Safeguarding animal health and welfare and the UK’s veterinary workforce are at the forefront of the Brexit priorities, newly approved by the British Veterinary Association (BVA).…
Year: 2016
A new app which will enable pig farmers to keep track of their working day and compare it with how others are operating is being tested…
AHDB Pork’s new environment and buildings officer, Emma Slater, comes to the post from a classic pig sector background. Now charged with helping producers to become more efficient…
The Russian Federation has filed a notice of appeal against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on Russia’s early-2014 import ban on live pigs, fresh pork…
The latest Defra figures, showing a 2% increase in the total English pig herd, have been described as “surprising” by AHDB Pork. The “apparent increase”, taken…
Scotland’s farm minister, Fergus Ewing, has called for “urgent action” by the UK Government concerning the delivery of a fairer share of the red meat levy…
The logging of antibiotic usage in the industry’s eMB Pigs electronic medicines book is now a mandatory part of life for farmers who are part of…
The global feed firm, Nutreco, has called for alternative strategies to be developed to reduce antibiotic use in food production. Speaking after attending this week’s UN…
The new president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is small animal veterinary surgeon, Gudrun Ravetz. Taking over from Sean Wensley as head of the association,…
First year results from a Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in raw beef, pork and chicken at retail level have been welcomed…