Duncan Berkshire is one of the lead vets within the five-vet pig team at Bishopton Veterinary Group, based in Yorkshire As we look towards a warmer,…
Month: July 2019
Christian Fink Hansen has been the director of SEGES, the Danish Pig Research Centre, since 2017. Previously he was head of animal science studies and a…
The latest Porkwatch survey showed a mixed picture among retailers in terms of their support for British pork products, with less British bacon on display. Overall…
Very much of a “stand on” feeling in the pig world today and although the SPP put on 1.1p and has finally broken through the 150p…
China claims the number of fresh outbreaks of African swine fever in the country has dropped this year and pig production is slowly returning to normal,…
Cargill UK’s pig nutrition team has appointed Katie Stephen as a technical sales specialist. Based in Staffordshire, she will provide nutritional advice to pig producers across…
Farmers have been urged to consider the risk of exposure to viruses like African swine fever and PED from animal feed. Caroline Stock reports from the…
AHDB details how worldwide pig sales are supporting prices for British producers The price that pig producers receive is bolstered by sales of British pork in…
Mike Sheldon chairs the AHDB Pork board. He is also chairman of Red Tractor pigs, a role he is due to step down from in November…
The Philippines has banned meat imports from Germany after the authorities discovered discovered a shipment of pork from Germany co-mingled with 250kg of pork from Poland, The ban…