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Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards 2009 - Dent Ltd.
Dent Ltd of Penrith in Cumbria, was awarded Pig Producer of the Year at the Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards held on 14 May.
Entrants in this category, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, effectively demonstrated the highest standards of production when part of a retail chain.
Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards 2009 - Fir Tree Farm
Peter Mortimer and his Metfield Herd of Fir Tree Farm, Harleston in Norfolk, was presented with two awards at the Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards held on 14 May. Peter Mortimer’s Pork Belly won Highly Commended in the Cut Above Meat Quality category.
Peter also received Highly Commend in the Pig Producer of the Year category. Entrants in this category, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, effectively demonstrated the highest standards of production when part of a retail chain.
After foot and mouth, Mark and Jane Bradley in County Durham restocked with 70 pure Welsh sows to set up a complete farrow to finish system they could manage themselves. Until they used Ingelvac CircoFLEX® they were suffering up to 20% mortality from PMWS, but now they report that they are "awash with pigs".
Sam Walton talks to pig farmer Rob Barker about the dramatic difference vaccination with Ingelvac CircoFLEX® has made to his ability to weather the cost:price crisis.
At the 21st congress of the International Pig Veterinary Society, held in Vancouver during July, and the Boehringer Ingelheim Satellite Symposium, "Translating Science into Performance" more than 30 presentations from around the world confirmed the health and economic benefits of piglet vaccination with the Ingelvac FLEX vaccines.
Porcine Circovirus Award - April 2008
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health GmbH announces winners of the first European Porcine Circovirus Research Award.
A personal account from Pig World of the improvement vaccination with Ingelvac CircoFLEX® has made to the productivity of one pig farm in Northern Ireland.
David Burch traces the history of PMWS in the UK, the trigger factors and complications which may exacerbate the problem and the effects piglet vaccination can have on reducing the cost of this disease to the UK pig industry.