BBC Radio 4 Farming Today: Pig paternity tests in Ireland

Sep 20, 2012, 09:11 PM

Pig paternity tests are being used to fight meat mislabelling in Ireland. After three years of work the Irish Farmers Association has set up a pig DNA database which will be used to spot check pork and bacon. Ella McSweeney travels to Tipperary to meet pig farmer Tim Cullinan who spearheaded the project.