Press Articles

Improving conditions for pigs

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/08/121644/Improving-conditions-for-pigs.htm

Improved pig mortality is there for the asking

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/11/04/124246/Improved-pig-mortality-is-there-for-the-asking.htm

Iron injecting outdoor piglets boosts weaning weight

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2011/01/11/124997/Iron-injecting-outdoor-piglets-boosts-weaning-weight.htm

Supplementary milk system increases pig litter

A supplementary milk system has brought huge benefits for a Shropshire pig farmer.

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/11/119455/Supplementary-milk-system-increases-pig-litter.htm

Watch out for lactational oestrus

Recent variation in litter size as a result of last year’s early autumn infertility could make sows more susceptible to lactational oestrus.

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/16/119973/Watch-out-for-lactational-oestrus.htm

EID can bring benefits to pig businesses

EID and such technology may be feared words in the UK beef and sheep sector, but Northern Ireland pig producer, Andrew McCrea, sees such technology as vital to his farm’s success.

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/22/120455/39EID-can-bring-benefits-to-pig-businesses39.htm

Producers need to be ready for disease control

British pig producers need to keep on their toes, when it comes to facing future challenges as it’s uncertain where there next challenge is coming from.

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/22/120454/39Producers-need-to-be-ready-for-disease-control39.htm  

Three litters makes your gilt profitable

A SOW needs at least three litters to be profitable, yet 15-20 per cent of gilts only produce one litter and almost half of sows are culled before their third parity.

http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/three-litters-makes-your-gilt-profitable/31013.article