pigs Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/pigs/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:52:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.10 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png pigs Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/pigs/ 32 32 NI vets and farmers frustrated by new IT system https://nivettoday.com/ni-vets-and-farmers-frustrated-by-new-it-system/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:52:38 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7170 A new IT system designed to help with traceability in the agri-food sector has been criticised by farmers and vets. The Northern Ireland Food Animal

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]]> New African Swine Flu outbreak sparks fresh warnings https://nivettoday.com/new-african-swine-flu-outbreak-sparks-fresh-warnings/ Mon, 30 May 2022 15:17:10 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6044 Vets and farmers have been put on high alert after African Swine Fever was detected in a small herd of pigs near Baden-Wuerttemberg, near Germany’s

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]]> Vet chief’s warning on swine flu threat after import checks scrapped https://nivettoday.com/vet-chiefs-warning-on-swine-flu-threat-after-import-checks-scrapped/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:12:51 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5931 The British Veterinary Association has hit out at the government’s decision to scrap new import checks on animals and animal products coming into the UK,

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]]> Deadline for STAMP vet software funding https://nivettoday.com/deadline-for-vet-software-stamp-funding/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:44:54 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5767 Veterinary practices have been urged to apply for funding for the STAMP AMU Benchmarking Tool before the March 31 deadline. Thanks to a research initiative

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]]> UFU warning on lack of labour for pig processing https://nivettoday.com/ufu-warning-on-lack-of-labour-for-pig-processing/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:38:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5446 The Ulster Farmers’ Union has warned reduced labour availability in local pig processing plants has been hitting Northern Ireland pig producers for some time and

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]]> Vets warning over looming mass pig cull https://nivettoday.com/vets-warning-over-looming-mass-pig-cull/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:04:38 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5304 Vets working to tackle pigs’ overcrowding in farms have said Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not taking the abattoir labour shortage seriously, and that ‘mass

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]]> China’s towering ‘hog hotels’ bid to beat swine fever https://nivettoday.com/chinas-towering-hog-hotels-bid-to-beat-swine-fever/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:23:35 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=4108 China has taken biosecurity to new heights at a 13-storey pig hotel designed to prevent outbreaks of diseases such as African swine fever. Pork is

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]]> BVA welcomes NI Protocol paper as M&S reveals vets are clearing sandwiches https://nivettoday.com/bva-welcomes-ni-protocol-paper-as-ms-reveals-vets-are-clearing-sandwiches/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:07:37 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=4043 The British Veterinary Association has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that it is seeking to work with the EU to resolve the problems associated with

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]]> 5% fall in use of antibiotics on pig farms https://nivettoday.com/5-fall-in-use-of-antibiotics-on-pig-farms/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:14:59 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=2905 The amount of antibiotic medications prescribed to treat pigs on UK farms fell by 5% in 2020, industry figures have revealed. However, a class of

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]]> Pigs’ behaviour could be indicator of stomach ulcers https://nivettoday.com/pigs-behaviour-could-be-indicator-of-stomach-ulcers/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:43:45 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=2625 Queen's and AFBI study may help vets in diagnosis Research between the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and Queen’s University has found that stomach ulcers may

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