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Pigs and willow go together
Energy crops can become the new partners in organic pig farming. Tentative results from trials with free-ranging pigs look promising. The phrase…
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Getting gilt integration right
With good returns on finished pigs, attractive cull sow prices and a contracting EU pig herd, many producers are building up their breeding herds…
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Never a better time to invest — pig producers told
"If investment in lowering unit costs, improving health and increasing the efficiency of pig production cannot be justified now, then it would be…
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NFU secures IPPC victory for pig and poultry farmers
The NFU has won a significant victory on plans to review the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive. More than 18 months-worth of…
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New boar quality assurance scheme
Although AI now accounts for 75-80 per cent of pig services nationally, the boar is still a very important animal on most farms and is used…
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Drinking valve in kit form
Aqualevel drinking valves, which automatically maintain water levels in the troughs of suckling sows, are now available in kit form for farmers who…
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Top pig award is up for grabs
The British pig industry is standing at a crossroads following trying times. Through the difficulties many people have worked doggedly, giving their…
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Top pig herds can still compete
While the average performance of finishing pigs on farms in Britain does not match EU competitors, the top herds can take on the best 10 per cent of…
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Thompsons tip Get cover for reduced fertility
Last year many herds suffered from reduced fertility in both summer and autumn. On many units this is a predictable effect says Paul Thompson…
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Cut production costs through disease control says new president of Pig Veterinary Society
New president of Britain’s influential Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) is Peter Bown of the George Veterinary Group, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Nigel…
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