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Disease
1 October 2019
A meeting for small-scale pig keepers to find out about disease surveillance and the symptoms of different diseases
9 July 2019
This report recounts the activities of the Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) during 2017 and 2018. This has been a challenging time, with the PHWC working to enable the industry to introduce changes in practices that are necessary to meet the targets in respect of reducing antibiotic usage and driving up welfare standards across production systems.
4 November 2021
This guide will take you through the process of preparing a contingency plan, for example, if you are placed in a restriction zone. It also contains a 'key contacts' template for you to fill in and print.
13 November 2024
Download and complete this contingency planning template from AHDB and the NPA so that you are prepared should there be a notifiable disease outbreak in the pig sector.
26 June 2019
Join Pete Orpin, and hear about the latest developments in Johne’s control.
30 April 2019
Farmer William Baillie shares his experience of the dairy strategic farm programme
30 April 2019
AHDB is now recruiting an additional person to work with Scottish dairy farmers, after the Scottish Dairy Hub officially moved to NFUS in February.
25 March 2019
In the latest blog, Heather Freeguard, an intern in the Pork team, tells us what she's been working on recently.
1 March 2019
Internationally recognised dairy farmers Lloyd and Daphne Holterman will be visiting the UK in March for a series of meetings where they will outline the ‘five non-negotiables of managing the modern dairy cow’.
4 March 2019
In most cases, antibiotics should only be used to treat bacterial infections. Over-prescribing and the unnecessary use of antibiotics can increase the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Livestock producers have a responsibility to protect human and animal health by using antibiotics responsibly in order to minimise the risk of antibiotic resistance (AMR).
21 February 2019
Investigating losses at lambing time can be used as a tool to improve lamb survival and wider health, welfare and production. This is a basic post-mortem worksheet for vets and farmers. It may be useful to watch the BRP lamb survival guide: Investigating lamb losses before using this worksheet, available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu6VpAepsgc
14 May 2019
Join the industry's experts from around the world to look ahead to the pig industry of tomorrow.