US pig prices hit a five-and-a-half year low earlier this year only 12 months after reaching record levels on the back of a PEDv-inspired depression in…
Month: August 2015
A purpose-built piglet nursery in Suffolk has saved enough piglets to improve returns by over £79,000 in the past 12 months, according to a report issued…
AHDB Pork has decided to close its Real Welfare bureau service from November 1 this year, after which all future assessments will require to be moved…
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has warned that it will prove “very difficult” for its pig farming members to make proper use of a new €17m…
EU, US and Canadian pig producers are “best positioned” to gain from “China’s Incredible Shrinking Hog Herd” according to a new report, by that name, issued…
French pork exports during the first half of this year were 10% down on the same period in 2014 while prices declined by 15%, according to…
Nigel Bennet has been appointed as Ceva Animal Health’s new pig product and project field trial officer, bringing more than 30 years pig industry experience to…
Hysolv Animal Health has been appointed as exclusive distributors in the UK and Ireland for the swine flu vaccine, Respiporc Flu 3. “Outbreaks of swine flu…
The NHS has been challenged to “curb inappropriate antibiotic prescribing” by encouraging the sensible use of antibiotics, while also promoting a cutting back on the unnecessary…
The delivery of major improvements in the welfare of pigs during transport and at slaughter has earned the Danish Meat Research Institute (DMRI) the top 2015…