The pig sector’s position in the debate over food production and climate change was one of the key topics discussed at the ‘Pigs and poultry –…
Year: 2020
The Red Tractor deadline for uploading antibiotic data from the fourth quarter of 2019 onto the eMB-Pigs database is February 11. AHDB Pork is reminding producers that, if…
Lisbeth Shooter, executive director, innovation at Danish agricultural research institute SEGES, explains how the Danish pig industry is approaching the forthcoming zinc oxide ban The pig…
Red Robin, our producer and industry insider, on the opportunities to lower our environmental impact We read about declining pork consumption and increases in plant-based diets…
Duncan Berkshire is one of the lead vets within the five-vet pig team at Bishopton Veterinary Group, based in Yorkshire It can be difficult to clear…
China’s coronavirus outbreak has had a limited impact on pork trade so far, but could create challenges in the market in future, according to AHDB analyst…
The number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) confirmed in domestic pig herds in Europe is falling, but cases in wild boar continue to rise. The…
Greece has become the latest European country to confirm African swine fever, after the virus was found in domestic pigs in the north east of the…
AHDB’s Gilt Watch initiative has been running for just over two years. It has already delivered plenty of lessons producers can implement to increase gilt retention…
Former AHDB chair Meryl Ward urged the pork industry not to lose sight of its core markets, as exports continue to soar, when she addressed the…