The UK pig industry has, quite rightly, made much of its high animal welfare standards over the years. On both the domestic market, where import competition…
Month: May 2017
The sale of Karro Food Group, the leading supplier of British pork, to private equity firm CapVest Partners has been completed. The deal, which was announced on…
The UK pig industry could face delays in resuming exports to China unless the Government moves quickly to agree the conditions of post-Brexit export health certificates,…
A new treatment for preventing coccidiosis in piglets has been launched. Tolracol from Krka is newly introduced single dose coccidiostat which can be used in lambs,…
Danish Crown is offering its existing members a cash growth supplement of DKK 0.50 per kg of additional pork supplied to increase the production of slaughter…
Vets are vital to achieving the UK Government’s post-Brexit vision for high animal welfare and food safety standards, said the British Veterinary Association (BVA) as it…
David Clarke, the first ever chief executive of Red Tractor Assurance, is to retire after 19 years building the scheme from scratch. Launched in 2000, the…
The Government must agree transitional arrangements with the EU, in order to mitigate the potentially disastrous effects of leaving the union without a trade deal in place,…
Veterinary laboratory Biobest, which has facilities near Edinburgh and in York, is offering a new polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome…
Scottish pig prices have risen as demand grows, according to the latest market report from Quality Meat Scotland. After cooling slightly at the beginning of 2016,…