Water deprivation has been identified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) as the most likely cause of health problems in a recently-weaned group of…
Month: November 2014
Pig farmers in East Yorkshire who also keep ducks have been reminded by the National Pig Association (NPA) that if they happen to come under bird…
Irish pigmeat exports rose by 12% from January to September this year, with 6% more heading into the UK, according to BPEX. New figures for Wales,…
Pig producers received 40% of the retail pork price in October, similar to their share in the previous two months, according to BPEX. While noting that…
The animal health division of Azelis have added to their UK commercial and technical support team with the appointment of Elizabeth Tomlinson as UK Sales Assistant,…
Promoting the prudent use of antibiotics in both human and veterinary medicine must be addressed by all relevant parties and stakeholders if real progress is to…
A warning that the risk of PRRS (porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome) may be higher than normal this winter is included in the latest pig disease…
Hopefully, pig prices have (for the time being) reached a level after a steady decline for much of the year, which started in January with the…
Pig industry leaders have moved quickly to add clarity to a media report which linked the possible cause of hepatitis E virus (HEV) to undercooked sausages.”When…
Veterinary surgeons and doctors need to work together to address the challenge of using antibiotics to the benefit of both humans and animals, rather than being…