The NPA is urging pig producers to sign up to become ‘Antibiotic Guardians’, as World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) gets underway. WAAW aims to increase awareness…
Month: November 2017
Plans to consult on a new, independent body that would hold Government to account for upholding environmental standards in England after we leave the European Union…
CCTV recording will become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England next year, Defra Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed. Defra will take the plans forward following an…
After many weeks of falling prices, signs are starting to emerge of the rate of decline levelling out, with a little more interest being shown in…
The National Pig Association’s (NPA) producer group has voiced its full support for Ladies in Pigs, as the future of the organisation remains shrouded in doubt.…
AHDB Pork has strengthened its team by appointing new recruit Sam Crocker as Knowledge Transfer Officer. Sam, who has joined the Knowledge Exchange (KE) team, has…
Pigs have been bred with body fat 24% lower than normal pigs, using gene editing technology. Researchers from China and the UK used emerging technology similar…
From tomorrow (November 11), all Red Tractor pork members will need to have entered data from the second and third quarters of 2017 onto the eMB-Pigs…
The new antibiotic targets will be a challenge, but the pig sector is more than capable of rising to it, according to National Pig Association chairman…
The publication of the O’Neill report last May has set in motion a process that will shape how we manage pigs’ health in the UK in…