Home › Return to Swill Feeding Could Cost the Pig Industry Â300 Million
 

Keywords :   


Return to Swill Feeding Could Cost the Pig Industry Â300 Million

2013-12-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - Why is the pig industry so set against an end to the ban on swill feeding of pigs as a solution to cut food waste? Two main reasons: firstly, poorly processed swill is the likely cause of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the the UK in 2001 and second, a new analysis puts the cost of a serious disease outbreak at £300 million overall or 30 to 40 pence per kilo on the pig price. Jackie Linden reports.

Tags: return cost industry million

Category:Agriculture and Forestry

Latest from this category

All news
27.11Washington Corner | November 2024
27.11Pork Checkoff continues building a bigger appetite for pork
27.11Terminal crossbreeding: A missed opportunity
27.11Feedlot Forum 2025 features Cattle feeding in a changing environment
27.11Smithfield Foods continues support for Mayflower Marathon Holiday Food Drive
27.11Researchers turn to AI to optimize hog selling
27.11H5N1 in pigs: Where are the knowledge gaps?
26.11New swine respiratory disease treatment flexibility from nursery to finish
Agriculture and Forestry »
28.11
28.11MF MFsoftbord twintown
28.11T800
28.11162
28.112 117
28.112CD+DVD
28.114
28.11Nike Iowa 90s
More »