Habituation, which I described last time, denotes ‘progressive familiarity’ by stockspeople getting used to unpleasant and usually damaging events over time, which affects their health and…
Year: 2016
It was another tough day for sellers, and although spot bacon prices were no worse than last week, this was little consolation for producers who’re currently…
Pig farmers still lost money at the end of last year despite production costs falling to their lowest level since early 2010, according to AHDB Pork.…
Demand for stand space has been so strong for the 2016 Pig & Poultry Fair it has resulted in a 10% expansion to the floorplan. As…
Published by Defra on March 3, 2016.
The total number of pigs in England has decreased by 3.6% since December 2014 to just over 3.5 million, according to new official farming statistics released…
This year’s Open Farm Sunday on June 5th will see hundreds of farms all over the country open their gates to the public. Since it began…
Pig consultant Stephen Hall considers if our current production methods help or hinder meat quality, and whether there’s a place for a boar-taint vaccine in our…
The current tightening of antibiotic use in the US and the emergence of the concept of antibiotic-free meat was discussed at the recent Antibiotic Policy and…