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‘Huge opportunity to get on top of PRRS’
0The pig industry’s views on the proposed mandatory control and eradication programme for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) are being analysed, after a 12-week consultation, which ended in May. It is central to the next phase of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway for pigs in England, which has been developed by Defra in close collaboration with pig producers, vets and industry organisations. If the consultation responses support the proposals, it will be a huge opportunity for the industry to get on top of PRRS – one that may not come round again, if not, according to Pathway Liaison…