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
Lysozyme, a naturally occurring antimicrobial enzyme, has been identified as a possible antibiotic alternative for use in the pig industry...
Arable
There is set to be a substantial increase in the amount of old crop wheat carried over in the UK...
Balmoral Show
The 147th Balmoral Show takes place this week from May 13 to May 15, at Balmoral Park, Belfast. Lely is to...
Environment
Europe should legislate for insect products to be a sustainable source of animal proteins for food consumption and animal feed, insect...
Agri-Business
New rules on country of origin labelling came into effect recently and will apply to sheepmeat, pigmeat and poultry. Here’s...
Dairy
The Northern Ireland dairy herd currently has the highest cow numbers on record, with 306,300 cows on record. Results of an...
Pig/Poultry
Cork pig farmer Rory O’Brien was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday (Thursday) on animal welfare grounds. The farmer...
Pig/Poultry
The substantial drop in pigmeat prices over the last number of months has been acknowledged by the European Commissioner for...
Dairy
Professor Colin Hill, who heads up the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre at the University of Cork, told the recent St David’s...
Agri-Business
Global compound animal feed production increased by 2.1% last year, according to a December 2014 agri-business survey carried out by...
Pig/Poultry
Irish pig farmers spent €27.7m to comply with loose dry sow housing regulations, but the investment has not generated increased...
Agri-Business
New EU food labelling rules, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in 2011, are set to ensure that consumers...
N.Ireland
A significant reduction in the number of suckler cows has been identified in the final results of the June 2014...
Agri-Business
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70% by 2050, while a steep increase in biomass use will...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in conjunction with Pig ReGen and the Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum have agreed to...
Agri-Business
The global pork market is moving into record territory in Q3, according to a recent report by Rabobank. It says...
Arable
Ways to improve the nutritional value of rapeseed and meal for non-ruminant livestock have been explored as part of a...
EU
The EU has requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule over a dispute concerning the Russian ban on imports...