Pork
22 June 2022
The number of piglets born alive per litter is increasing rapidly and may exceed the number of functional teats of the sow. This presents the challenge of how to rear the excess piglets.
16 June 2022
Heat stress impacts on growth rates, farrowing rates, and litter sizes. Is your stockman prepared to avoid it?
8 June 2022
Tony Bayles is a Knowledge Exchange Relationship Manager at AHDB and the key contact for small-scale pig keepers.
7 June 2022
Find out how reducing the number of older sows in the herd and tightening up the parity profile has proved an important shift for a producer
6 June 2022
Find out how one producer has increased the number of piglets weaned by an average of 1.5 pigs per litter over the past four years.
6 June 2022
Find out how a strict policy to cull sows at parity five can lead to reduced waste and reduced costs without cutting standards or performance.
2 January 2024
Burgers and grills look set to steal the party ‘crown’ next week for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
8 June 2022
Placement student, Kerri Coffey, shares some of her latest activity and feelings about time at AHDB.
27 May 2022
A new campaign, launched to coincide with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, will encourage people to make their barbecue more majestic by including pork, lamb and beef steaks alongside ‘royal-ing up’ their favourite sausages and burgers
24 May 2022
UK red meat exporters have taken part in our first trade mission to Asia in more than two years.
28 February 2025
The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway is a long-term, project partnership, co-designed by government and industry, across cattle, sheep, pig and poultry sectors to support continual improvement in health and welfare.
