AHDB Pork launched Think BioRisk at this year’s Pig & Poultry Fair. A new interactive app, it’s been designed to be used by anyone who steps…
Year: 2016
Another Pig Fair has come and gone already. I have to say that sadly I missed most of it this year. Even though I was on…
A major report on how our planet feeds itself was released by the International Resource Panel (IRP) of the United Nations’ Environment Programme at the end…
We know it isn’t just the pig industry that’s in the doldrums, the whole of agriculture is in a dire situation. I understand that 162 food…
The Pig & Poultry Fair is an event that always seems to come and go very quickly, and this year was no exception with the two…
How things have changed! I recently found myself reflecting on changes in feeding regimes for piglets during the past two decades, and how the global industry’s…
We recently conducted a trial where we wanted to test the amino acid requirements at two different crude protein levels for growing pigs (30 to 110kg).…
After two very comfortable years, the Russian pig industry is entering a harsh period, when dozens of small and medium companies will be pushed out from…
GB sow productivity is continuing to improve although the latest performance figures still show other EU producers doing even better, according to AHDB Pork. Looking at…
A commitment to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including the global phasing out the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animals, was made by G20 agriculture…