GB pig compound feed production for the first quarter of 2017, was 4% lower than the same period in 2016 at 442,000 tonnes, according to latest…
Year: 2017
Dechra Veterinary Products has announced a new solution for the mass treatment of respiratory disease in pigs. Metaxol, which is part of the firm’s SoluStab range,…
Mark White, of the Pig Veterinary Society, will have a big role to play in setting new antibiotic targets for the pig sector. He told Alistair…
We all agree we must use antibiotics responsibly, as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a reality we cannot get away from, writes Alasdair McLeod. Reports that sales of…
It seems like no time at all since New Year, when producers were buzzing, as, for once, things were going well and looked like doing so…
Another positive day for pig sellers with the SPP up by 0.37p to 156.53p and spot bacon also tending firmer with prices around 164p/kg mark, and…
Previously confined to the European part of Russia and the Baltic states, the spread of African swine fever (ASF) further east and west is causing alarm…
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…
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,…