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Pig Vet Society

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The Pig Veterinary Society was founded in the UK in 1963 and is the World's oldest Veterinary Society dedicated to pig medicine.

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Silke gives an overview of European testing results for influenza, along with how to carry out on farm diagnostics most effectively

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Our final session covers the very pertinent topic of Salmonella, with Stephen, Richard and Lesley addressing different important areas for consideration

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Good news from the latest figures published - testament to all the hard work being put in by producers and their vets. Well done all

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Fantastic to be back having our Autumn Meeting in person once more, and a great set of papers on welfare this morning. Really good to be able to discuss how to bridge from the science onto farm

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Afternoon sessions start with updates on PRRS control through vaccine technology advances and gene editing - such an important virus and syndrome to have good quality research being carried out

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What a great second day of our Meeting, covering further pig behaviour, pestiviruses and dysentery. Thanks to those of our Members who attended in person, and we look forward to seeing everyone again in March back in Edinburgh

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Housing measures to protect poultry & captive birds from #AvianInfluenza are in force across the UK as of today (29 November 2021). This means you must keep your birds indoors away from wild birds. gov.uk/government/new… British Hen Welfare Trust NFU Poultry #Chickens #Ducks #BirdFlu

Housing measures to protect poultry &amp; captive birds from #AvianInfluenza are in force across the UK as of today (29 November 2021). This means you must keep your birds indoors away from wild birds. gov.uk/government/new… <a href="/BHWTOfficial/">British Hen Welfare Trust</a> <a href="/NFU_Poultry/">NFU Poultry</a> #Chickens #Ducks #BirdFlu
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Welcome to sunny Edinburgh for our Spring Meeting ☀️ we start with biosecurity as our theme and experiences from Ireland, along with updates on the AHWBE pathway in England

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What a great afternoon - a workshop on different ways of interacting between farmers and vets and how this can enable change on farm, followed by the ever popular clinical club. AGM is up next 👍

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Day 2 of our Spring Meeting gets underway with updates and practical approaches with regards zinc oxide, along with the latest about PCV associated disease

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Our final session of the meeting targets Strep suis and recent advances in our understanding of the disease and its control

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Thanks for attending our Spring Meeting in Edinburgh - what fantastic speakers and weather ☀️ Gemma takes on the Presidential role for the next year Safe journeys home for all and we look forward to seeing you again in Coventry in November 👍

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More impressive figures released by AHDB Pork highlighting the sustained efforts of pig producers and vets to reduce antibiotic use. Overall usage ⬇️ 17% to 87mg/PCU in 2021 Highest priority, critically important ABs also ⬇️ Details and reaction: pig-world.co.uk/news/big-fall-…

More impressive figures released by <a href="/AHDB_Pork/">AHDB Pork</a> highlighting the sustained efforts of pig producers and vets to reduce antibiotic use. 

Overall usage ⬇️ 17% to 87mg/PCU in 2021
Highest priority, critically important ABs also ⬇️

Details and reaction: pig-world.co.uk/news/big-fall-…
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New figures show the amount of antibiotic used to treat pigs on UK farms in 2021 fell by 17%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 69% 💊 🐖 ahdb.org.uk/news/uk-pig-in… Pig Vet Society BritishVets