Make an Extra £1 Per Pig
UK - A healthy pig can earn producers £1 more than a disease-challenged one because it can use the same feed more effectively.

Scotland's Veterinary Surveillance Under Scrutiny
SCOTLAND, UK - Proposals to improve the way vital information on animal disease is gathered, analysed and shared were yesterday published by the Scottish Government.

AHVLA Surveillance Monthly Report - September 2011
UK - Acute peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gastric ulcer was observed in a group of Saddleback pigs after they were purchased.

BPEX LIVE Online to Discuss Health
UK - The first BPEX LIVE online workshop will provide practical advice for pig producers on managing a high health production system.

BPEX LIVE Online to Discuss Health
UK - The first BPEX LIVE online workshop will provide practical advice for pig producers on managing a high health production system.

UK Pig Producers Strengthen Disease Defences
UK - More than one-third of producers say they are going to review their defences against pig disease, following the 2TS 'Focus on Health' conferences.

BPEX Funds Project to Predict Lameness
UK - BPEX has funded a project to develop objective methods of assessing locomotion in pigs.

WSPA Places Welfare at Heart of Vet Training
UK - World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has showcased a blueprint for vets to integrate animal welfare into the curriculum and practical training.

Lab for Virus Research Opened at Pirbright
UK - Minister has marked milestones in new £100-million world-class laboratory build at the Institute for Animal Health (IAH) in Pirbright.

AHVLA Scanning Surveillance Report - August 2011
UK - Weight loss and diarrhoea was reported in a group of eleven 12- to 14-week-old pigs in a rare breed herd, which was suggestive of PCV2-associated disease.

BPEX Research Head Appointed
UK - Derek Armstrong has been confirmed as the new head of Research and Development for BPEX.

Top Five Services Offered for Pig Health Scheme
UK - A ‘top five’ of farm services that will be available to every pig farm signing up to BPEX’s new national pig health scheme, were revealed at this week’s ‘Two Tonne Sow’ Focus on Health...

Practical Pig Vet Moves to MSD
UK - Specialist pig vet, Ricardo Neto, MRCVS, has joined MSD Animal Health as Pig Business Unit Technical Manager. He will lead the company's technical customer support and be responsible for its comprehensive...

Conference to Feature Top PCV2 Experts
UK - PCV2 will be at feature prominently on the agenda at the Pig Veterinary Society's autumn meeting on 16 and 17 November at the East Midlands Hilton Hotel. In a session sponsored by Merial Animal Health...

AHVLA Changes its Delivery Network
UK - Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has announced that in future its laboratory services work will be delivered from fewer locations.

EPIC Efforts to Tackle Animal Disease
SCOTLAND, UK - Improving Scotland's contingency planning for future foot and mouth disease outbreaks will be one of the first tasks for a new animal disease outbreak centre.

Register for BPEX's 2TS Health Conferences
UK - Register now to secure one of the remaining spaces at this month’s Two-Tonne Sow Focus on Health conferences which will help tackle the physical and financial cost of pig disease.

New Project Manager for BPEX
UK - Helen Clarke has been appointed to take over as the BPEX Veterinary Projects Manager.

Conference Seeks Answers to Pig Health Challenges
UK - Tackling the physical and financial cost of pig disease is the focus of this autumn’s Two-Tonne Sow (2TS) conferences.

Suspected Leptospira Pomona Infection
UK - An investigation is ongoing into suspected Leptospira Pomona infection in a breeder-finisher pig herd in the south-west of England, according to Defra's Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories...

AHVLA Scanning Surveillance Report - July 2011
UK - PRRSV was detected by PCR in serum from aborting sows submitted for investigation of abortions on a large weaner-producer herd.

Scotland's Stronger Defences Against FMD
SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland is in a stronger position to deal effectively with any outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the future, a new report finds.

Vision for Future of the UK Pig Industry
UK - BPEX has just produced a new health and welfare strategy with support from across the industry and launched by Chief Veterinary Officer at a press conference in London yesterday, 24 August.

Review: The Pig Journal, Volume 65 (2011)
UK - The latest edition of the Pig Journal, published by the UK Pig Veterinary Society is now available.

Govt Welfare Committee Seeks New Expertise
UK - Applications are invited for members of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) with expertise in animal slaughter, fish farming, pig and deer farming.

Coming Dialogue on Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
US - A national forum to focus on antibiotic use in food animal production will be held on 26 to 27 October in Chicago.

New Procedure for Pig Meat Exports to China
UK - Following the agreement secured by Defra and BPEX with the Chinese authorities to allow exports of UK meat to China, processors (Food Business Operators) which have secured approval for individual...

Further Light Shed on Antibiotic Resistance
UK - A student is bringing new expertise to answer questions on antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Veterinary Products Committee Appointments
UK - Professor William Reilly has been appointed Chair of the Veterinary Products Committee (VPC), which advises the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). Professor Malcolm Bennett has been appointed...

Chair of Health & Welfare Board Appointed
ENGLAND - Michael Seals has been appointed as the Chair of the new Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE).