Agri-Business
Avara Foods to open Telford site to public for open day
One of the UK’s biggest poultry processors, Avara Foods, will open its doors for an open day this Saturday (January 25),...
Pig/Poultry
Agri-Business
British Lion launches £1.3 million 2020 marketing campaign
British Lion has announced plans to pump £1.3 million into its 2020 egg marketing campaign. The ‘WonderEgg’ campaign focuses on...
Agri-Business
Cranswick profits set to soar higher than forecasted
UK pork giant Cranswick is on course to beat current market forecasts as profits soar amid global issues with African...
N.Ireland
NI pig farm protest: Taken pig was ‘held to ransom’
Several piglets are said to have died after vegan protesters raided a Co. Antrim farm taking a pig on Tuesday...
Agri-Business
Non-notifiable strain of avian influenza identified on Fermanagh broiler farm
A case of non-notifiable avian influenza H6N1 has been identified in a broiler breeder farm in Co. Fermanagh. While this...
N.Ireland
How to Steal Pigs: Unions call for Channel 4 to pass information to police
UK farming unions have called for the makers of Channel 4 documentary ‘How to Steal Pigs and Influence People’ to...
N.Ireland
Vegan protesters take pig from Northern Ireland farm
Animal rights protesters have claimed to have taken a pig from a Northern Ireland farm this morning (Tuesday, January 14)....
Pig/Poultry
Pirbright scientists develop bird flu and Marek’s disease vaccine
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic engineering to develop a vaccine that protects birds against both Marek’s disease...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry and backyard flock owners urged to be vigilant of bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has reiterated the risk that avian influenza (AI) poses to the poultry...
Pig/Poultry
NI authorities investigating suspected bird flu case
Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating a suspected case of bird flu on a poultry farm in Co. Fermanagh. In...
Pig/Poultry
Bulgaria to cull 24,500 pigs after ASF outbreak
Veterinary authorities in Bulgaria have said that 24,500 pigs will be culled after another outbreak of African swine fever (ASF)...
Agri-Business
Strongest link yet between nitrites and cancer – but not all processed meat has same risk
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have questioned the World Health Organisation’s blanket classification of processed meat as carcinogenic, arguing that...
Pig/Poultry
Online course aims to raise awareness of livestock production issues
The University of Reading is offering an online animal science course to raise awareness of livestock production issues, especially antimicrobial...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry conference: Zero-tariff egg imports could put Welsh producers out of business
Eggs are back in fashion and have a secure future among consumers, according to industry leaders at NFU Cymru’s annual...
Pig/Poultry
New pork cuts unlock profit from a third of the carcase
Innovative butchery has developed 35 new pork cuts from the front section of the carcase, which accounts for around a...
Pig/Poultry
'Combi' barns banned in new higher British Lion welfare standards
The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) paved the way for a new barn standard under the British Lion Quality Code...
Pig/Poultry
Quarter of world’s pigs could be lost to ASF – OIE president
Around a quarter of the world’s population of pigs could die from African swine fever (ASF), according to the president...
Agri-Business
Pig herd to be more efficient after ASF, but consumption down
African swine fever (ASF) was first declared in north east China in August 2018. At present, there is no treatment...
