Farming minister Dame Angela Eagle has promised to work with farmers, as the government presses ahead with plans to phase out ...

UK pigmeat production grew by 2.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 975,200 tonnes, driven by a combination of higher slaughter ...

Defra and the Welsh Government have confirmed their intention to permit the feeding of pig protein to poultry and poultry ...

Defra has announced plans to streamline regulation relating to agricultural pollution, as it published the Water White Paper, ...

Danish Hybrid: Described as the ideal ­production sow for slaughter pig operations, key traits include low feed consumption, ...

Defra’s latest UK slaughter statistics have highlighted a significant year-on-year increase in pork production in December, ...

DanBred delivers genetics worldwide with the purpose of ‘producing more pork for less cost’. It focuses on targeted breeding, ...

According to PIC, genetic improvement for all companies revolves around four key principles – large and diverse populations, ...

TN70: A hybrid based on Norsvin Landrace (L-line) and Topigs Large White (Z-line) genetics, it is bred for high lifetime ...

EU beef production is forecast to decline by 615,000t to 6.1mt between now and 2035, a 9.2% reduction compared with the ...

Economic and environmental sustainability remain key drivers, with selection focused on feed conversion ratio, feed intake ...

There is, of course, much more to pig performance and genetics than that. For a start, numbers born and weaned per litter or ...