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    calendar icon 23 February 2022
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    Small-scale pig keeping: the importance of water for pig health

    Disease Pig Welfare Husbandry
    calendar icon 18 March 2020
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    Next in the Small-scale pig keeping series, Dr Michaela Giles explains just how important water is for raising happy, healthy pigs.

    Small-scale pig keeping: preventing parasite build up in small-scale systems

    Disease Managing disease Husbandry
    calendar icon 28 February 2020
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    Dr Michaela Giles continues her small-scale pig keeping series with tips and tricks on how to prevent parasite build-up in outdoor, extensive rearing systems.

    Small-scale pig keeping: selecting pigs for breeding

    Genetics and reproduction Husbandry Herd management
    calendar icon 29 January 2020
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    When selecting for breeding purposes you need to maximise your chances of a successful outcome i.e. healthy litters of piglets, problem-free farrowing and a careful dam supplying plenty of milk.

    Small-scale pig keeping: pig transport regulations in the UK

    Disease Processing Industry and legislation
    calendar icon 18 December 2019
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    The next instalment in Dr Michaela Giles' small-scale pig keeping series discusses transportation best practice for the movement of pigs in the UK.

    Small-scale pig keeping: achieving nutritional balance with alternative feed

    Husbandry Herd management Feed and nutrition
    calendar icon 29 November 2019
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    Michaela Giles continues her series of insights for small-scale pig producers, this time investigating the use of alternative natural feedstuffs.

    Small-scale pig keeping: key steps to handling pigs safely

    Husbandry People Health and safety
    calendar icon 28 October 2019
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    Both small-scale and commercial swine farm managers and their staff need to be skilled in the safe handling of pigs – for both the welfare of the pigs and for the handler’s personal safety.
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