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Level of antibiotic use in UK pig industry remains unchanged in 2019

The level of antibiotic use in the UK pigs remained unchanged in 2019 despite significant disease challenges, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

ASF deaths seen to break 2019 record

Experts warned that the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak is predicted to be even worse this year than the previous year, the Guardian reported.

Pirbright scientists test vaccine that immunises pigs against African swine fever

Scientists from The Pirbright Institute in the UK are developing a vaccine for African swine fever (http://), which the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has warned could kill a quarter of the world's pigs, partly due to the absence of a commercially available vaccine.
Level of antibiotic use in UK pig industry remains unchanged in 2019
ASF deaths seen to break 2019 record
Pirbright scientists test vaccine that immunises pigs against African swine fever
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Monday, May 25, 2020
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