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The NPA has welcomed a new cross-departmental Government AMR action plan, which endorses the approach taken by the UK pig sector so far. 

The NPA is urging all producers to put up signage telling people not to feed the pigs due to risk of spreading disease.

UK pig farmers delivered a 3% increase in pigmeat production in 2017, while slaughterings were up by 2.5%, AHDB figures show.  

The latest forum entry is from a Harper Adams student enquiring whether any outdoor breeding farms are interested in taking part research.

YANA (You Are Not Alone) has sent the NPA a link to their National Directory of Rural Support Groups.

NPA chairman Richard Lister visited Hong Kong earlier this month to discuss how the UK has responded to the challenge of reducing antibiotic use.

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies discussed her personal horror of dealing with a major pig disease outbreak as Countryfile focused on ASF.

Very little to shout about in the pig trading world, with prices mainly in retreat and the SPP falling another 0.53p to 139.49p

Look out for BBC's Countryfile programme on Sunday, featuring the NPA's chief executive Zoe Davies discussing feral pigs in the Forest of Dean. 

The African swine fever (ASF) virus has been found in pork products brought into Australia, after the border authorities stepped up their activities.