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The Government will not water down food safety and animal welfare standards in the pursuit of trade deals after Brexit, according to Defra minister George Eustice.

The NPA has launched a new Pig Unit Security Pack intended to help ensure pigs are looked after in the best possible way and advise members on keeping their units secure.

Pig producers have been urged not to rush into trialling batches of undocked pigs in response to pressure from Brussels to address the issue of tail docking.

The NPA has joined more than other 100 organisations from across the UK's food supply chain in a joint manifesto setting out the key principles to ensure Brexit champions food producers. 

The NPA has stressed that any changes made to regulations governing animal transport must be based on sound science, rather than emotive concerns. 

The NPA has expressed concern about the impact of the current straw shortage on producers and highlighted the wider implications for UK pig production.

Scientists from a number of leading UK institutions have generated tools that increase understanding of the pig immune system. 

The UK pig sector is rising to the challenge, the NPA's Georgina Crayford said, after new figures showed a 28% drop in antibiotic usage last year. 

Red Tractor has spelled out why it should continue to play a central role in promoting British agriculture after we leave the EU. 

The NPA has joined other industry organisations in expressing concern over the planned sale of AHDB’s carcase grading services to a private sector company.