A farm worker who left pig carcases in the same sheds as live ones and neglected more than 1,700 pigs to the point where some had…
Year: 2018
Researchers in the UK, led by The Pirbright Institute, are to receive £3.1 million of investment to produce a more affordable and effective vaccine to protect animals…
NPA senior policy advisor Georgina Crayford has explained why CO2 stunning currently represents the best option available for the pig sector. Dr Crayford was interviewed on Radio…
The Environment Agency has published new guidance on managing slurry to help prevent agricultural pollution in exceptional weather, such as the recent drought period. The guidance is…
Well-known pig producer, Kevin Gilbert, has taken the annual ‘Unsung Hero’ award, presented annually by NFU Scotland’s North East Region at Turriff Agricultural Show. Kevin, who…
With growth anticipated in EU pig meat production across 2018, forecasts from the EU commission and others have expected EU pig meat consumption to increase this…
During the 12 weeks to July 15, retail sales of pig meat* recorded a 1.4% rise year-on-year, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. With…
The NFU has called for a joined-up approach to reduce ammonia in response to Defra’s Clean Air Strategy consultation, which closed yesterday (August 14). The NFU…
The immediate suspension by the VMD of eight flunixin painkiller drugs containing the excipient diethanolamine (DEA) has left veterinary professionals seeking alternatives. Bayer said that one…
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has suspended products for food-producing animals that contain the excipient diethanolamine (DEA), following an EU scientific opinion. Products containing DEA have…