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New Opportunity for Early Protection against Enzootic Pneumonia
New Opportunity for Early Protection against Enzootic Pneumonia A revised licence for the vaccine Suvaxyn™ MH-One will provide a new opportunity for…
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China's festival season drives pork growth
The global pork industry has experienced a positive Q3, according to figures. In line with expectations, the Rabobank five-nation hog price index…
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Success for new Georgian pig unit
A privately-owned 650-sow Georgian farm, established with genetics from Britain in 2012, is on target to produce over 30 pigs per sow a year, around…
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Green light for reform of pig inspections
The Food Standards Agency has welcomed the European Parliament’s endorsement of proposals to change the regulations governing official controls in…
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Major cuts of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach
Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and…
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Sturdy pig weighers with functional features
Two new German-made electronic pig and livestock weighers have been introduced by Suffolk-based equipment supplier, Quality Equipment. They…
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Calf disease monitoring system wins first Nick Bird Award
First winner of The Nick Bird Award is Doug Fleming, an agricultural engineering student at Harper Adams University, from Berwick-upon-Tweed. He…
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Cameron refuses to return red meat levy to Scotland
In a letter to First Minister Alex Salmond, Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to return to Scotland the levy income paid by Scots livestock…
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New project aims to end tail docking
A project which aims to end tail docking of pigs was launched this month. A group of seven European research institutions, including Scotland’s Rural…
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Government strategy 'will not stop excessive farm use of antibiotics'
The rapid spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria means everyday infections or diseases may be harder to prevent or treat, according to a new report…
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