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Pork
23 October 2018
Pig producers are invited to attend one of four roadshows looking at practical solutions to manage antibiotic use and maintain good animal health and welfare.
29 August 2024
Pork nutrition and health claims: understanding the regulations
4 October 2018
The original EPI (electrostatic particle ionisation) trial at Harper Adams university pig unit concluded in September 2016 that pigs kept under the EPI equipment were significantly less likely to have enzootic pneumonia (EP) like lesions.
4 October 2018
Electrostatic particle ionization (EPI) is an air cleaning system designed for reducing dust, microbial load and gases in a contained environment.
3 September 2020
Find out how a piglet sorter, built from stockboard, has improved handling and sorting piglets
4 October 2018
All staff tagging piglets should have read the associated risk assessment and method statement (RAMS).
5 January 2026
All our resources on identifying and stopping the spread of African Swine Fever
6 January 2025
The latest £2.5 million phase of the AHDB ‘Pick Pork’ advertising campaign will hit TV screens from Monday (17 September).
19 March 2025
Find information on arable rotation in livestock – forage crops, cover crops and more.
21 November 2025
Use the conserved forage requirements and stocks calculator to calculate feed demand.
12 December 2023
Some of the alternative bedding materials mentioned here can be used in conjunction with traditional cereal straw, either to replace it or offset the increased cost and allow straw-bedding supplies to go further
13 August 2018
Ventilation systems can improve living conditions. An efficient ventilation system draws fresh air in and removes stale air along with microbes, dust, harmful gases and water vapour. Inefficient ventilation is detrimental to pig and staff performance (particularly on hot days) and costs more to run