Fresh talks have taken place between meat export officials in Russia and China concerning trade between the two countries, including exports of Russian pigmeat. According to…
Month: August 2015
Views on a European Commission (EC) proposal to amend the regulation of genetically modified (GM) food and feed is being sought by the Food Standards Agency…
The UK distributor of a new natural German feed additive that’s claimed to improve the performance of all classes of pigs is looking for a limited…
The recent emergence of four wild boar pigs in Suffolk has prompted the National Pig Association (NPA) to urge farmers to report all future sightings to…
The continued recovery from PEDv in Japan has resulted in a 4% decline in imports of pork into the country during the first half of 2015,…
Concern about food hygiene when eating out and the use of additives in food products are the top two issues raised by consumers in the latest…
Jane Jordan takes a closer look at the Pig Health and Welfare Council’s (PHWC) biennial report for 2013/14, launched in July at the Houses of Parliament…
Evidence linking three severe cases of lameness in growing pigs with the use of “inadequate” home-mix diets has prompted the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA)…
Dr Sadie Douglas (pictured above centre) has joined Reading-based Farmex as data services manager. The appointment marks an expansion of the company’s pioneering information technology services…
Growing doubts about the state of the Chinese economy could be a “cause for concern” for global pork exporters, according to AHDB Pork. “Although Chinese economic…