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The importance of using antibiotics responsibly on farms is being championed by leading skills development body, City & Guilds. 

We have issued some comprehensive guidance for members on dealing with the growing animal rights focus on the pig sector. 

Although the SPP has dropped back a shade and now stands at 149.96p, supply and demand seem to be more or less in balance. 

Data covering nearly 15 million pigs has now been entered onto the eMB-Pigs database, as coverage increased signicantly in the early part of 2017.

A tribute has been paid to Tara Palmer Tomkinson, who some might have forgotten played her part in the industry fightback against low prices around the turn of the Century. 

Defra is re-sending NVZ designation notices to farmers it believes did not receive them in the initial tranches of letters sent out. 

Bacon sales increased by 6 per cent year-on-year in the final 12 weeks of last year, with over 40,000 tonnes of bacon sold by GB retailers.

The NPA's Zoe Davies made a powerful case for retaining access to permanent, unskilled labour post-Brexit, when she gave evidence to MPs on Tuesday.

A campaign to champion the value of the UK veterinary team has been launched today by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA).

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has extended its free carcase collection service for diagnostic post mortem examinations in England.