Join our pig clubs this spring

Facilitated by KE Manager Pat Loten, the meetings are an excellent opportunity to catch up with and meet other producers in the region. They will also provide you with the latest knowledge on pre-weaning gut health and insight into a new dry sow house.

Virtual farm tour

Ben Golledge, a production manager in South West England, will be giving us a virtual farm tour of his unit, including the new dry sow house, the service house and the farrowing house.

As he shows us around, he will talk about their sow management pre- and post-weaning, and explain the feeding regime in the farrowing house and how they use milk cups.

Before we close, there will also be a market update from one of our market analysts.

Pre-weaning gut health

We will be delving into the topic of pre-weaning gut health in piglets, from how it can affect growth of the weaned piglet, to how you can optimise gut health and maximise growth potential.

We will be joined by Dr Clare Gaukroger, who runs the research and development programme for Cargill UK's pig team. Clare oversees the trial work conducted at Cargill’s weaner and finisher pig trial farms, focusing on the early life microbiota development of piglets.

Before we close, there will also be an update from our Animal Health and Welfare team.

Speakers and topics will vary depending on the location, see below for details. 

For catering purposes and to make sure we don't have to cancel these meetings, please reserve your place via the links below. If you have any questions, please contact Patrick Loten.

Cornwall pig club – virtual farm tour

Date: Monday 24 April

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Venue: Trethorne Hotel and Golf Club, Launceston PL15 8QE 

Oxford pig club – pre-weaning gut health

Date: Tuesday 25 April

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Venue: Shillingford Bridge Hotel, Wallingford OX10 8LZ

Gloucester pig club – pre-weaning gut health

Date: Tuesday 2 May

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Venue: Fromebridge Mill, Whitminster GL2 7PB

Midlands pig club – pre-weaning gut health

Date: Monday 22 May

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Venue: The Cross Roads Hotel pub, Weedon Bec NN7 4PX

Salisbury pig club – virtual farm tour

Date: Tuesday 23 May

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Venue: Salisbury Rugby Football Club, Salisbury SP1 3SA

Exeter pig club – pre-weaning gut health

Date: Tuesday 30 May

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Venue: Gipsy Hill Hotel, Gipsy Hill Lane, Exeter EX1 3RN

Somerset pig club – virtual farm tour

Date: Monday 12 June 

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Venue: The Thatched Cottage Inn, Shepton Mallet BA4 5QF

If you have any questions, or if you would like to book multiple places e.g. for staff and team members with the same email address, please get in touch with Patrick Loten.