This is the first article in a series of six taking a detailed look at the PIVIT (Pig Improvement Via Information Technology) project. Funded by the…
Year: 2014
A fourth Canadian province, Quebec, has now confirmed the presence of the PED virus in pigs.Quebec’s agriculture ministry confirmed its first case on Sunday.Canadian cases had…
Prices appear to have stabilised after several weeks of significant falls, and although the DAPP lost 0.76p and now stands at 164.44p, it still provides a…
The 2014 British Association of Feed Supplement and Additive Manufacturers (BAFSAM) Feed Additive Conference will take place on April 29 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull…
UK pork imports increased to 31,200t in December last year, which was a 12% rise in volumes compared with the same month in 2012.BPEX’s Pig Market…
December pig census figures from 22 member states that between them account for around 90% of the breeding herd suggest that the number of sows across…
More pork was exported last year than any since 2000, just before the start of the last outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.Total exports of pork…
Nick Munce has joined MSD Animal Health’s pig team as business manager. Based in the North-east, he’s well known in the pig industry and has more…
Poland’s chief veterinary officer, Dr Janusz Zwiazek, has confirmed that a case of African swine fever has been detected in Poland. According to a statement released by…
Everyone suffers from a variation in slaughter weights to a greater or lesser extent, and one solution is to try “topping”, that is removing pigs to…