Innovative ideas for improved biosecurity to address the threat of African swine fever are among the challenges set out in the 2020 European Pig Innovation Group (EU…
Year: 2019
From October to December, the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) is sharing guidance on how best to approach any work that needs doing at a height following…
Mandy Nevel is AHDB’s senior veterinary manager and a former lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College I recently gave a talk on African swine fever (ASF)…
Shane McAuliffe’s family produces 50,000 pigs per year for the Truly Irish brand. He is secretary of the Irish Pig Health Society, secretary of the Irish…
Cutting down on bacon and sausages is unlikely to have any impact on the risk of contracting cancer, according to new research from Canada. The findings have shed…
The US pig herd stood at 77.7 million head, as at September 1, according to the latest quarterly report from the USDA. This was 3% higher…
The 2019 Nick Bird Award has been presented at Harper Adams University, to Olivia Hartshorn, from Staffordshire, for her dissertation on ventilation design in pig finisher…
The NFU said its presence during party conference season has provided a vital opportunity for in-depth discussion with policymakers, and a platform to explain the importance…
Red Tractor has launched a new campaign which aims to set out the food standards scheme’s credentials for ensuring UK produced food and drink carrying its…
This week’s Pig Marketing Summary, from Thames Valley Cambac, said that with just 12 weeks to Christmas, it saw a marked improvement in fortunes with the…