Challenges of feeding pigs in a changing marketplace

We can learn a great deal from history. Mick Hazzeldine of Premier Nutrition in a presentation at the 22nd JSR Technical conference went back to 1976 to remind the audience of UK pig production some 35 years ago. He also highlighted current challenges and obstacles. UK pig meat production in 35 years has dropped from 826,000 tonnes to 775,000 tonnes despite a substantial rise in carcass weight (61.9kg to 78.4kg), allied to a massive decline in abattoirs (1161 vs. 124) and high street butchers