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Cosy or cool? It is up to the pig!
In collaboration with a private company, scientists from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences have developed a floor element for pig houses that can…
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Reduction in pig medicine usage is plausible
Genetic differences between the content of certain compounds in pigs affects their disease resistance. If this knowledge is developed and included in…
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Positive opinion for Circovac use in piglets
Merial Animal Health has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medical Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) with regard to a variation to…
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Thompson’s tip: Temperature during cold snaps
Monitor temperature during cold snaps The recent cold snap is a reminder that winter is coming! Already, our practice is seeing upsurges in coughs…
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European Union faces pigmeat shortfall
European Union production of pigmeat could fall by nearly 3m tonnes over the next three years, according to the National Pig Association. Following a…
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Fodder wins Butchers' s shop of the year
Fodder, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s flagship food hall, has won the coveted Butcher’s Plus Award at the Butcher’s Shop of the Year Awards…
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Answer to european stall ban at euro tie
Many European farmers could face problems when sow stalls are banned by the EU on 1 January 2013, says Matthew Curtis, managing director of…
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Door alarm catches out pig thieves
Theft on farms is increasing. Pig rustling is no exception and is not confined to free-range animals. Security of housed animals has become a big…
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Planning office expansion for ARM Buildings
Following business expansion, Staffordshire-based specialist pig-housing manufacturer, ARM Buildings Ltd, has doubled the size of its planning office…
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Thompson’s tip: Watch out for Aujeszky’s
The recent discovery of Aujeszky’s Disease in pigs in the Pyrenees Atlantic region of France reminds us that we cannot take the absence of notifiable…
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