EU aid funding to be used for pig worming scheme in Northern Ireland

PIG farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to take part in a subsidised scheme to control endoparasites in their herds. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)is using some of the £4 million one-off funding it secured last year as EU Exceptional Adjustment Aid to support a Pig Industry Competitiveness Scheme. The scheme aims to improve the quality of local pig meat and will cover the cost of in-feed medication and the blanket treatment of sows. It will also cover the cost of medication acquired from vets for the treatment of individual sows before farrowing. As part of the criteria required for acceptance on the scheme, pig producers must obtain written confirmation from their vet that, in their professional opinion, pig endoparasites are present in the herd or have been in the past six months. DAERA says that funding will only apply to medication purchased after...
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research