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Cutting back on red meat does not reduce cancer risk – study
Cutting down on bacon and sausages is unlikely to have any impact on the risk of contracting cancer, according to…
Nutrition
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Red meat tax would be a retrograde step – leading nutritionist
A tax on red meat would be a ‘retrograde step’, according to a leading public health nutritionist. The question of…
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NPA joins forces with other organisations to seek sustainable soya sourcing
The NPA is working with other organisations to try and ensure a sustainable future supply of soya to the UK…
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Commission drops plans for drastic copper feed reductions
The European Commission has dropped plans for a drastic reduction in permitted copper levels in piglet feed in what is…
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Formaldehyde banned in feed
Formaldehyde has been banned as a feed additive in the EU from today. The product was denied authorisation in the…
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Pig conference explores the role of natural marine calcium and mineral sources to optimise wellbeing
Up to 60 per cent of all finishing pigs have severe inflammation or actual ulceration, states Ronan Casserly, international monogastric nutritionist…
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‘Future looking’ pig conference to take place in Armagh
Advances in Nutrition for Future Challenges is the name being given to a progressive producers seminar to be held in…
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Northern Ireland research reveals £1m extra performance value
Research at the Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute (AFBI) in Northern Ireland has resulted in sows achieving wean litter weights of…
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Undercooked pork the most common cause of Hepatitis E – EFSA
Consumption of raw or undercooked pork meat and liver is the most common cause of Hepatitis E infection in the EU,…
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Row over fat content of Porky Lights sausages leads to Slimming World boycott
A row has broken out between the manufacturer of Porky Lights sausages and a Slimming World over the fat content of…