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he key piece of advice when it comes to keeping pig farms free of swine dysentery (SD) is clear and unchanged: clean vehicles greatly reduce the…
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Clean vehicles key defence against dysentery
0he key piece of advice when it comes to keeping pig farms free of swine dysentery (SD) is clear and unchanged: clean vehicles greatly reduce the risk of spread. There were 55 swine dysentery submissions to the Great Britain scanning surveillance network, made up of SRUC and APHA laboratories, in 2025 and there have been 38 submissions so far in 2026. A direct comparison between the years is not straightforward, in part because the PCR diagnostic test changed last summer. “However the continued presence of SD around the country is a sharp reminder to redouble biosecurity efforts,” said Katie Jarvis,…