With spring just around the corner, it is a good time for pig producers to check up on feed bin hygiene, advises ACMC veterinary consultant, Paul…
Year: 2014
Pig producers must make sure they have biosecurity measures in place to reduce the risk of disease spread from livestock lorries.”Livestock vehicles can be a common…
Although the DAPP shed another 0.48p and now stands at 163.96p, which is its lowest rate since the May 18, 2013, UK pig supplies are reported…
Consumers bought 1% more pork during the 12 week period to February 2 compared with the same period last year, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel.The…
UK clean pig slaughterings in January totalled 946,700 head, almost identical to the same month in 2013, according to Defra figures reported in the latest edition…
I allowed myself a wry smile when reading about Professor Kemp’s (Wageningen University) talk at the Provimi nutrition conference (Pig World, Jan 2014, p46), writes John…
In response to retailer and consumer demand, Red Tractor has launched a new logo to provide further assurances over the quality, traceability and provenance of the…
Finished pig prices remain 5-6% up year-on-year, despite the typical new year dip in prices post the festive season, according to the latest analysis from Quality…
In the third article in our series of six taking a detailed look at the PIVIT (Pig Improvement Via Information Technology) project, which is funded by…
In the second article of our series of six taking a detailed look at the PIVIT (Pig Improvement Via Information Technology) project, which is funded by…