Meriden Celebrated 20th Anniversary at VIV Asia
UK - Meriden Animal Health Limited enjoyed a hugely successful show at VIV Asia in Bangkok. Thailand, last week and was delighted to welcome new and existing clients to their stand.

ACMC Tip: Go Check the Flow
UK - The long cold spell has loosened rust and scale from inside water pipes on many pig units. It is therefore important to check all water drinkers are giving the correct flow for the class of stock...

New Online MTF Calculator Adds Focus on Profit
UK - A unique Meat per Tonne of Feed (MTF) Calculator, revealing how much it costs pig farmers to produce a kg of saleable meat, has been launched on JSR’s new-look website.

Fresh Look Comes to BPEX Web Site
UK - A colourful, new section is now on offer as part of the BPEX web site.

Circovac Now Licensed for Use in Piglets and Sows
UK - Merial Animal Health's Circovac® PCV2 vaccine has now been licensed for use in piglets as well as sows making it the only vaccine licensed for treating the whole herd.

BPEX Appoints New Representative
UK - A new representative has been appointed to look after the interests of the English beef, lamb and pork sectors in German- speaking countries on behalf of EBLEX and BPEX.

Learning to Manage the Risks
UK - Pig farmers reeling under wheat prices which have doubled in the last six months are being offered the chance to get some detailed training on risk management.

ACMC Tip: Successful Semen Storage
UK - Successful AI is an essential part of profitable pig farm performance. AI studs take great care over processing and handling semen to send out a product that is capable of giving results at levels...

Look Out for Outlook!
UK - April 27, 2011 – a date not to be missed! Get it in your diary now for the BPEX/EBLEX annual Outlook Conference.

FMD Antigen Banks Prove Their Worth
UK - Merial vaccines are helping to fight the largest global outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) for 10 years.

Demand for BPEX Workshop Soars
UK - Demand for BPEX-organised risk management workshops has been so great a new date has been added.

PCV2 Investigated as Cause of Reproductive Failure
UK - The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) is to increase surveillance for PCV2 virus as a cause of reproductive failure in cases of abortion and stillbirth where no other infectious cause has been...

Critical Snapshot of British Pig Industry
UK - A vitally important document will be dropping on the doormats of producers, vets, processors and the allied industry over the next few days.

Farrowing Dates for the Diary
UK - Farrowing will be under the spotlight at three producer conferences this March as the pig industry works towards its two-tonne sow target.

Chinese Delegates Visit East Yorkshire
UK - Staff from Yorkshire-based pig breeding company, JSR, were “honoured� to host a group of business delegates visiting from the Xiangfan province of China. The delegates were visiting the North...

Early Winter Boosts Need to Counter Enteric Disease
UK - With dysentery at its highest level for many years, Pfizer Animal Health is launching a new campaign to help increase awareness of the benefits of selecting the best prevention and treatment opti...

Positive Opinion for Circovac Use in Piglets
UK - Merial Animal Health has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medical Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) with regard to a variation to the marketing authorisation for its PCV2 vaccine,...

Merial Launches Swine Influenza Kit for Vets
UK - Merial Animal Health has introduced a diagnostic kit to allow pig vets in the field to identify the presence of the swine influenza virus (SIV). This follows recent research on English herds which...

ACMC Tip: Monitor Temperature During Cold Snaps
UK - The recent cold snap is a reminder that winter is coming! Already, our practice is seeing upsurges in coughs and respiratory disease in pigs, probably triggered by fluctuations in temperature, says...

Make the Most of Christmas Marketing
UK - Pig finishers should now be thinking about their marketing strategy over Christmas. With high feed costs and lower pig prices, it is important to optimise returns by planning ahead, advises Matthew...

Pig Industry on Top for Training
UK - League leader, Jonathan Bradley, has been awarded a prize as a top achiever for his continued commitment to training.

Pfizer, Easter Bush Form Strategic Alliance
UK - The new five-year strategic alliance between Pfizer Animal Health and the Easter Bush Research Consortium (EBRC) is part of a broader partnership platform to advance excellence in veterinary research...

Winners Receive Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards
UK - For the second year running, the Pfizer Pig Trainee of the Year is awarded to a female winner while the Pfizer Poultry Trainee of the Year award goes to Scotland for the first time.

Workshop on Managing Feed Price Volatility
UK - BPEX and the National Pig Association (NPA) have joined forces to hold a series of risk management workshops to help producers manage their businesses while feed prices are so volatile.

JSR Looks to the Future
UK - Laura Russell and Mark Woodall have been appointed to boost JSR Genetics' international and UK sales force, respectively.

ACMC Tip: Watch Out for Aujeszky’s Disease
UK - The recent discovery of Aujeszky’s Disease in pigs in the Pyrenees Atlantic region of France reminds us that we cannot take the absence of notifiable diseases for granted.

Finalists for Pfizer Pig Trainee of Year Awards
UK - Three of the pig industry’s brightest young workers from Berkshire, Devon and Norfolk have been chosen as finalists competing for the 2010 Pfizer Pig Trainee of the Year Award.

Step Forward for Online Pig Movement
UK - Pig producers and abattoirs are saving time and money with the new BPEX electronic pig movement project, known in short as eAML2.

Intervet/Schering-Plough: New Integrated Livestock Unit Sales Manager
UK - Jonathan Perkins has been appointed to the new role of Sales Manager Integrated Livestock Business Unit at Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health UK.

Pig Reproduction: 2TS Special Events
UK - Reproduction management plays a major part in raising pig herd performance. Two special Two-Tonne Sow (2TS) events organised by BPEX in October aim to help producers review and improve reproduction...