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Biosecurity drive: Applying high-health protocol to all pig units

WEB9th Jan 2023 / By Alistair Driver. Visitors to a recent AHDB pig club found out how high-health protocols of the sort in place at PIC nucleus units can be adapted to protect against disease on all pig units. Pig producers can often do more than they think to help keep out disease, on both indoor and outdoor farms. At AHDB’s winter pig clubs

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FSA publishes guidance on new health marks

WEBThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published long-awaited guidance on the new health marks that will be required from the start of next year. The current ‘UK/EC’ health and identification marks applied to food products of animal origin (POAO) produced in the UK must be used until the end of the Transition Period on December 31, 2020.

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Aujeszky's disease: current situation

WEBAujeszky’s disease occurs sporadically in farmed wild boar and domestic pigs across Europe. It is a notifiable disease of pigs, caused by a Herpes virus infection. It is characterised by the appearance of nervous signs in piglets, respiratory disease and stunting in growing pigs, and abortion in adult pigs. The disease cycles in breeding

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Rules on purchasing rodenticides change today

WEBFrom today, October 1, farmers are reminded that the rules governing the purchase of rodenticides are changing. Farmers, gamekeepers, pest controllers and their employees buying professional rodenticide packs for use outdoors will need to show either an approved certificate of competence or documentation confirming membership of an approved

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Animal health and welfare and slurry grants available under …

WEBFarmers now have just three days left to apply for useful animal health and welfare grants under the first round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024.

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AHDB-NPA webinar to discuss ASF preparedness

WEBAHDB and NPA will be hosting a webinar on ASF prevention and what you can do to prepare on Monday, June 3. Mandy Nevel, AHDB Head of Animal Health & Welfare, and Katie Jarvis, NPA Senior Policy Advisor, will share practical points that you can do now to prepare for a possible outbreak of ASF, amid concerns about the growing spread of the …

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Holmefield Farm Services Ltd

WEBContact: Frank Tobin. Address: Agriculture House, Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5UF. Telephone: 01904 481490. Fax: 01904 481 811. E-mail: . Website: N/A. Main

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