A new “significant diseases” charter has been launched by BPEX with producers being urged to sign up voluntarily to share information quickly in the event of…
Month: June 2015
Few can have failed to notice the rebranding exercise that’s been taking place as BOCM PAULS has changed into ForFarmers. Officially announced at the beginning of…
New pig breeding figures from Poland appear to be “the first sign that low pig prices are starting to have an impact on EU herds” according…
A new approach to preventing and treating animal diseases has been informally agreed by MEPs, the EU Council of Ministers and the European Commission (EC), effectively…
A four-year research project has shown that using a co-product from bioethanol production can be used as an alternative protein to feed pigs. The Defra-funded ENBBIO…
Nominations have opened for this year’s David Black Award which is given to someone who has gone the “extra mile” in making an important and sustained…
Discovering that one of the major causes of human infections uses “chemical harpoons” to attach itself to its hosts, is being seen as a significant step…
Better sow health, better quantity and quality of colostrum, and better piglet birth weight and liveweight gain are all proven benefits of feeding Actigen. But to…
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has announced proposals for changes to the network of Veterinary Disease Surveillance Centres (DSCs) it runs on behalf of the Scottish Government.…
An industry workshop, designed to advance plans for the creation of a UK Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL), will be held on Friday this…