Content related to the topic: welfare

3 September 2021

Maternal Matters: Using EBVs and Indexes for selection in the suckler herd

Read about the importance of EBVs and Indexes to meet your end market needs and goals for your herd.

30 December 2024

UK pig industry welfare training platform launched

A new welfare training platform has been developed in collaboration with Red Tractor, the National Pig Association, the Pig Veterinary Society, the Pig Health and Welfare Council and pig producers.

16 August 2021

Shaping the future with the latest Sheep Breed Survey results

The Sheep Breed Survey is so much more than a survey of sheep breeds. Successive surveys record what happened in the past, but they also explain how lamb production will change in the future.

1 September 2021

Sheep Breed Survey 2021

The Sheep Breed Survey is so much more than a survey of sheep breeds. Successive surveys record what happened in the past, but they also explain how lamb production will change in the future. Changing breeding policies in both the lowland and hill sectors are identified, indicating how the productivity and efficiency of the national flock will change – along with its carbon footprint. Breed Survey data informs the debate for those seeking to market meat based on system/breed/region, aiding the marketing of lighter carcases and guiding the development of new meat products.

7 August 2026

Avoiding heat stress in pigs: outdoor herds

Here are some practical steps you can take to minimise heat stress in outdoor pigs

7 August 2026

Avoiding heat stress in pigs: indoor herds

Stress from overheating can have a serious effect on your indoor herds, leading to reduced fertility, poor growth rates and even death. Find out what you can do to minimise the risk.

3 July 2026

Avoiding heat stress in pigs

Find out how to identify heat stress and what you can do to minimise the risk.

14 February 2025

Horizon blog: Future UK trade deals and their potential impact on food standards

Tom Forshaw looks at the contentious issue of food standards in future trade deals and why media attention might be focusing on the wrong things.

16 July 2021

Pig Health and Welfare Council Biennial Report 2019–2020

This report from the Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) recounts the activities of the council during 2019 and 2020.

5 July 2021

Small-scale producers meeting: Feeding for efficiency

Our feeding for efficiency webinar is ideal for anyone looking to improve their technical knowledge on feeding traditional small-scale pig breeds.

28 June 2021

Getting the best out of anthelmintic wormers video

Farm vet Robert Smith demonstrates the key principles you need to adhere to when administering anthelmintic wormers to livestock.

22 June 2021

Using performance recording in crossbred ram breeding

Ram breeding provides the genetics to increase the productivity of your customer’s flock. Performance recording means you can select and market the sheep with the most profitable genetics. Recording crossbred rams uses the same process as a pedigree flock, but you should consider hybrid vigour, ram and progeny uniformity and comparison of sheep.