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Retailers challenged over illegal meat
British farmers have urged retailers to give a public assurance that they are not selling illegally-produced meat from European countries avoiding…
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Evidence secures big savings for pig industry
The Farm Energy Centre have agreed targets with the Government which will save the pig industry an estimated £18.5 million over the next 10 years…
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New system ups mill output by 25 per cent
A new process control and information system is streamlining production and boosting daily output by over 25 per cent at Ufac-UK’s specialist…
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ACMC seals large order from Georgia
Against international competition, British pig-breeding company ACMC has won an order to supply genetically-advanced pigs to the Georgia, the…
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Farmex director Nick Bird dies aged 60
Nick Bird, director and co-owner of Reading-based control and monitoring specialists, Farmex Ltd, died suddenly from a heart condition on 13th…
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Thompson's tip: Feed conversion control is key to survival
Feed conversion rate (FCR) has a huge influence on financial efficiency. While there are a lot of actions that can be taken empirically to influence…
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Europe's pig farmers flout Brussels stalls ban
From New Years Day up to 40 percent of European Union pigs will come from farms flouting animal welfare rules according to the National Pig…
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Emergency summit urged for illegal EU pig meat
A call for an emergency summit meeting to prevent the importation of pig meat from illegal production systems in Europe from 1st January 2013 has…
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40,000 pigs an hour will illegally enter UK says NPA
Around 40,000 illegal pigs an hour will be entering the European food chain in January and bacon, ham and pizzas containing their meat will be…
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British genetics win awards in Spain
For the third time herds using ACMC stock have received major awards at Porc D’or (‘Golden pig’ awards) at a Spanish pig industry ceremony attended…
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