UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report: January to March 2010
The Veterinary Laboratories Agency expresses concern about a possible link between an outbreak of tuberculosis in outdoor pigs and the infection in badgers in its latest quarterly report.
8 July 2010
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 January-March 2010 Published May 2010 Contents Highlights Introduction to GB Report Overview
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Highlights
No food safety incidents involving pigs were reported.
An outbreak of tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in outdoor pigs with circumstantial evidence that the infection was derived from badgers is of concern.
There is no evidence of post-weaning catabolic syndrome in Great Britain, which has been reported in the USA and Canada.
The continued control of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-associated disease (PCVAD), since the introduction of PCV2 vaccines and the probable reduction in the incidence of other diseases, as a consequence of reduced immunosuppression is very encouraging for the industry.
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