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Pigs and chickens are not susceptible to COVID-19, new research carried out in Germany has confirmed.

Sliced cooked meats, including ham, will feature in an additional 35 million more meals eaten at home each week, as a result of coronavirus.

Farmers have been urged to follow government guidance on social distancing and self-isolation when vets are practicing on farm.

The NPA is doing all it can to support members during the coronavirus crisis. 

Staff that have been furloughed are now permitted to undertake other employment, if their contract permits.

The trading cycle is relatively quiet affair running the Easter break, according to Thames Valley Cambac.

In the latest issue of Pig World, NPA chairman Richard Lister and PVS president Richard Pearson discuss the next set of antibiotic targets for the pig sector. 

Pork processors are doing a ‘fantastic job’ of keeping supplies running, but social distancing guidance is a 'real challenge', says BMPA.

AHDB's Bethan Wilkins has taken a look at the COVID-19 situation in other EU countries 

In the current issue of Pig World, NPA senior policy adviser Ed Barker sets out how the NPA has responded to the coronavirus crisis.