The NPA’s Georgina Crayford has highlighted the potential benefits to the pig industry of the production of PRRS-resistant pigs bred using gene editing techniques. But in…
Month: June 2018
The latest Defra statistics release indicates that the strong growth in UK pig meat production recorded in early 2018 abated somewhat in May. At 77,200 tonnes,…
Scientists have used gene editing techniques to produce pigs resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, or PRRS, one of the most damaging pig disease producers face…
During May, the share of the pork retail price received by producers remained just below 39%, according to AHDB estimates, very close to April’s level. Duncan…
The 2018 National Pig Awards are open for entries and time is running out to get your entry in. Now in their fifth year, there are…
The EU ban on prophylactic use of antibiotics in groups of animals has been confirmed following discussions between the main decision making bodies in Brussels. The…
Tulip, Britain’s largest pig farmer and producer of pork, celebrated 10 years of its graduate programme last week and unveiled plans to reshape the scheme for…
Agroisolab UK, a small business based just outside the small North Yorkshire village of Welburn, has been re-awarded a contract to supply AHDB with isotope origin…
Most of the majors required full contract numbers indicating a decent undercurrent of demand, according to this week’s Pig Marketing Summary from Thames Valley Cambac. The…
Although demand for GB pig meat continues to be well maintained, this is not the case in Europe and poor demand has hit prices hard. The…