pigs

Hello all, My name is Charlotte I'm a 20 year old vet student studying at the Royal Veterinary College in my first year. My friend (24 year old 1st year at RVC) and I are looking for a placement for a week any time between the 27th of June and 9th of July. Neither of us are vegetarian and we...

Weaning is a critical phase in intensive piglet production marked by frequent occurrence of digestive disorders posing health and economic burden. To stave off such weaning-related problems, antibiotics and supplements containing high levels of ZnO are often used. In this study, we investigated...

Novel Teagasc study finds providing pigs with a high enrichment allowance reduces water usage and wastage.

So really just want to see peoples opinions! And get your minds going, so you have been given 3.5 acres and £2500 What’s the best way to turn a profit on…. 3.5 acre field, Flat (ish) okay grass, needs cutting. 1 small 30ft by 10ft barn divided into 2 Not fenced great, but tall hedges all...

Hi, looking for 5-10 day placements with pigs, poultry, dairy cattle and a calving placement. I’m based Staffordshire but have my own transport, don’t mind travelling if there’s accommodation. Have worked on beef and sheep farms alongside my own sheep. Let me know if you have or know of anything...

Hi All My name is Chris am 49 years old I’m currently living in Kirkby Merseyside and I’m working frontline NHS and have been for almost 10 years I have been shooting for 10 years now and enjoy the hobby very much With this in mind, I feel that I can be of assistance to you by offering my...

Sounds like an advertising hoax with that extrem huge piglets. Do you think that it could be real?

Hello! I’m a 2nd year vet student at the University of Liverpool. I am hoping to find a pig placement for this summer. Although I haven’t a lot of pig experience, I am enthusiastic and more than keen to get stuck in and learn. I am free various weeks between June- end of August. I’m based in the...

We have been renting some land for about 3 years now on a business farm tenancy. Up until now we have never herd of any covenant that is apparently on the barns. Apparently a covenant was put on the barns some 30 years ago for the guy who lives next door for there to never be pigs or poultry to...

Hi, I’m looking for a 1 or 2 weeks placement at a dairy farm as part of my uni placements at the end of March. Ideally around the Glasgow or Edinburgh area as that’s where I’m from! Go to uni in England so struggling to find a placement as most on the database are down south. I don’t have any...

On a 3,550-sow farm in Zaragoza area of Northeastern Spain, with over 5,500 piglets taking part in the trial. The impact of Tonisity Px (the first isotonic protein drink for pigs) on the performance of piglets pre-weaning was measured, with piglets in the Tonisity group receiving 500ml of...

I have 1200 x 7-35kg pigs. Pays well. I’ve calculated that without too much upheaval I can go to 2500. They wouldn’t all come in at the same time. Likely to be 2 batches. One batch of say 1250 would be at 30kg when the other batch would be at 15kg. There would be no time when I had over 2000...

Hi All, I'm a journalist researching a story about hidden plastic that farmers / smallholders have been finding in their animal feed. I was wondering if any of you had noticed this issue? Or if you could keep a look out for it... It's been found in feed that is made from recycled...

Farmers of the UK are you going to change the way you manage your farm post BREXIT? Please fill out my short survey to help me find the answer for my dissertation. 100% anonymous! Thanks

Farmers of the UK are you going to change the way you manage your farm post BREXIT? Please fill out my short survey to help me find the answer for my dissertation. 100% anonymous! Thanks

Hello, I am currently looking for any type of work experience on a farm. Whether it is working with the animals, crops, cleaning, harvesting, labour, anything!! I am a 19 year old female, but just because I am a girl, it does not mean I can't lift! I will give my best at anything I do. I live...

+3 month temporary position with outdoor pigs and cattle. general farm duties, tractor driving, tele-handler, fencing, building work. Accommodation provided

Hello all, I have a few piglets on my farm, 4 weeks old this week and I noticed one of them is dragging his back legs and only using his front legs to pull him around. He's kind of using his back legs but not fully. He tries to push with them but is to weak. He's eating and drinking normally but...

There are a limited number of worm parasites that affect the pig in the UK. The most prevalent of these is Ascaris suum, most commonly associated with milk spot liver. Whilst severe infestations are generally only associated with the poorest levels of hygiene, modest levels of worms are...

The ability of the sow to adequately rear her litter is key to successful breeding herd productivity. Lactation failure is a common problem affecting the whole or part of the udder. The failure of a sow to produce milk during lactation is termed agalactia. In many cases, this is confused with...