The pig research programme at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, based at AFBI Hillsborough, addresses key issues within the areas of production, nutrition, welfare and meat quality.

The projections are based on average weather conditions, specific policies, macroeconomic assumptions, global commodity prices and oil prices. Consequently, these projections must not be treated as a forecasts.  Rather, the Baseline projections are used as a benchmark for scenario analysis.

Minutes of the Board meeting - June 2010

Minutes of the Board meeting - May 2010

Minutes of the Board meeting - April 2010

EC Regulation No 365-2010

The Food Hygiene Regulations (England) (Amendment) 2010

The Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2010

The Food Hygiene Regulations (Scotland)(Amendment) 2010

AFBI Business Plan 2010-2011

Minutes of the Board meeting - March 2010

A total of one hundred and three Landrace x Large White pigs were selected to represent a spectrum of average daily gains between weaning and slaughter. The mean average daily gain of pigs between weaning and slaughter was 756 g/day with a standard deviation (SD) of 55.6 g/day.

Interim technical reports: Performance summary for anaerobic digestion of dairy cow slurry at Hillsborough

Minutes of the Board meeting - February 2010

Minutes of the Board meeting - Open meeting - February 2010

Minutes of the Board meeting - January 2010

This is the second survey of beekeeping husbandry issues in Northern Ireland. A questionnaire survey was sent out hardcopy to beekeeping associations and an online copy made available on the AFBI website. One-hundred-and-thirty-four beekeepers responded. In addition, a separate set of four questions was included, specifically for the Europe wide COLOSS survey into bee colony losses.

Animal disease surveillance reports 2009.

Minutes of Board meetings - December 2009

2009 - residue testing results  results and commentary