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Of the 4 varieties of Porcine Circovirus, type 2 has proven to be the biggest problem. Without vaccination, in piglets it causes them to get thinner and get fever. The disease comes with runts and mortality. Photo: Ruben Keestra

23-12-2019 | News

Scientists identify PCV4 virus in sick Chinese pigs

Marc Cox, general manager at AgriSyst. Photo: Bert Jansen

18-12-2019 | News

AgriSyst involved in large UK pig data research

A British sow stretching her legs outdoors. UK producers have a slightly lower efficiency than in the rest of Europe. Photo: Henk Riswick

18-10-2019 | Article

A global league table for pig production

Photo: North Carolina State University

05-09-2019 | News

Global partnership to fight antimicrobial resistance

Foot-and-Mouth Disease caused movement bans throughout the UK in 2001. Photo: David Burch

21-08-2019 | News

Pig movement bans may be economically damaging

No deal Brexit is worst case scenario for UK pig industry Illustration: Shutterstock

22-01-2019 | News

‘No deal’ Brexit is worst case scenario for UK pig industry

The newly equipped loose housing section of the Shute farm was created with help of I-Tek.

14-11-2018 | Article

A new adventure for a British nucleus

RSPCA interveiw: Positive solutions are the way forward Photo: Ian Billinghurst (Billypix)

31-10-2018 | Article

RSPCA interview: “Positive solutions are the way forward”

Photo: Stuart Lumb

04-06-2018 | News

Optimism and innovations at Pig & Poultry Fair

Scientific survey: how about swill feed for pigs? Photo: Dreamstime

01-05-2018 | News

Scientific survey: how about swill feed for pigs?