Further Discussion on Forthcoming EU Ban on Stalls
UK - Working together was the key message to come out of a meeting between BPEX and the NPA with Defra Minister Jim Paice.

UK to Challenge Cross-border Trade in Illegal Pork
UK - Farms minister Jim Paice pledged yesterday to press the European Commission on how it intends to police the 2013 partial stalls ban.

Slap-Dash Slap-Marking
UK - ACMC says it still sees numerous farm reports where slap-markings are recorded by the abattoir or by BPHS (British Pig Health Scheme) vets as illegible.

BPEX 2TS: Focus on Weaning - Diary Dates
UK - At the 2TS Focus on Weaning event, local producers will speak about how they help get their weaned piglets off to a good start and industry experts will discuss appropriate use of antimicrobials,...

Final Members Join Animal Health & Welfare Board
UK - The final two members of the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) have been appointed.

UK Implementing Higher Animal Welfare Too Soon?
UK - Compassion in World Farming was disappointed to hear David Cameron’s lack of support for the UK bringing in higher welfare systems, ahead of the legal obligatory time and subsequently leading the...

Review: The Pig Journal, Volume 66
UK - The latest edition of the Pig Journal, published by the UK Pig Veterinary Society is now available.

Egg Issue Prompts Raising of Pig Industry Concerns
SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland will be in Brussels next week urging Commission officials to learn lessons from the debacle surrounding implementation of the laying cage ban.

Animals Unlikely Source of Antimicrobial Resistance
UK - Scientists at the University of Glasgow, Scotland are urging policymakers to reconsider priorities in efforts to understand and control antimicrobial resistance.

Sainsbury's Outlines Commitment to British Farming
UK - In a first for a major retailer, Sainsbury's this week hosted a fringe event for delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference.

Report on Education, Communication & Knowledge Application
UK - The Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC), an expert group providing independent advice on the welfare of farmed animals, has released its Report which reviews transmission of knowledge about animal...

NFU: Grants for Livestock Health Projects
UK - The Moredun Foundation has launched new scholarships to help individuals broaden their education and experience in areas relating to livestock health and welfare.

Antibiotic Sales Increase Again
UK - Reports of an increase in the sales of veterinary antimicrobial products in the UK in 2010 is reported, just a week after the EU has announced plans to cut the use of antibiotics.

Sectors Awarded for Contribution to Animal Welfare
UK - Compassion in World Farming will present more than 40 hospitals, educational institutions and local councils with Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards on Monday, 28 November 2011, for their efforts...

CCTV Encouraged in Slaughterhouses
UK - The British Food Standards Agency is to encourage slaughterhouses to use CCTV to monitor animal welfare in their plants.

Illegal Egg and Pork Imports May Hit Scottish Produce
SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland is to maintain pressure on Europe to enforce and police forthcoming welfare legislation to ensure the commitment to compliance being shown by Scottish egg and pig farmers is...

Pick of the Crop May Earn Fewer Farm Inspections
UK - Farmers with the best track records on environmental protection and animal welfare standards could soon earn the right to operate more freely, Agriculture Minister Jim Paice said today.

Illegally Produced Pork Likely to Hit UK
UK - The majority of EU countries are likely to miss the deadline to meet new pig welfare legislation, raising the spectre of illegally produced pork entering the UK according to a report published by...

NFU Frustration on Preventative Meds
UK - MEPs have called for a ban the prophylactic use of antibiotics in livestock farming, in a move which the NFU believes would have implications for stock welfare.

New Members of Animal Health and Welfare Board
UK - The first non-executive members of the new Animal Health and Welfare Board for England have been announced by Agriculture Minister Jim Paice.

BPEX Funds Project to Predict Lameness
UK - BPEX has funded a project to develop objective methods of assessing locomotion in pigs.

WSPA Places Welfare at Heart of Vet Training
UK - World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has showcased a blueprint for vets to integrate animal welfare into the curriculum and practical training.

Consumers Confused by Welfare Labelling
UK - A consumer survey has led AB Sustain to call for the scrapping of the wide array of 'confusing' animal welfare labels.

Red Tractor Responds to CIWF Challenge
UK - Assured Food Standards (Red Tractor) has responded to the recent challenge by a welfare group to an advertisement for British pork.

'Pork Not Porkies' Plastered Across the UK
UK - Compassion in World Farming has made a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority as the campaigning charity questions the validity of Assured Food Standards’ current advertising campaign...

QMS Pork Campaign Raises Logo Awareness
SCOTLAND, UK - As a highly versatile protein which is great value for money, the overall pork category at retail level has largely benefitted from the slow economy over the past few years.

A Pledge for Pork; Making the Pork Promise
UK - Love Pork is asking people to ‘Make the Pork Promise’ through their Facebook page.

Avoid Mixing Pigs for Industry and Consumer Gains
SCOTLAND, UK - Producers, hauliers and abattoirs could achieve welfare and financial gains and improve consumer satisfaction by working together to avoid mixing groups of pigs before slaughter.

HSA Calls for Scholarship Applications
UK - The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is now inviting applications for its 2012 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships.

ACMC Tip: Lighten Up for Breeding Sows
UK - The significance of light for maintaining pregnancy is well recognised, says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd.