Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire has begun construction on its new state-of-the-art pig unit due to open this November. The Centre for Indoor Pig Production’s…
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James Richardson, farm manager at Bishop Burton College in Beverley, East Yorkshire, is masterminding a new £1 million pig unit, aiming to help plug the skills…
The latest report to be published by CIEL (Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock) urges the industry to adopt and extend innovative measures to ensure the…
Global and US veterinary officials have reported that African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines being tested in Vietnam are close to approval. ASF has disrupted the global pork…
With temperatures rising over the coming months, pig producers are being urged to consider ways to manage heat stress and the consequences it can have on feeding…
Despite opposition from the industry, the US Supreme Court has upheld a California law banning the sale of pork from pigs kept in confined spaces. Challenges…
Danish Crown has announced the closure of its Sæby abattoir following a decline in pigs being supplied for slaughter. The closure will see 800 employees at the…
AHDB research has shown that dishes containing meat, fish and poultry are still consumer favourites in the out of home market, despite growth of the meat-free meal sales.…
Cargill Animal Nutrition UK has introduced its Triple S soya as a replacement for all soya sources in its pre-starter and starter pig and poultry diets. UK…
Data collected from Defra, AHDB and Agrovision has been used by researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Bern (Switzerland) to investigate the impact of disease…