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Selection and carcase classification
24 October 2023
Guidance on how to reduce the variation in size between finisher pigs.
23 July 2020
Guidance on improving uniformity, marketing returns, and killing-out percentage.
8 May 2024
Guidance on the nutritional requirements of growing and finishing pigs
19 March 2020
In light of the evolving situation with Coronavirus (COVID-19), Pig Health Scheme assessments have been suspended
16 March 2020
This popular annual publication has been updated with (the latest) 2018 data and, for the first time, reports on indoor and outdoor sows separately.
5 May 2020
Find out why boar taint can be an issue during the cooking or eating of pork or pork products.
16 March 2020
This report examines the relative costs of pig meat production up to farmgate level in selected countries (data relates to 2018).
2 March 2021
This report examines the relative costs of pig meat production up to farmgate level in selected countries (data relates to 2019).
4 March 2020
Disease conditions recorded at post-mortem inspection often lead to financial loss of the carcase value
4 March 2020
Over the last 20 years, more than 10,000 lambs have been scanned using Computed Tomography (CT).
31 October 2019
This practical event, run by AHDB & MLC Services Ltd, is free to attend and allows you to handle live animals and make your assessment of fat cover and conformation using the EUROP grid. You will then see the same animals on the hook in the chillers and the actual classification so you can compare the assessments made whilst the animals were alive. There will be plenty of opportunity to discuss various market requirements, factors affecting killing out percentages and dressing specifications.
22 October 2019
Understanding breed characteristics and consumer demands