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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Feed and Nutrition
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
GM Approvals Must Be Speeded Up UK - Non-GM contracts are a rarity these days. A few years ago there were a few around and they were moderately rewarding for pig producers. But that was when non-GM feed was plentiful and comparatively...
Monday, December 22, 2008
Organic Farmers Call for Rule Bending UK - Some organic farmers are asking for a relaxation of the rules on production to ease the situation of falling demand and rising production costs, but their request is not shared by all organic...
Friday, December 19, 2008
Unapproved GM Rapeseed Found in Trial UK - The presence of unapproved genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape has been found in a trial of conventional rapeseed in south-west England.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Environmental Group Campaigns vs. Imported Soya UK - Large-scale factory farming of meat and dairy is destroying rainforests and must be tackled by Government investment in building a healthy British farming sector, according to a new report released...
Friday, December 12, 2008
Promote British Pork as Pig Herd Dips UK - With the pig industry increasingly dominated by imports, there is an urgent need to promote and brand British pork, which is both produced and processed in Britain, auctioneer and valuer, Peter Crichton,...
Friday, December 05, 2008
Bedding Down with Mycotoxins? UK - Mycotoxins in straw could pose a particular threat to the health of pig herds this year, according to James Hall of pig-breeding company ACMC.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
GB Animal Feed Statistical Notice UK - The latest national statistics on Great Britain's output of animal feed for the months of July, August and September 2008 have been published by Defra.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Benefits of Giving Weaners a Flying Start UK - The escalation in feed prices last autumn forced Northern Ireland pig producer Gary Anderson to take a hard look at all aspects of herd health.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Control of Salmonella in Animal Feeds UK - Defra has launched a consultation on revised codes of practice for the control and monitoring of salmonella in animal feeds.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Real Time View of Feed Wheat Price UK - A new section on feed grain prices - vital for producers - has just been added to the BPEX website.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Meriden appoints Regional Sales Manager – Eastern Europe Meriden Animal Health Limited has appointed Daniel Palcu as Regional Sales Manager to cover the Eastern Europe region.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Meriden Animal Health Limited Launches Meri-Bond Xtra All in one toxin binder, ammonia binder and anti-caking agent with a very high cation exchange capacity (CEC), have been added to Meriden's range of natural feed additives.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Watch hygiene when liquid feeding piglets UK - To achieve optimum digestion of colostrum and milk, some piglets need water. Furthermore, it is well accepted that piglets which receive inadequate milk or are scouring require liquid supplements...

