Mixed messages from the marketplace with finished pig values rising and the SPP up by 0.77p to 142.51p, but cull sows 6p/kg down. Weekly contribution prices…
Month: April 2021
UK pig meat production was ‘exceptionally strong’ in March, AHDB’s Bethan Wilkins has commented, as output reaching 97,900 tonnes during the month according to the latest figures…
Pigs that favour lying on their left side could be a sign of stomach ulcers, research conducted between the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Queens University…
Two-thirds of barn owls have been found with detectable liver residues of two or more second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) according to Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU)…
The introduction of new Brexit checks at the start of the year continued to hamper UK meat exports to the EU in February, new trade figures…
UK pig numbers totalled 4.8 million head on December 1, following marginal growth over the previous 12 months, to stand at its highest level since December 2004. Defra figures…
Following from some exceptionally high levels achieved at the end of 2019, global pig prices proved volatile across 2020, fluctuating throughout a year defined by Coronavirus…
Pig farm incomes in England have plummeted over the past 12 months, with producers barely breaking even in 2020/21, despite a positive start to the year…
Elanco has announced that Baycox Iron is available again, following the company’s acquisition of Bayer Animal Health in 2020. Louise Radford, marketing manager at Elanco, said the…
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) is bringing together experts from around the world for a webinar on Wednesday to discuss ways to improve the management of…