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August 9, 2024
‘To have a strong building, you need a solid foundation’. This saying equally applies to high performing pig units, with...
March 2, 2021
Large litters are here to stay! However, they do not come without their challenges, the main one being an increased...
November 25, 2020
Preparing for winter! It is only a matter of time until night time temperatures drop below freezing and the Met...
October 26, 2020
Mobile phones have many uses, with most people using them to send and receive texts and emails, catch up on...
August 12, 2020
In less than two years the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) for the control of post-weaning diarrhoea will be banned,...
June 18, 2020
We are excited to announce that PiGIS™, jointly developed by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and the CAFRE (College...
June 10, 2020
Mark Hawe, CAFRE Pig Development Adviser Pig producers are well aware of the benefits of strict biosecurity and how effective it...
April 29, 2020
Liz Donnelly, CAFRE Pig Development Adviser Nest building is an important part of preparing for farrowing. Irrespective of where sows...
January 28, 2019
Nobody likes change but if we don’t change, we don’t grow! Pig producers have a great ability to adjust management...
October 8, 2018
CAFRE is offering pig producers, in the Cookstown area, the opportunity to travel to Denmark to learn about disease control...
