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Pig farm net margins increase, as feed costs fall - Pig World
1 day ago · Average UK pig margins increased during the third quarter of this year to £19/head, on the back of falling feed costs, according to AHDB’s latest quarterly estimated net margins. Average prices remained steady over the quarter at 212p/kg (APP), but costs fell by 5p/kg to average 190pkg, increasing the average net margin from 17p/kg to 22p/kg ...
November 2024 issue of Pig World now available - Pig World
October 2024. The November 2024 issue is now available online. Packed full of news, features and comments: Share. Editor Pig World, group editor Agronomist and Arable Farmer and Farm Contractor. National Pig Association webmaster. Former political editor at Farmers Guardian. Occasional media pundit. Brought up on a Leicestershire farm.
Viral diseases: Controlling the PRRS threat - Pig World
2 days ago · See also: How to minimise the growing risk of a swine dysentery outbreak PRRS was also a key topic at the most recent annual two-day CPD event for younger pig vets, hosted by Zoetis, which drew together technical veterinary knowledge to discuss it, alongside swine influenza and porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2)– the ‘big three’ viral diseases affecting pigs.
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Features News | Pig World Magazine
5 days ago · Boosting pig farming efficiency through precision technology. In the heart of North Yorkshire, third-generation pig farmer Joe Wilson is pioneering the use…. Looking for Features news? Pig World provides news, comment and analysis, as well as prices and market information from both home and abroad.
Breeding News | Pig World Magazine
Sep 2, 2024 · Balanced breeding programmes can increase litter size, birth weights and piglet survival rates – report. October 23, 2023. A new peer-reviewed study has underlined the contribution of balanced farm animal breeding programmes in….
Pig producers remain comfortably in profit, but falling ... - Pig World
Feb 2, 2024 · Feed costs remained consistent at 121p/kg, making up an estimated 62% of total costs Q4, compared with 69% in Q4 2022, when feed averaged 154p/kg and 73% in Q2 2022, when feed costs hit an eye-watering peak of 175p/kg.
New research reveals significant reduction in carbon footprint …
Feb 23, 2021 · In this new study, an overall drop in carbon footprint was evidenced across the pig farming sector, breaking down, for indoor and outdoor-bred pigs respectively, to reductions of 37.0% and 35.4% for Global Warming Potential (commonly known as carbon footprint); 21.2% and 16.4% for Terrestrial Acidification Potential; 22.5% and 22.3% for ...
UK pig numbers 4% up in June, provisional Defra figures indicate
Oct 19, 2021 · The UK pig population was 4% up in the year to June 2021, standing at 5.28 million head, according to provisional figures published by Defra. These figures take account of trends recorded in the 2021 English and Scottish surveys, with figures for other UK regions rolled over from 2020. Final UK census results, taking account of all regional ...