The BBC has highlighted the threat posed to the UK livestock sector by the illegal meat trade, originating in Romania, where African swine fever (ASF) has been rife for a number of years. In a Radio 4 ...

PIC’s PRRS-resistant pigs have been approved for sale as food in Canada after rigorous and thorough review, in a significant ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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