The Pig Issue

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

The Pig Issue - September 2022

Welcome to the September edition of The Pig Issue.  In this edition we look at heat stress in sows, get a Polish perspective on ASF from Dawid Karpiesuik MRCVS, and review Vesicular disease on the back of the reported case in Norfolk in June. And remember... you are not on your own! Happy reading! Read the September 2022 Pig Issue Newsletter...

The Pig Issue - August 2022

Welcome to the August edition of The Pig Issue.   In this edition we discuss the importance of FCR and how equipment maintenance and disease can have a negative impact.  Could a student(s) help your business, if so why not add your name to our register. Finally meet two new members of our team; Kythe Mackenzie BVSc MRCVS and Dawid...

The Pig Issue - June 2022

Welcome to June's Pig Issue newsletter We are now half way through the year, and despite adversities we do hope you can join us at the Driffield Show again this year (U345). In this edition we ask: Could you be the next Nuffield Scholar? Applications are now open! ADAS and Defra are inviting farmers to take part in a Defra-funded survey on animal...

The Pig Issue - December 2021

Welcome to our final newsletter of the year ... and what a year! We open this newsletter with our Christmas Opening Hours, say a well done to Vicky, Kate and Rachel; take a look at the importance of the The Gut Microbiome and meet Jonathan Riley – or just “Jon” as he likes to be known. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Read...