The use of antibiotics by veterinary surgeons needs to be “strictly controlled” with no scope for their use outside of combatting disease, says the new European…
Year: 2014
Boar taint is an important issue in the UK and EU, with up to 10% of carcases from uncastrated male pigs being affected by an offensive…
Peter Crichton reports a successful auction with every lot sold when outdoor pig equipment from Roger Newton’s North Farm Livestock was sold at Crostwick, Norfolk, on…
The NPA’s triennial hunt for producers and members of the allied industries to stand for election to the association’s Producer Group and Allied Industry Group is…
Sainsbury’s, which currently holds the status of being Freedom Food’s “best retailer”, has reported a fall in sales for the third quarter in a row. Like-for-like…
The euro-to-sterling exchange rate for calculating the 2014 Single Payment Scheme (SPS), set yesterday at €1 = £0.77730, is 7% lower than last year, delivering another…
The Confidential Reporting Service launched by the National Pig Association (NPA) is primarily designed to protect pigs and not for use in reporting on standard farm…
The latest figures published by USDA indicate a slowdown in the number of piglets being affected by the PEDv outbreak, according to BPEX. Although the US…
Staff at Harper Adams University have tasted and rated more than 400 products as their part in the search for Britain’s best pork sausages. Although involved…
The potential to breed cereals to enhance their feeding value for use in pig production is to be the focus of a meeting to be held…