Pig/Poultry
Pigs killed in a fire on a farm in Co. Tyrone
A fire in a Co. Tyrone farm resulted in the death of a number of pigs, despite the best efforts...
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Agri-Business
Yorkshire dairy farm to supply Aldi with pigs in blankets ice cream
A Yorkshire-based ice cream manufacturer will begin supplying Aldi with pigs in blankets ice cream from today (Tuesday, December 19),...
Pig/Poultry
UK agency confirms human case of flu virus detected in pigs
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a human case of a flu virus which is currently circulating in...
Agri-Business
Staffordshire Police appeals for info after 9 pigs stolen from farm
Staffordshire Police has appealed for information regarding the theft of nine pigs from a farm in Lichfield in two separate...
Agri-Business
NPA urges awareness of PRRSV risk when importing pigs
The National Pig Association (NPA) is urging those importing live pigs or semen to only source from herds negative for...
N.Ireland
Belfast man convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to pigs
A Belfast man has been convicted of one charge of causing unnecessary suffering to three pigs and one charge of...
Pig/Poultry
CVO confirms 5 cases of Seneca Valley Virus in pigs
The UK’s chief veterinary officer (CVO), Christine Middlemiss, has today (Tuesday, January 10) confirmed that there were five cases of...
Other
Essex man jailed after arson attack on farm kills 120 pigs
A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for arson attacks on three farms, resulting in the deaths...
N.Ireland
Thousands of people being ‘catfished’ by ‘teacup’ pigs
A family of spotted pigs have been given their own reality TV series that aims to expose “the scam of...
N.Ireland
US scientists restore organ function in dead pigs
Researchers from Yale University in the US have successfully restored cellular and organ function in pigs a full hour after...
Pig/Poultry
Lincolnshire Trading Standards removes 225 pigs from farm
Lincolnshire Trading Standards has removed 225 pigs from a farm it deemed to be a high-risk premises. An investigation, warranted...
N.Ireland
Funding for research on antibiotic alternatives for pigs
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, has announced a grant award...
Other
Pigs killed in Oxfordshire fire
A number of pigs were killed in a fire in Oxfordshire just before the weekend, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service...
Agri-Business
70,000 pigs backing up on UK farms amid worker shortage
Healthy pigs will end up being destroyed and wasted - with an estimated 70,000 pigs backing up on farms -...
Pig/Poultry
Over 13 million pigs assessed by AHDB Real Welfare scheme
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Real Welfare scheme is unique in the type of data it collects and...
Pig/Poultry
Factory closures means backlog of pigs on farms is 'inevitable'
The backlog of pigs on poultry farms has been described as “inevitable” according to a recent report by Thames Valley...
N.Ireland
2,000 pigs die after blaze breaks out on Co. Down farm
Up to 2,000 pigs are believed to have died in a large blaze that broke out on a farm last...
Agri-Business
Pirbright study tests new flu vaccine administration methods on pigs
Studies undertaken at the Pirbright Institute have shown that pigs can be used to assess whether influenza antibody therapies are...
