Content related to the sectors: pork

19 August 2025

UK pig facts and figures

Easy access to the latest information for the UK pig industry from numbers on farm through to consumption.

28 September 2026

Slurry cooling

Cooling slurry in storage is not only better for the environment, it's better from an economic perspective, too. Find out more about slurry cooling and how you can implement it.

13 August 2020

Establishing the weaned pig

Guidance to help you prepare piglets for weaning and minimise the impact of the many challenges they face at this time.

23 December 2020

Small piglet management

Guidance on how to manage small piglets

13 August 2020

Weaning and small pig management

Guidance on weaning, including creep feeding and small pig management

24 June 2021

Colostrum management for pigs

Information about the importance of colostrum for piglets

17 September 2020

Monitoring farrowing and piglet behaviour

Guidance on monitoring farrowing and piglet behaviour

23 December 2020

Piglet fostering

Guidance on indoor piglet management

17 September 2020

Creep training

Creep areas provide the right environment for piglets and training them to use this area will give them a good start in life.

8 July 2020

Glossary of common terms used in pig nutrition

13 August 2020

When to skip-a-heat in sows and gilts

Use this information to find how why and how to skip-a-heat to avoid a second litter performance drop.

13 August 2020

Using boars for heat detection in sows

Follow these guidelines to use boars effectively when stimulating and detecting heat in female pigs.