A huge blaze is burning inside a pig shed in South Australia’s Murraylands region. The 100 metre-long shed has been engulfed by fire at Mannum as the Country Fire Service battles the flames. The ...

The most common method of disease transmission is direct pig-to-pig contact, with the highest risk of introducing a disease usually through infected stock. As well as direct pig-to-pig contact, other ...

Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or protozoans to grow despite exposure to antimicrobial substances designed to inhibit their growth. Microbes can ...

A feature run of feeder and weaner steers usually sold at Pakenham's saleyards has headlined the Victorian Livestock Exchange at Leongatha, where prices rose by more than $150 a head week-on-week.

Confirmed case of swine dysentery: a positive laboratory diagnosis by culture and/or PCR of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae in the presence of clinical signs of diarrhoea in the pigs. Swine dysentery ...

Outcomes research evaluates the quality and effectiveness of health care by measuring parameters such as mortality or quality of life. For example, it can provide evidence on the benefits and ...