Calling all pig and poultry producers in Cheshire / Merseyside
AS part of the RDPE Northwest Livestock Programme we want to engage with the Pig and Poultry sectors and urge you to contact Lesley Innis and access available funding to set up suitable discussion groups.
Read more | Comments (0) | August 05 2009
Cut out pig movement paperwork with a text message
BPEX, working with Animal Health and Trading Standards, have developed a way to send your AML2 and FCI information electronically - cutting out all that form filling and duplication.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 24 2009
BPEX grants up for grabs!
THE BPEX Innovation Fund has already given grants to half a dozen projects and new ones are now being sought.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 24 2009
Cross Compliance - Important reminder for farmers
FIGURES from the Rural Payments Agency, published in April, show that livestock record-keeping is still one of the biggest areas of cross compliance failure for farmers in England.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 03 2009
Later weaning not linked to improved piglet health
LATER weaning can significantly boost piglet performance during the immediate post-weaning period, but it will not improve clinical health status.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 24 2009
New boar quality assurance scheme
ALTHOUGH AI now accounts for 75-80% of pig services in the UK, the boar is still a very important animal on most farms and is used extensively to provide cover for sows both naturally and artificially inseminated on the farm.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 24 2009
Eliminating nutritional variability is key to utilising co-products
CO-PRODUCTS from the biofuel industry have the potential to be important feed sources for the pig and poultry industries.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 19 2009
Savings on pig food costs:
THERE are several things that can be tried by producers when trying to reduce feed costs.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 18 2009
UK Slaughter Statistics - June 2009
DEFRA's latest Monthly UK Slaughter Statistics report reveals that the country's total pigmeat production dropped slightly in May.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 18 2009
Improving Pig Health
BPEX is helping to bring together farmers, veterinarians, breeding and feeding companies, processors, retailers and others involved in pig production to develop their own initiatives within the regions to improve pig health.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 18 2009