Product launches at the Pig and Poultry Fair

May 21, 2010

  • Combined farm assurance and IPPC assessments for pig and poultry farm assurance scheme members from NSF-CMi Certification, potentially saving £500 a year. Details at www.nsf-cmi.com
  • The Duck Assurance Scheme (DAS) from SAI Global, developed in conjunction with the British Poultry Council. Details from BPC on 08453 022 833.
  • Sainsbury’s greenhouse gas model for monogastrics, offering Sainsbury’s suppliers a way to identify ways to reduce energy use and emissions and also potentially saving them money.
  • A newly-designed farrowing crate from Midland Pig Producers, which allows sows to be restricted when necessary, but opened up at other times, giving the sow room to turn around.Details on 01283 791 400.
  • An ‘improved formulation’ of BASF’s red mite treatment. Details at www.pestcontrol.basf.com
  • A more efficient gas burner with better control for cleaning poultry housing and destroying pathogens. Details from Thermoweed/Calor LPG on 01926 330 088.
  • A new dam line from ACMC based on the ‘hyper prolific’ Chinese Meishan breed. Details on 01262 488 232.

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