African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed at a slaughterhouse in Hong Kong, but plans to cull about 6,000 pigs have been hampered by meat traders,…
Month: May 2019
This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary from Thames Valley Cambac reported that factory gremlins were in evidence with downtime reported at a couple of majors. However,…
Muriel Naughton with her husband Cameron, rents 800 acres from the Crown Estate in Wiltshire. They have 500 outdoor sows on a three-week batch production system.…
Cameron Naughton with his wife Muriel, rents 800 acres from the Crown Estate in Wiltshire. They have 500 outdoor sows on a three-week batch production system.…
Producers should never underestimate the value of a happy and well-trained workforce, AHDB says It is often said that pigs are relatively easy to manage when…
AB Leamon & Son is a family-owned and run pig farm established in 1957. Simon King met Chris Leamon, who runs the Essex farm with his…
The key points to consider when it comes to providing environmental enrichment for pigs Providing suitable environmental enrichment can make a huge contribution to improving pigs’…
Maarten Van Horen graduated in1996 from Ghent University in veterinary medicine and started his career in a pig vet practice. Since 2003 he has worked for ForFarmers…
Pig prices are continuing their relatively bullish mode with the latest German producer price up by 30 euro Cents to €1.76, which in LSD money works…
Scientists have welcomed what they describe as the first report of a ‘promising vaccine’ against ASF virus in wild boar. The scientists from Spain demonstrated that…