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Monday, October 24, 2011
Red Tractor Responds to CIWF ChallengeUK - Assured Food Standards (Red Tractor) has responded to the recent challenge by a welfare group to an advertisement for British pork.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
'Pork Not Porkies' Plastered Across the UKUK - 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...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
CAP Fails to Consider Animal WelfareEU - Eurogroup for Animals is extremely disappointed that the Commission in the proposals published today has missed the opportunity to address the animal welfare problems caused by very intensive systems...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
QMS Pork Campaign Raises Logo AwarenessSCOTLAND, 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.
Monday, October 10, 2011
New Series Takes Viewers Inside America's BarnsUS - The work of farm vets is featured in the new reality series Veterinarians On Call, which premieres this fall.
Conference: Boars Heading for 2018NETHERLANDS - On 30 November and 1 December 2011, an international conference will take place to end surgical castration of pigs in Europe.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
WPC 2011 - International Delegates Gather for Pork ConferenceGERMANY - More than 300 delegates from around the world are attending the 6th International Meat Secretariat World Pork Conference in Bonn this week.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
A Pledge for Pork; Making the Pork PromiseUK - Love Pork is asking people to ‘Make the Pork Promise’ through their Facebook page.
Avoid Mixing Pigs for Industry and Consumer GainsSCOTLAND, 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.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Spain Ordered to Correct Animal Welfare LapsesSPAIN - European Commission has called on Spain to take action to address deficiencies in the implementation of EU legislation on the welfare of animals at the time of slaughter.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Campaign Informs Sow Farmers About Feeding StationsEU - From 1 January 2013, all sow farmers in the EU will have to house pregnant sows in a group. In order to give a clear and complete picture of the options relating to group housing using pig feeding...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Royal Veterinary College Launches Emergency Appeal to Help Drought-ravaged KenyaKENYA - The worst drought in living memory in the Horn of Africa has forced over one million cattle and small stock south into the Tana Delta district of Kenya in search of grazing.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Free Advice for Pig Farmers in Central West AUSTRALIA - Pig farmers who are planning to move from individual sow stalls to group housing will be able to get the latest advice on shed conversions at a free seminar in Forbes on Thursday 13 October....
Friday, September 23, 2011
ACMC Tip: Lighten Up for Breeding SowsUK - The significance of light for maintaining pregnancy is well recognised, says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Applied Ethology Society Honours Gonyou CANADA - A research scientist with the Saskatoon based Prairie Swine Centre, Dr Harold Gonyou, has been inducted as an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Applied Ethology, writes Bruce C...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Draft CAP Proposal Does Not Improve WelfareEU - Eurogroup for Animals is extremely disappointed that in the draft proposals on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) leaked recently, the Commission does not address the concerns of millions...
Supermarkets Change How They Buy Pork HAWAII, US - Foodland Super Market Ltd. and Times Supermarkets have agreed to stop purchasing pork products from pigs that are transported live to Hawaii for slaughter.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
WTO Public Forum 2011 & the Welfare ChallengesEU - Animal welfare organisations are scrutinising the impact of trade rules on environmental, social and domestic policies.
Monday, September 19, 2011
New Code Released on Welfare for Animal Transport NEW ZEALAND - Minimum standards of animal welfare and recommended best practices for everyone involved in transporting animals in New Zealand were outlined in a new code of welfare issued last week by...
Thursday, September 15, 2011
ThePigSite.com Launches Online Training ModulesGLOBAL - ThePigsite.com has launched two online practical training courses for the worldwide pork industry in conjunction with UK-based Pig Production Training Ltd.
Iowa Pork Industry Center Offers QA Certification IOWA, US - Veterinarians and others in Iowa's pork industry have the opportunity to become Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisors under the National Pork Board's PQA Plus programme.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Real Welfare Shows Good Welfare UK - English pig-keepers can congratulate themselves on their hospital pen management, according to the National Pig Association.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Higher Welfare Spares Farmers' BlushesUK - A Belgian protest against pig castration later this week is not being encouraged in the UK as the great majority of boars are left entire.
Monday, September 05, 2011
Sustainable and Efficient Pig Breeding Moves AheadDENMARK - Years’ worth of ground-breaking research results from Aarhus University will be put to use in a new and extensive collaborative project between the university and the pig industry. The aim...
New Booklet to Help Farmers Optimise Bedding Use SCOTLAND, UK - With farmers considering their winter housing options and the price and availability of straw not looking likely to stabilise, business savvy producers should be looking at the alternatives....
Friday, August 26, 2011
How to Improve Breeding Herd RetentionUS - Pork producers routinely review their management practices and implement change to enhance efficiency of production, which improves their sustainability in the pork industry.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Vision for Future of the UK Pig IndustryUK - BPEX has just produced a new health and welfare strategy with support from across the industry and launched by Chief Veterinary Officer at a press conference in London yesterday, 24 August.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
NPA: Superiority of British Higher Welfare PorkUK - Armed with a special lightweight banner proclaiming the superiority of British higher welfare pork, two Cambridge climbers have scaled Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Review: The Pig Journal, Volume 65 (2011)UK - The latest edition of the Pig Journal, published by the UK Pig Veterinary Society is now available.
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