December 2011 Retail Animal Feed Production Down
UK - The total production of animal feed during December 2011 was lower than in December 2010 by 3.5 per cent.

Outlook Conference Date Set
UK - This year’s Outlook conference, jointly hosted by BPEX, DairyCo and EBLEX, will be held at One Great George Street in London, on Wednesday 2 May.

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,...

Testing Females to Improve Accuracy
UK - Over 1,000 female pigs annually are currently individually tested at nucleus level for feed intake, feed conversion and growth rate by the Yorkshire-based international pig-breeding company, ACMC...

Smart Feed Use Pays Dividends
UK - Being smarter with feed not only improves the bottom line of a pig business but also pays dividends when you need to present your unit in the best environmental light to customers, neighbours...

Benefits of Recording Feed Conversion
UK - "Efficient feed conversion is the most important economic trait in pig production yet, as an industry, we are quite poor at measuring it," Ed Sutcliffe, geneticist and technical director of pig-breeding...

Recipe for Success in Pig Industry
UK - Communication, communication, communication – that is where the future success of the pig industry lies, according to the winner of this year's David Black Award, Paul Toplis.

Pork and Cereal Prices Up Last Week
Tulip set the trend by moving its shout price up by 2p to 146p for the second week in succession and both Woodhead and Vion added a similar amount while Cranswick went +1p but in some cases operates on...

SCA NuTec Rebrands to Provimi
UK - Since 1 September, specialist animal nutrition company, SCA NuTec, has been known as Provimi.

FSA Advises Rejection of Proposal on PAP in EU Feed
UK - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has written to Government ministers setting out its advice not to support European Commission proposals that the European Union should relax a ban on using pig and...

FSA Discusses Relaxation of Meat & Bone Meal Ban
UK - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has discussed a proposal to relax certain provisions in the current ban on the use of meat and bone meal (now called processed animal protein, PAP) in feeds for poultry...

Consumers Oppose Animal Protein in Feed
UK - The majority of people taking part in research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency were against European Union (EU) proposals to relax a ban on using processed animal protein (PAP) in livestock...

Cool Sows to Improve Farrowing Rate
UK - New research from the University of Leeds has shown that farrowing rates are reduced when average daily temperature rises above 18°C. These are the initial findings on factors that contribute to...

Meriden Animal Health Now Offers Fusion MBX
UK - Meriden Animal Health is delighted to announce that Meri-Bond Xtra has been included in the Fusion Feed Safety Range and is now Fusion MBX.

Feed Mill Fire under Investigation
SCOTLAND - A fire has destroyed much of ABN's feed mill at Cupar.

MEP’s Decision Could Ease Animal Feed Supply
SCOTLAND, UK - The European Parliament has decided to support the EU Commission proposals to relax the rules that permit the use of animal protein in animal feed.

NFU Concerned about Changes to Organic Feed Rules
UK - The European Commission has proposed two changes to the organic feed regulations, which are due to be implemented in January 2012.

Feeds for Smallholders Now a Mouse-Click Away
UK - Smallholder customers of BOCM Pauls, a leading animal feed manufacturer, are now able to buy their products online, with the launch of a new web site for the Farmgate range.

Soybean Report Highlights Environmental Threat
GLOBAL - A new report published by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has highlighted the impact that the growing global demand for soy is having on sensitive environments around the world, such as the little-known...

Crucial Feed Matters Discussed at Pig & Poultry Live
UK - Time for strong leadership and a united approach in order for the industry to make key decisions on processed animal protein (PAP), and capitalise on consumers' openness to learn about genetic modification,...

Focus on Feed Conversion
UK - Pig producers intent on surviving the current pig crisis could save themselves thousands of pounds by utilising a little knowledge, according to Matthew Curtis, managing director of ACMC.

NFU Frustrated over Europe's GM Vote
UK - The National Farmers Union (NFU) has expressed its frustration after MEPs backed a proposal that would allow member states to ignore EU scientific advice and ban the cultivation of GM crops at a national...

Pig Producer Confidence at All-Time Low
UK - Not unsurprisingly, pig producer confidence is at an all time low even compared with the dark days of 2008.

BPEX Helps Control Cost of Raw Material
UK - Feed cost is by far the most important factor in pig cost of production and in the volatile global commodity market it is important that businesses take steps to minimise those risks.

UK Feed Production 4.4 Per Cent Lower in January
UK - Feed production in January 2011 was four per cent lower than in the same month of 2010, according to the GB Animal Feed Statistical Notice.

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.

Lysine, Crude Protein Nutrition for Finishing Pigs
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Feed costs may be reduced by lowering dietary crude protein (CP) content but it is essential that the “ideal protein� content of a diet is maintained and this requires supplementation...

NFU Comments on New Rules on Trace GM in Feed
UK - An EU agreement to relax the rules governing feed imports with traces of genetically modified materials is a step in the direction but doesn’t go far enough, the NFU has said.

New European Base for MTech Systems
UK - A new joint-venture business with MTech Systems Incorporated, the US-based provider of leading software for poultry, pig and animal feed industries, is aimed at developing sales through Europe and...

UK Feed Production Up 4.6 Per Cent
UK - Feed production in December 2010 was 4.6 per cent higher than in the same month of 2009, according to the GB Animal Feed Statistical Notice.