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Pig Journal Volume: 52
Publication date: November 2003

General Section

PIG HEALTH IN 2003: WHERE ARE WE?
S.H. Done

Abstract
(Member's Paper) The author presents, in engaging narrative style, the state of the pig industry in Great Britain; the influences, both political and economical, that have shaped it and a meticulous analysis of current diseases affecting swine health. He also touches on the professional problem of declining numbers of pig specialists, both in Britain and the rest of Europe, with the consequent reduction in pig orientated research programmes. This, coupled with a drastic cut in diagnostic services and a pronounced reduction in the number of farm animal veterinarians and practices, can, argues the author, only lead to a complete erosion of the skill base, with dire consequences for the future of the industry. In all, a hard-headed paper, full of the common sense, as well as the scientific truths, we have come to expect from this distinguished author.

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