The Midlands Piggery focusses on delivering the latest research, technology and husbandry techniques to demonstrate and deliver innovation in the commercial breeding of piglets and farmed pigs.
World-class collaborative research and development for pig welfare and productivity
Largely focussed on large-scale commercial farms, feed providers and processors, the Piggery is based at Harper Adam University’s award-winning indoor Pig Unit (Best Overall Unit in the UK National Pig Awards 2019). Taking advantage of new technology and ongoing investment, this key combination helps ensure high welfare standards for all the pigs and piglets, including 220 highly prolific crossbred sows.
UK Government Home Office licenced, the dedicated Pig Unit laboratory’s research includes pig nutrition, microbiology and meat quality. These world-class resources, combined with the ability to simulate high output commercial farming, means the team can undertake commercial research trials, whilst also attracting DEFRA, AHDB and Link funding for novel innovation.
Research at the Piggery has identified a direct correlation between pre weaning and post weaning nutrition and performance. It is envisaged that further industry research will include nitrogen retention and meat-eating quality; immune system feed additives; control of phosphate pollution; intake of straw and mycotoxins and the development of herbal products on immune function, wellbeing and health.
This world class Research Centre, that focuses on the use of next generation dairy technology to understand dairy cow behaviour and welfare, is developed by Agri-EPI in partnership with and managed by Harper Adams University.
Registered office: Agri-EPI Centre Midlands Agri-Tech Innovation Hub, Poultry Lane, Edgmond Newport, England, TF10 8JZ
Company Reg. Number: 09922991
VAT Number: 240019456 (UK)