ABOVE: Demonstrating baiting and trapping for effective feral pig management. Darren Marshall from SQ Landscapes in Queensland and Richard Evison from Westpork. As many of you know, the National Feral Pig Action Plan promotes coordinated and collective efforts by land managers to suppress feral pig populations, reduce their destructive impacts and minimise biosecurity risks over…
ABOVE: The vaccine protected 90 percent of piglets in a trial from JEV infection. Photo: Australian Pork Limited Australian Pork Limited is currently funding a project on the development of a novel Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine for pigs. The vaccine is being developed in conjunction with Dr Jody Hobson-Peters and her team at the University…
ABOVE: Stomach ulcers may cause changes in the way pigs rest or may be the result of such changes. Research conducted between the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and Queens University Belfast found that stomach ulcers may cause changes in the way pigs rest, or may be the result of such changes. Therefore, changes in behaviour…
March edition headlines Tech solving disease concern Farm trespass a frustrating issue Videos for managing and monitoring feral pigs Friends lost but not forgotten Denmark’s PRRS eradication plan New breeding goals to reduce pig mortality Successful summer sausage competition New vaccine for JEV protection Piggery benefits from washing robot Apiam announces new business manager AMIC…