Zoetis’ one shot bivalent vaccine, Suvaxyn Circo+MH RTU, has been proven to offer lifetime cover for finishing pigs for both porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and…
Year: 2017
Mick Sloyan, AHDB Pork strategy director has decided after 40 years to make a career and lifestyle change and step down from his current role with…
Sausage casings manufacturer Devro has reported an 11% rise in sales during the first half of the year. In its newly published results covering the six months to…
Despite the hugely positive steps taken by the Co-op to source British pigmeat, supermarket imports of bacon have risen over the past year, the latest Porkwatch…
According to new research by The Prince’s Countryside Fund (the Fund), the UK public appears to have a rosy view of farming life, with 1 in…
In the four weeks ending 23 July the EU pig reference price fell by €6.72 to €170.25/100kg the lowest price recorded for this series since mid-April.…
Jason Feeney, Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency, has confirmed that he has appointed Dr Colin Sullivan as Chief Operating Officer. Colin, who is currently…
The risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) entering the UK pig population has been identified as number one concern for the industry when it comes to…
At its worst, post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) can hit up to half the young pigs on a unit, with mortality in moderate to severe outbreaks increasing by…
Robust pig prices, aided by factors such as the tightening of domestic supply following breeding herd reductions, strong export business and a weakening of sterling against…