Pig/Poultry
A dozen facts about eggs on World Egg Day
Scrambled, boiled, poached or fried, how do you like your eggs? Today, October 9, is World Egg Day. The first...
Pig/Poultry
Pig/Poultry
Drop in Chinese pig herd will impact entire global market - Rabobank
The drop in the Chinese pig herd will impact the entire global pork market from now and into 2016, according...
N.Ireland
Moy Park invests £180,000 at Northern hatchery
Moy Park has invested £180,000 in four revolutionary incubators at its hatchery in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. The new incubators, the...
N.Ireland
400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire
Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...
N.Ireland
400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire
Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...
N.Ireland
Moy Park becomes official poultry supplier to Ulster Rugby
Moy Park has teamed up with Ulster Rugby for the upcoming 2015/2016 season as official poultry supplier to the squad....
N.Ireland
Second pig farm in Northern Ireland to have output of 40,000 pigs
Plans have been submitted for a new pig farm in Northern Ireland which could see over 40,000 pigs going through...
Pig/Poultry
Exchange rate hits EU pork producers as prices fall
EU pork prices dropped in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, with limited exchange rate movements a factor in the...
Pig/Poultry
170,000 birds to be culled after bird flu confirmed on UK farm
Some 170,000 birds are to be culled on a UK poultry farm after a case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
Pig/Poultry
UK consumers buy more poultry than other meat
In 2014, UK consumers bought more poultry than any other meat product, a report by the British Poultry Council has...
Pig/Poultry
10 golden rules for the EU poultry industry
The ongoing turbulent outlook for the EU poultry industry will further challenge the position of individual poultry companies, according to...
Pig/Poultry
EU pig numbers could be starting to fall
There are tentative indications that the EU pig herd is starting to decline, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
Pig/Poultry
Locals object to farm plans for 30,000 pigs
A planning application has been submitted in the North to create a 23-acre pig farm which could house 30,000 pigs. If...
Pig/Poultry
US research points to possible antibiotic alternative for pig industry
Lysozyme, a naturally occurring antimicrobial enzyme, has been identified as a possible antibiotic alternative for use in the pig industry...
Pig/Poultry
Campylobacter found in 73% of UK chickens
Some 73% of chickens in the UK have tested positive for the presence of campylobacter, the Food Standards Agency (FSA)...
Pig/Poultry
Pork producers hit by weak demand and strong supplies
The global pork industry has been searching for stability during the first quarter of 2015, according to Rabobank’s latest Pork Quarterly...
Agri-Business
US poultry producer to ban use of human antibiotics in chickens
One of the US’ largest poultry producers, Tyson Foods Inc., has announced that it plans to ban the use of...
Pig/Poultry
Environmental stress triggers PCVAD disease in pigs
Stress makes pigs more likely to suffer from Porcine CircoVirus Associated Disease (PCVAD) symptoms, according to the results of a...
