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While the use of so-called “blunt force trauma” may seem like an act of animal cruelty and can be distressing to watch, this method is recognised as an effective and appropriate way of humanely killing a piglet to prevent it suffering further from pain or illness.

Writing in the latest edition of Pig World, policy services officer Lizzie Wilson ponders the lessons we could learn from the poultry sector.

The NPA's chairman Richard Lister hosted a group of Defra officials at his Yorkshire farm last week. 

RUMA has released a half-year summary of the UK farming industry’s progress towards achieving 2020 targets for antibiotic use. 

Defra has published a new guide setting out the steps farmers, advisors and contractors can take to reduce ammonia emissions and help improve air quality.  

An interesting development in the veterinary sector. VetPartners has announced the acquisition of the Origin group. 

Defra is currently consulting on plans to improve air quality which could include new regulations on spreading fertiliser, livestock housing and slurry storage. 

The Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) has distanced itself from an infographic published by the British Veterinary Association (BVA).

The pig sector is actively debating the question of whether we could begin feeding heat treated food waste to pigs again, the NPA said.

AHDB’s Pork Board has agreed to fund a working group to oversee a project aimed at delivering improved control of the British feral wild boar population.