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An ASF outbreak could cost the UK pig industry £85 million, according to Government estimates, although the NPA believes the figure could be even higher.

The latest poster on the forum is seeking advice on using plastic barrels to make sow feeders.

Although the SPP continues its steady upward progress, putting on a further 0.78p to stand at 151.64p, values on the other side of the English Channel have eased.

Another case of swine dysentery has been confirmed on a pig farm in North Yorkshire.

The NPA has reiterated its calls for robust action to keep ASF at bay, after traces of the virus were detected in illegally imported meat in Northern Ireland. 

The NPA has welcomed a new report by the PHWC setting out the key themes in ensuring the future health and welfare of the national pig herd.

This week, NPA's Lizzie Wilson and Becca Veale met with the food service company Compass Group UK. 

Rolling out isotope testing more widely will help improve consumer trust in the meat they buy, the NPA’s Lizzie Wilson has explained in a BBC interview.

Initial results for the pig that caused all the pig classes at the Great Yorkshire Show to be cancelled have come back negative.

Defra grants will be available to pig prodcers for the first for ammonia monitoring, CCTV and weighing and handling systems.