Pig/Poultry
Imported meat unsuitable for sale in UK found in some stores
Frozen, raw, and uncooked meat products marked clearly as suitable only for sale in their originating EU country were found...
Pigs
Agri-Business
Weekly pig slaughterings hit new low for the year - NPA
Estimated weekly pig slaughterings have hit a new low for the year, according to the National Pig Association (NPA), as...
Sheep
Sheep kill up 21% on March 2022 but pig kill down
The number of UK clean sheep slaughterings in March 2023 was up 21%, or 1240,000 head on the same time...
Government
Government commits to regulating pig contracts
The UK government has today (Thursday, April 6) committed to regulating written pig contracts. The new regulations, announced by Farming...
Agri-Business
Decline in February pig meat production 'significant' - AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that the latest data on UK pig meat shows a “significant”...
Agri-Business
Entries to Royal Bath and West Show competitions now open
The Royal Bath & West Show is now accepting entries to a wide range of competitions ahead of the event...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB to host China-focussed pig club webinar
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that the next webinar in its series of international pig clubs...
Pig/Poultry
Farmer banned from keeping animals after illegal pig slaughters
A farmer has been given a five-month suspended prison sentence and has been banned from keeping or caring for farmed...
N.Ireland
Belfast man convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to pigs
A Belfast man has been convicted of one charge of causing unnecessary suffering to three pigs and one charge of...
N.Ireland
Farmer sentenced for causing ‘unnecessary suffering’ to animals
A farmer from Northern Ireland has been sentenced to prison for causing unnecessary suffering to animals. Nigel Foster (55), of...
Pig/Poultry
Red Tractor warns of 'devastating impact' ASF could have
The chair of the pig sector of Red Tractor, the UK’s largest food and farm standards scheme, has warned that...
Pig/Poultry
CVO confirms 5 cases of Seneca Valley Virus in pigs
The UK’s chief veterinary officer (CVO), Christine Middlemiss, has today (Tuesday, January 10) confirmed that there were five cases of...
Pig/Poultry
'Better times' coming says NPA, but not until spring
The vice-chair of the National Pig Association (NPA), Hugh Crabtree, has said that “better times” lie ahead in 2023. However,...
Agri-Business
NPA seeks clarity on UK African Swine Fever export regulations
The National Pig Association (NPA) is seeking clarity on the regulations that would apply to UK pork exports should an...
Pig/Poultry
Feed responsible for more than 80% of costs on pig units
A technical consultant at Elanco, an animal pharmaceutical company, has said that more than 80% of the costs on pig units...
Agri-Business
Glenmarshal Sires notches up a ‘Chinese first’
Recent days have seen the first consignment of frozen pig semen exported to China by the Co. Down-based genetics operation,...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB to hold ASF prevention meeting
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has organised a meeting for the Oxford pig club to help equip those...
Agri-Business
Report: Pig production costs in 17 countries, including Ireland
An annual report that examines the cost of pig meat production in 17 countries, including Ireland, has been published this...
