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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Step Forward for Online Pig MovementUK - Pig producers and abattoirs are saving time and money with the new BPEX electronic pig movement project, known in short as eAML2.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - October 2010UK - The latest National Statistics produced by Defra on UK Slaughterings of cattle, sheep and pigs were released on 14 October 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Author...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Pressure Mounts for CCTV in SlaughterhousesUK - The British Food Standards Agency is to call on slaughterhouses across the UK to install CCTV systems as a tool to help protect animal welfare.
Friday, September 17, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - September 2010UK - The latest National Statistics produced by Defra on UK Slaughterings of cattle, sheep and pigs were released on 16 September 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Auth...
Friday, August 20, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - August 2010UK - UK clean pig slaughterings were one per cent higher than in July 2009 at 855,000 head. Pig meat production was 69,000 tonnes in July 2010, a rise of one per cent from the same month a year earlie...
Monday, August 16, 2010
Addressing Problems In SlaughterhousesUK - The Veterinary Public Health Association (VPHA) has taken action to address some of the issues raised by the Animal Aid undercover filming at a number of slaughterhouses in England.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Slaughtering Suspended UK - Unfortunately prices were not as hot as the weather and although the DAPP took another upward step to stand at 147.31p (up 0.51p from the previous week), this was due to lighter and leaner pigs going...
Thursday, June 17, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - June 2010UK - UK clean pig slaughterings were 11 per cent higher than in May 2009 at 693 thousand head. Pig meat production was 57 thousand tonnes, a rise of 12 per cent on May 2009.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Cranswick Profits RiseUK - UK pig meat processor, Cranswick, has seen pre-tax profit rise by 26 per cent to £43.8 million compared to £34.7million in 2009.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - April 2010UK - UK clean pig slaughterings were eight per cent higher than in March 2009 at 705,000 head. Pig meat production was 59,000 tonnes, a rise of 11 per cent on March 2009.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - March 2010UK - UK clean pig slaughterings were four per cent higher than in February 2009 at 704 thousand head. Pig meat production was 58 thousand tonnes, a rise of seven per cent on February 2009.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Butchery Site Even More Cutting EdgeUK - A new and improved version of the Cutting Edge, a free and unique resource featuring video clips of a master butcher at work, has been launched on Quality Meat Scotland’s website.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
UK Slaughter Statistics - February 2010UK - The latest statistics produced by Defra reveal that the UK's clean pig slaughterings were 13 per cent higher than in January 2009 at 716,000 head. Pigmeat production was 75,000 tonnes, a rise of 14...
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Cranswick Continues Positive PerformanceUK - The three months to December 2009 saw a continuation of the positive trading performance seen in the first half of the year for British pig meat processor, Cranswick.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
A Further Mysterious Rise in Sterling Didn't Help...UK - As expected demand in the spot market seems to have steadied and some of the smaller fresh meat abattoirs were less keen on pigs than the large mainly contract plants supplying the supermarket trade,...
Friday, December 18, 2009
HSA Opens Welfare Award NominationsUK - The Humane Slaughter Assocation (HSA) is calling for nominations for its award relating to significant advances in humane slaughter of farmed livestock.
UK Slaughter Statistics - December 2009UK - The latest figures from Defra (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) reveal that all in all, November 2009 has not been a very bad month for slaughterhouses in the United Kingdom.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Pig Health: Key Role for Abattoir Lorry WashesUK - Christmas has come early for the pig industry with BPEX offering the chance to win £50. It is part of a new initiative to decrease the risk of disease transmission within the industry – focusing...
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Short Supply Holds Up UK Cull Sow PricesUK - Although in some areas small rises in spot prices were recorded, the general sentiment was more of a stand-on nature reflecting the relatively static DAPP which now stands at 140.59p, but still well...
Friday, November 20, 2009
UK Slaughter Statistics - November 2009UK - Figures from the UK's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) reveal that the country's monthly home-killed production of pig meat rose in October, but only slightly. It should be...
Monday, November 09, 2009
Future Funding of UK Meat Controls ReviewUK - At its open meeting on Tuesday 10 November, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board will review the Agency’s policy on the future funding of UK meat controls. This concerns the costs of official inspections...
Monday, October 19, 2009
UK Slaughter Statistics - October 2009UK - The latest figures from Defra (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) indicate that the overall production of pigmeat in the UK neither decreased nor increased in September.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Poor slap marks bring rejectionsUK - Illegible or incomplete slap marks are causing headaches for abattoir operators and could, in future, see pigs rejected at slaughter, writes FWi.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Pigmen urged to be better slappersUK - The practice of putting slap marks on pigs to identify them has been vigorously defended in Brussels, but pigmen need to ensure they are making their mark properly.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Slapping rulesUK - If pig-keepers don't start slapping their pigs clearly, compulsory tagging will be introduced writes the NPA.
Monday, September 08, 2003
Twenty percent of pigs are poorly slappedUK - Pig producers will have to slap their pigs a good deal more conscientiously if NPA is to persuade Defra that a single slap will suffice, rather than a slap on each shoulder.
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