News and Events

WELCOME TO OUR NEWS AND EVENTS PAGE.  In this section you will find details of forthcoming industry events, Garth Pig Practice events and job vacancies.  Please also follow links in the menu to our newsletter.   

The Pig Issue - Spring 2014... OUT NOW!

In this edition we review we start with a review of the restrictions on antibiotic use across areas of the globe following the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) meeting in Liverpool last autumn. This is followed by an update on the emergency euthanasia and the opportunity to attend training. ASF has been identified in Lithuania and we discuss the...

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Protecting UK Pigs from PED

Porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) isn't a new disease. It's caused by a coronavirus that was first described in the UK in 1971. Since then, the disease has been seen intermittently, but in recent years outbreaks have become rare, writes Louise Murray, vet at Garth Partnership, specialists in pig medicine. Read Louise's report, published in Pig World,...

Real Welfare Outcomes assessments

At the time of writing, on-farm RWO assessments have been part of the Red Tractor assurance scheme requirements for about two months. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth on the subject prior to implementation, so how has the dust settled now the plans are being put into action? Paul Pemberton of Garth Partnership relates some early experiences. Read...