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The RUMA alliance has issued a strongly worded response to calls by medics for an immediate UK ban on preventative mass medication of farmed livestock.

As World Antibiotic Awareness Week gets underway, the NPA has issued an upate on progress with its Antibiotic Stewardship Programme. 

A self-confessed curmudgeonly, grumpy, old northern git enjoyed himself on Wednesday night. Find out why in our latest forum post. 

The NPA is urging all employers and anyone who reads this site to be aware of the latest NHS advice on looking out for signs of a stroke.

We have received word of a new tactic being deployed by animal rights activists in their efforts to undermine the pig industry.

The NPA's efforts in going 'above and beyond' to help members were duly recognised at the National Pig Awards on Wednesday night.

The NPA has largely rejected Defra proposals to bring bovine TB (bTB) regulations for pigs and other non-bovines into line with those in place for cattle.

The UK pig price is continuing to rise but falling EU prices could soon put a brake on the upward trend.

The Canadian pig sector is eyeing up the EU market as a potential opportunity for growth, as agreement on the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CETA) draws nearer.

The NPA's senior policy advisor, Georgina Crayford, urges farmers to step up their defences against the PRRS virus as winter approaches.