to China with an agreement that will also allow the UK to…
Spending on pork increased 6% during the 12 weeks to 10 November, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel.BPEX’s Pig Market Weekly reports that growth has been…
Pig consultant and writer John Gadd begins a new fortnightly blog on the Pig World website today. With almost 60 years in the pig industry under…