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BPEX Weekly
27 August 2010
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Keep That Holiday Feeling
Cash For Ideas
Farrowing Check Made Easy
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Video - How can you turn pig handling into playtime?
NEW KPI Section
The Key Performance Indicators section on the Market Intelligence area has been completely revamped and updated. Using Agrosoft data, figures will be available for indoor breeding herds, outdoor breeding herds, rearing herds 7-35kg, finishing herds 35-110kg and combined rearer-finisher herds 7-110kg.
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Stable Isotope Reference Analysis Report
A research project, funded by BPEX, Quality Meat Scotland and Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum, applying isotope technologies has shown it is possible to determine accurately the geographical origin of pork taken from a retail pack. Click the link to download the report.
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First Farms Apply For Pig Health Funding - 31 August 2010
Four pig producer groups will put in pilot applications next month for support for specific on-farm projects to improve pig health.
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Farrowing checks made easy
Monitoring sows’ progress at farrowing has just got easier with a simple, free tool. BPEX has designed the 2TS Farrowing Disc to put beside sow pens during farrowing.
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Video - How can you turn pig handling into playtime?
Fawley Farms has, through the BPEX Innovation Fund, devised a method of minimising the stress experienced by piglets whilst at the same time improving working conditions for staff while piglets are handled. The latest video of the weaned pig handling system shows the pigs being managed with minimal handling and maximum fun!
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