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Latest Global Pig Industry News
News from United Kingdom
Friday, November 06, 2009
NFUS Urges Participation in Carbon Footprint Study SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland is urging its members to participate in a Scottish Government study that will ultimately produce a farm–based tool to more accurately measure a farm’s contribution to greenhouse...
Defra's New Guidelines to Reduce Salmonella in Feed UK - The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a new Code of Practice for the control of salmonella in animal feeds, bringing together three previous codes and updating...
Study to Bring Benefits to Meat Sector UK - New research will develop detailed 'resource maps' to identify the amount of food and packaging waste generated and where it occurs as a step to delivering environmental and commercial benefits across...
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Good News for British Pig Industry UK - The latest pig cost of production report, published by BPEX, has good news for British producers though not all in the garden is rosy.
VLA: Respiratory Disease Outbreak in Breeding Herd UK - According to Defra's VLA Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for September, two live piglets were examined in Preston to confirm the outbreak of a respiratory disease in a breeding herd...
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Overview of Environmental Legislation for UK Pig Producers UK - The new version has been published of Summary Notes of Key Environmental Legislation with Implications for the UK Pig Industry from BPEX.
Spotlight on Pig Health in the East UK - Eastern Health, the new regional pig health improvement project, has been given the green light.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Lighter Pigs May Find Premium in Christmas Run-up UK - Although sellers reported they were able to place most of their pigs next week, space remains fairly tight and spot sellers were in many cases forced to accept lower bids rather than face the risk...
Friday, October 30, 2009
Largest Percentage Increase in Pig Farm Incomes UK - Specialist pig farms saw the largest percentage increase in farm business income in the 12 months to February 2009, but this was from a particularly low base.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Professor Edwards Wins David Black Award UK - Professor Sandra Edwards describes herself as someone who prefers to keep a low profile so some might not be aware of the sustained contribution she has made to the British pig industry.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
NFU Responds to Interview on 'Saving the Planet' UK - The NFU has issued a statement in response to yesterday's front page story in The Times, where Lord Stern of Brentford said, "Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse...
NADIS Veterinary Report & Forecast - October 2009 UK - This is a monthly report from the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS), looking at the data collected from their UK farm inspections.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
NFU Announces Kevin Roberts as Director General UK - The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has announced Kevin Roberts as the organisation's new Director General.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Thank You (You Know Who You Are) UK - The queue of unsold spot pigs may be getting slightly shorter due to the major efforts made by some of the more helpful abattoirs out there who were prepared to up their kills and still pay a reasonably...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
FAWC Publishes Landmark Report on Welfare UK - Eating meat and using animal products requires hard moral choices to be made, according to Professor Christopher Wathes, the chairman of the Farm Animal Welfare Council.
Maprelin Stimulates Pig Breeding Herd Performance UK - Janssen Animal Health has introduced a management tool for UK pig producers that stimulates oestrus in gilts and sows, shortens weaning to oestrus interval and can improve reproductive performance...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
New Factsheets Point to Greater Pig Productivity UK - Three new factsheets are now available from BPEX focused squarely on reducing the costs of pig production.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Pork and Poultry Purchases in UK Flying High UK - Consumer purchases of bacon are soaring and fresh pork and sausages are in hot pursuit according to new figures produced for BPEX.
UK Slaughter Statistics - October 2009 UK - 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.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
We're Paying the Price Now UK - We are now starting to pay the price for the halcyon days of spring and early summer when United Kingdom pig prices soared above European levels, writes Peter Crichton in his Traffic Lights comme...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Meriden Appoints International Technical Specialist UK - Meriden Animal Health Limited has appointed Dr Inga Shahin as an International Technical Support Specialist.
Pig Brain Defects Not Caused by BSE UK - From their study published in BMC Veterinary Research, T. Konold from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency Weybridge and co-authors conclude that BSE-like defects in the brain of pigs are not...
Monday, October 12, 2009
Consumers Shown How to Love Pork More UK - Celebrity Master chef winner, Liz McClarnon, teamed up with BPEX's Love Pork campaign to teach people how to cook pork properly. Her tour of the major cities of England clocked up 29 regional radio...
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Spot and Contract Too Far Apart UK - It was a case of “back to the future” when spot pig prices took a sharp drop today as processors tried to narrow the gap between imported pigmeat which retailers have been buying in increasing volumes...
Friday, October 09, 2009
PiGIS Awarded Prize for 'Next Big Thing' NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The Northern Ireland Science Park (NISP) CONNECT’s search for ‘the next big thing’ has concluded with the innovative software, PiGIS™, coming away with a £3,000 prize for best product...

