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Improved BPHS Scheme for Pig Producers
The British Pig Health Scheme (BPHS), which BPEX
launched in 2005, has proved such a success with farmers and vets that a new
improved three-year scheme is to start.
BPHS provides members, their vets, abattoirs and funding partners with
regular, objective and detailed post-mortem health assessments from pigs
submitted to 14 specialist pig abattoirs in England. To date the BPHS team of
specialist pig vets have reported on more than 12,000 consignments of
pigs.
Analysis
Initial analysis of the data from
those members who have been regularly assessed since 2005 has shown units which
started with higher than average scores for enzootic pneumonia, pleurisy and
milk spot liver have all been making good progress in reducing the number of
pigs affected.
A survey of members of the scheme found that all of the
farmers surveyed discussed the BPHS reports with their vets when reviewing pig
health and performance. Over 60% of producers and 80% of vets have been taking
action on farms to tackle health issues using information from their
reports.
Additional benefits
The new scheme offers
additional benefits such as the opportunity for vets to take additional samples,
increased number of assessment days, consultations with vets about conditions
they have observed in the abattoir and better defined detail on
pleurisy.
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