The UK female breeding pig herd has fallen by 14% to 343,000 head, the lowest level for more than 20 years. Defra census data from 1 June showed the total breeding herd, including boars and first-time gilts, had fallen by 15% on year-earlier levels to 426,000 pigs. The numbers of sows and gilts in pig […]
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