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Debate over official controls in slaughterhouses

Debate over official controls in slaughterhouses

The BVA said OVs are vital for the protection of UK consumers. BVA disappointed by calls for a two-tier system...

New ‘goat plague’ vaccine proves promising

New ‘goat plague’ vaccine proves promising

PPR is a highly contagious disease that affects small ruminants. Vaccine can be used without refrigeration for up to a...

NPA urges caution over new label on bacon

NPA urges caution over new label on bacon

The new label informs consumers that pigs have have been ‘Raised without antibiotics’. Labels will appear in major retailers across...

Campylobacter levels continue to fall

Campylobacter levels continue to fall

“It is good to see that levels continue to go down as this indicates that the major retailers and processors...

Scientists concerned by MCR-1 spread

Scientists concerned by MCR-1 spread

At two randomly chosen farms in Portugal, 98 per cent of 100 healthy pigs sampled harboured the resistance gene. Research...

Pig Vet Society reviews highest priority antibiotics

Pig Vet Society reviews highest priority antibiotics

The Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) is to adopt the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA’s) list of highest-priority Critically Important Antibiotics.  Organisation...