The Redruth-based Primrose herd of Gloucester Old Spots and Large Blacks has achieved three top product ratings in the “Great Taste” food contest.Judged alongside 10,000 other…
Month: August 2014
A multidisciplinary network of veterinary vaccinology experts has been created to help fight animal diseases, some of which have the potential to spread to humans. The…
Scientists in Edinburgh and Newcastle have embarked on a three-year “FREESOW” project to identify the best sows to make free-farrowing systems economically viable. Â Funded by…
Eight Pietrain boars will be among the entries on offer at the 12th National Show and Sale of Native Breeds, taking place at Melton Mowbray Market…
Better query resolution and written communications are the two self-improvement targets to be tackled by AHVLA following a new user satisfaction survey. While AHVLA received a…
As expected, it was another quiet day as far as buyers and sellers were concerned, with the DAPP continuing its downward drift and losing a further…
A new government-backed Animal and Plant Health Agency will begin work in October to help prevent the spread of animal and plant diseases and improve the…
New research into the evolution of antibiotic resistance, including looking at methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is due to begin in the Netherlands. The work is…
Finished pig prices in the UK continued to fall in the week ending August 9, according to BPEX. “The GB SPP reached another new low at…
Two new Knowledge Transfer Managers have been appointed by BPEX to take over from existing members of staff moving to take up new roles.The East of…