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Fears over consumer perception on pig welfare
Pig producers need to embrace the latest science and technology available to them if the industry is to pull itself out of its current financial…
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Freedom Food pork sales up
Freedom Food today announced an increase in pork for the third year running which means that availability of Freedom Food labelled pork is at its…
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Financial pledges made as farmers remove perished livestock
Up to £250,000 will be available to reimburse farmers for the cost of removing sheep killed in freak snow in England last month, Farming Minister…
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Pig disease that costs millions is target of genetic study
A fast mutating virus that affects pig herds and costs pork producers millions of pounds each year is being targeted by scientists. A transatlantic…
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Farm groups call for livestock burial extension
The Country Land and Business Association has called for the temporary exemption for burying livestock perished by the recent extreme weather…
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Global pork sector in 'stable first quarter'
The global pork sector has experienced a stable first quarter in 2013, with supply and demand more or less in balance. This stabilisation, in…
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Nominations sought for pig industry 'extra-miler'
National Pig Association is seeking nominations for its Chris Brant Award which annually recognises someone who has contributed beyond the call of…
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UK food firms make pork pledge amid welfare concerns
One hundred of the UK's leading food firms have pledged total traceability for the imported pork products they sell after concerns were raised by…
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Thompson's tip: Provide cover for summer infertility
Many pig producers will be taking in batches of replacement gilts in split weights. But Paul Thompson, veterinary adviser to pig-breeding company…
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NFU blasts EU policing of pig and poultry welfare
The National Farmers' Union has used a European advisory meeting to challenge Commission officials on their 'ongoing failures' to police pig and…
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