Weda will launch a system on rails to which various toys can be attached to keep piglets, growers and finishers occupied at EuroTier 2014. The PlayLine…
Month: October 2014
Swedish manufacturer AquaGlobe has developed a new drinking bowl for sows made entirely from stainless steel. The bowl has a unique valve that’s extremely easy to…
Colin Ley takes a closer look at the recently released UK industry plan to deal with an outbreak of this devastatingly virulent diseaseUnveiled by BPEX in…
Coccidiosis is a significant disease challenge impacting a high percentage of the UK pig population, and it’s known to severely impact performance. Many producers are experienced…
Sam Walton has been to an East Yorkshire unit where a simple pig-rearing system leaves the owner plenty of time for his other enterprises and interestsThe…
This month I’d like to pay tribute to Professor Brian Chambers, who recently passed away suddenly. While some of you may have had dealings with him…
Big may not necessarily mean best when it comes to piglet performance, despite what a first look at the figures from a feed trial I was…
About the only word I can think of to describe arable farmers at the moment is “idiots”. Having had the worst prices for many years, we…
What a difference a few weeks makes. Lack of demand across Europe for pig meat, coupled with better than usual production and the continued Russian ban,…
Dutch livestock hygiene solutions supplier MS Schippers has developed a bold new pig-housing concept for the farrowing and growing sectors that merges existing technology from the…