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Systems
9 June 2021
To redress outdated figures, we have a large project underway to measure the ammonia emissions from different pig buildings in the UK
10 May 2020
Challenge Sheep is a research project to develop best practice for managing replacement ewes and understand the impact of the rearing phase on a ewe’s lifetime performance
16 June 2020
Advice to help newborn piglets thrive in an indoor farrowing environment
28 March 2025
Liver fluke is a parasite that affects the health and welfare of livestock, specifically cattle and sheep. This research investigates whether liver fluke in silage poses a risk to livestock.
16 April 2020
Investigating new systems which will make beef cattle more efficient to produce, less damaging to the environment and yet still more cost-effective for farmers
14 November 2025
A project investigating the impact of body condition and mating ewes as ewe lambs or shearlings on lifetime performance.
13 May 2020
Information on how electrostatic particle ionisation (EPI) can help improve air quality in pig buildings
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.
23 July 2020
Find out how and why teeth reduction in piglets is carried out
8 July 2025
Find out how to prevent this disease and the testing requirements.
23 December 2020
Information about tail docking and reducing tail biting in pigs