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Over 2000 farm animals feared dead in flooding
Thousands of livestock are feared to have died in the floods caused by Storm Desmond earlier this month. Charity calls...
PED to become notifiable in England
If a case of PED is suspected, vets and pig keepers will be obligated to notify the APHA. New rules...
Farmers call for mandatory BVD testing
86.3 per cent of readers voted "yes" to mandatory BVD testing in a Farmers Weekly poll. Huge number vote "yes" in...
Pigswill ban ‘should be reassessed’, scientists say
Feeding swill – or food waste – to pigs was banned in 2002 as there was evidence to suggest it...
Unusual outbreaks of <em>M. bovis</em> mastitis
mastitis These recent outbreaks are noteworthy as they occurred only in dry cows (stock photo). APHA reports four outbreaks in...
Scientists breed pigs resistant to deadly virus
PRRS virus causes reproductive failure and can also cause respiratory tract illness in young pigs. Discovery could have enormous implications...