Pork
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AHDB strategy for Pork
Latest Pork news
3 August 2018
AHDB and BBRO have issued a joint call for a review of weed management in UK cropping systems
1 August 2018
Vegans make up just two per cent of the UK population – but the appetite for meat and dairy alternatives is growing as more and more people look for a wider variety of meals
Pork publications
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22 May 2018
eMB-Pigs is an electronic medicine book. It's a safe and convenient way to record usage so producers can understand and optimise their antibiotic use. eMB is a Red Tractor assurance scheme requirement. Annual, aggregated records of antibiotic use must be kept, including antibiotics in feed
22 May 2018
The pig building ventilation guide aims to help producers provide optimum indoor living conditions for pigs, thereby improving health, welfare and production efficiency, through a better understanding of the principles of ventilation and types of system available
22 May 2018
Outdoor pig producers can produce a Soil Management Plan (SMP) for their land where they keep pigs. This demonstrates good practice and avoids problems associated with soil erosion which can result in pollution or other negative impacts putting agricultural subsidy payments in jeopardy
22 May 2018
Owners and managers of outdoor herds face the challenge of good soil management to ensure efficient daily operations, health and welfare of pigs while still ensuring consequential environmental impacts from water and airborne soil erosion are minimised by good soil management
22 May 2018
Practical advice to pig farmers on providing suitable environmental enrichment to pigs. It provides useful information from the knowledge of farmers, researchers and scientific literature on the different ways environmental enrichment can be provided for differing types of housing and systems
22 May 2018
Good water is key for health and good production. This report by RAFT solutions summarises technical and practical information on principles and practice based on international standards and published science, coupled with practical experience and knowledge from UK pig production
22 May 2018
The 'Don’t bring it home!' poster is aimed at workers in the pig industry and those involved with moving pigs. It warns that diseases such as African Swine Fever (ASF) can be carried in pigmeat, which is harmful if fed to pigs
22 May 2018
Known as the Interpig report, this document is created annually and examines the relative costs of pig meat production right up to farmgate level in selected countries. All these figures in this edition relate to 2016.
22 May 2018
African Swine Fever affects pigs and has a devastating impact on productivity and the ability of a country to sell pork. Biosecurity is the first line of defence against disease. Biosecurity applies on the farm and when travelling, particularly to and from areas where ASF has been confirmed
26 May 2017
Times are good for sales in the organic sector. A report published by the Soil Association reveals organics in their fifth year of growth and although share of total grocery sales is small, the sector is worth over £2 billion. What are the market conditions driving this growth?
7 July 2017
The food-to-go industry is evolving and extending its scope. New ways of reaching consumers have been found and specific consumer needs are increasingly being met.
20 November 2017
With work and leisure commitments increasingly impacting on the amount of time we have to prepare and consume meals, what we are eating, and the reasons behind our choices make for interesting reading.
12 July 2016
What's behind the growth in the organic market?
2 June 2018
Learn how Farm Excellence is benefiting David Goodier's 230-sow pig farm
21 June 2018
Project 1: Translating existing knowledge of management effects on soil biology and soil health for practitioners
21 June 2018
Project 2: Selecting methods to measure soil health and soil biology and the development of a soil health scorecard
25 June 2018
Trade and investment officers from the Department for International Trade (DIT) export visit
15 June 2018
AHDB Senior Veterinary Manager Mandy Nevel and AHDB International Market Development Director Dr Phil Hadley (front centre) host food safety specialists from the Ukraine at AHDB's headquarters
25 June 2018
By opening up his unit to fellow producers and the allied industry, David has benefited from the pooling of ideas