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...
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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...
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...
Rural Life
Farm fire started…by ‘pigs and a pedometer’
Firefighters were called out to a fire at a farm over the weekend – only to find that the blaze...
Pig/Poultry
UK TV authority receives over 350 complaints for ‘How to Steal Pigs’
The UK’s broadcasting authority, Ofcom, has received over 350 complaints for a documentary on Channel 4 titled ‘How to Steal...
N.Ireland
25 pigs rescued from slurry pit following collapse of slatted floor
A total of 25 pigs have been rescued following an incident that occurred on a farm in Co. Antrim, yesterday,...
N.Ireland
How to Steal Pigs: Unions call for Channel 4 to pass information to police
UK farming unions have called for the makers of Channel 4 documentary ‘How to Steal Pigs and Influence People’ to...
Rural Life
How to Steal Pigs: Mitsubishi distances itself from controversial documentary
4X4 manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors has distanced itself from a controversial Channel 4 documentary set to air this week titled ‘How to Steal...
Pig/Poultry
Bulgaria to cull 24,500 pigs after ASF outbreak
Veterinary authorities in Bulgaria have said that 24,500 pigs will be culled after another outbreak of African swine fever (ASF)...
Pig/Poultry
Quarter of world’s pigs could be lost to ASF – OIE president
Around a quarter of the world’s population of pigs could die from African swine fever (ASF), according to the president...
Rural Life
Lorry carrying 190 pigs overturns overnight
A number of pigs died when a lorry carrying 190 animals overturned in the UK late last night, according to...
Pig/Poultry
NFUS: Finishing pigs in England 'a lost opportunity' for Scotland
Moving pigs from Scotland to England for finishing is “a lost opportunity for the Scottish industry”, according to the National...
