Occasionally I like to remind producers to examine their weaning performance in order to optimise subsequent growth rates. We have the plethora of effects that can…
Year: 2013
At last the sun is shining, herd health is looking pretty good and prices are, for once, heading in the right direction – and long may…
A series of roadshows is being planned for this winter where the theme will be a discussion of “where are we now?” with the development of…
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is calleing on feed advisers and animal nutritionists to register for its Feed Adviser Register and take advantage of a discounted…
Pig World will sit down next week with BPEX director Mick Sloyan, so if you’ve a burning question you’d like us to ask him, send us…
The EU-spec DAPP fell 0.56p to 168.25p/kg in the week ending July 27, BPEX has repprted. It says finished pig prices have started to experience some…
The Advertising Standards Authority has rejected a claim from Sainsbury’s that the way Tesco operates its “Price Promise” is at odds with the competing retailer’s marketing…
A new Practical Pig app featuring short video clips that demonstrate practical management techniques on farm has been launched by BPEX. “It’s an exciting new tool…
Extremely hot weather can pose problems on pig farms, the veterinary adviser to pig-breeding company ACMC, Paul Thomson, has warned.In particular, producers should monitor temperatures in…
UK pig producers can now calculate how much an endemic disease in pigs has cost them thanks to the work of BBSRC-funded researchers. Scientists at the…