The strength of the British pig industry, especially in terms of high level quality assurance and welfare standards, will be highlighted during a special breakfast meeting…
Month: February 2015
A new one-shot vaccine against oedema disease, which can cause piglet mortality of up to 10% in affected herds, is being launched by Hysolv Animal Health…
Fully funded clinics with farm buildings’ specialists, covering such items as how to design a layout to optimise animal health and performance, are being offered to…
The potential to secure improvements in animal health, welfare and disease resistance, are all implicated in the awarding of £1.9 million of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences…
Food prices are the “top concern” for 50% of consumers, according to the latest biannual public attitudes tracker published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Questioned…
Irish pig farm leaders have welcomed a price increase this week which was “passed back” by two processors, but with questions about why others haven’t done…
A Defra-run “smarter guidance and data” review, including pig farming questions, aims to reduce the time needed for new businesses to find out about their obligations…
There was a 1% drop in January in the share of the final retail price of pork received by producers, according to BPEX, taking the level…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned today that there must be no “erosion” of the link between vets and farmers and no loss of veterinary…
Canada’s pork industry has been given the equivalent of just over £1 million of new government funding to strengthen traceability and biosecurity, including the development of…