The Pig Issue

THE PIG ISSUE is Garth Pig Practice's dedicated quarterly newsletter for clients and producers.

The Pig Issue - April 2012

This edition of The Pig Issue is packed with information. We take a look at the new laws on pig accommodation and how they could affect you. A new livestock virus has recently been discovered, could pigs we affected? Antibiotic resistance is in the headlines again and the rules on the transport of pigs is topical given the the arrival of the eAML2 licences....

The Pig Issue - December 2010

Garth out and about for you Garth Partnership always strives to keep informed and up to date by attending a range of conferences, meetings and shows. Although it is impossible to list them all, these are some of the activities over the last few months: Read the December 2010 Pig Issue Newsletter...

The Pig Issue - August 2010

Recently the VLA Weybridge held a workshop on Salmonella vaccines for pigs with representatives from the pig industry, medicine licensing authorities, research bodies and the pharmaceutical industry to discuss vaccination as an option for Salmonella control. Riki reports on the outcome. Read the August 2010 Pig Issue Newsletter...

The Pig Issue - Spring 2009

As you will all be perfectly well aware the last few weeks news headlines have been dominated by the incorrectly named Swine Flu. We sent you a separate mailing on this giving some straightforward facts about H1N1 Influenza. Cynics have suggested that it came as a useful diversion for embattled governments worldwide. Reality has shown...