WORMS
There are three main worms that like to become friends with our pigs, and thus…
WORMS
There are three main worms that like to become friends with our pigs, and thus cause a knock on affect with further health issues whereby our pigs will eat but not gain weight as they are sharing their food with their internal friends, therefore causing our pigs unable to get to good weight for slaughter…
THIN SOW SYNDROME
Some of us have experienced our sows and gilts as being very drawn during and after feeding their piglets. The causes have been diagnosed as inadequate feed during lactation, farrowing house being too hot or is due to underfeeding during pregnancy. This effects weight loss and anoestrus (poor return to season). Causes The condition results…
The Significant Diseases Charter
The Charter, produced by AHDB Pork, has an important role in sharing information quickly in the event of an outbreak to make the control of disease faster and more effective. It covers the sharing of information for both Swine Dysentery and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PEDv) outbreaks and may be extended to cover other diseases in…
Is African swine fever a concern?
In short yes it is. We are grateful we do not have it in the UK but we must be vigilant and observant. As we see the borders opening for us to travel this can be a route for illegally imported or inappropriately disposed of pork and pork products being the most likely route for…
PEN @ North Devon Show
It gives us pleasure in sponsoring North Devon Show Pig Exhibition. A great way for the public to engage with the exhibitors and pigs. Great layout.
Pig Numbers Decline
Huge decline recorded in English pig breeding herd as crisis takes its toll England’s female pig breeding herd suffered a massive decline in 2022, as the industry endured massive financial losses on the back of soaring input costs and the pig backlog. Defra census figures for December 2022 show a 20% decrease in the female…
Farming Minister Meeting
Flavian embracing the opportunity to meet the Farming Minister whereby discussions took place about New Entrants to agriculture & what can be done to attract more people to the industry. Flavian says: Along with including agriculture, food production & the environment to school curriculums, the government needs to ensure that farming is profitable. This can…
Tail Biting
•TAIL BITING • A pig farmer’s worst nightmare, aside from making continous losses due to a messed up supply chain. We’ve not had an incident here since November 21 when I came back to Tile Barn. Bedding the pigs daily with fresh straw definitely helps us avoid this. I’ve tail docked before on different farms….
KINKY TAIL
Yes, there is such a thing and we will see this defect from time to time and is commonly seen in piglets. It is due to two or more adjoining caudal vertebrae being fused. The cause seems to be due to a recessive gene factor. As the piglet matures you will notice that the end…
Piglet gut health
Piglet gut health benefits from citrus extract A Chinese study evaluated the efficacy of citrus extract as a substitute for antibiotics in piglet diets. The results indicate that citrus extract increased the concentrations of plasma essential amino acids, improved intestinal morphology and digestive enzymes activity. Those results were shared in a new publication in the…