Swine fever – news update
19 September 2000
Swine fever – news update
THE Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed a 13th case of swine fever, this time within a herd of breeding sows on a farm at Denton, Norfolk.
MIKE Sheldon, chief executive of the National Pig Association, has resigned as the industry continues its battle against swine fever in East Anglia.
INVESTIGATORS are examining the cause of a mystery blaze at the farm which last month reported Britains first case of swine fever in fourteen years.
A FARMER caught up in restrictions imposed because of swine fever has spoken of his devastation after government officials slaughtered his healthy pigs.
PIG producers face mounting feed bills following fresh swine fever outbreaks which have been confirmed in Norfolk and Suffolk.
FEARS that swine fever could spread further following its discovery in a herd belonging to an active haulier, have been played down by an industry consultant.
CHIEF veterinary officer Jim Scudamore has announced that exports of live pigs and semen from Essex should not yet be resumed.
A PIG farm in Norfolk has become the 12th to be confirmed with swine fever, the ministry of agriculture has reported.
Pig slaughtering cancelled over fuel (13 September 2000)
THE fuel crisis bringing the country to a standstill has forced the UKs biggest pigmeat processor to halve the number of pigs it slaughters this week.
Vets slams minister over swine fever (12 September 2000)
THE government has been accused of repeating mistakes made during the BSE crisis in its attempts to stop the spread of swine fever on pig farms.
Swine fever suspected on more farms (11 September 2000)
ANOTHER six farms in Norfolk and Suffolk are highly suspected of having swine fever, the Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed.
TWO more cases of classical swine fever has been reported in East Anglia, bringing the total to 10 since the outbreak began in August.
FARM minister Nick Brown has accepted a welfare support package suggested by the National Pig Association for farmers affected by swine fever restrictions.
FARMERS fearful of being caught up in new swine fever controls are moving pigs off farms under cover of darkness, the National Pig Association has warned.
A PIG industry leader has urged farmers to resist the temptation to target the government in direct action protests over swine fever compensation payments.
CLASSICAL swine fever has been discovered on another Suffolk farm, the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed on Wednesday (06 Sep) afternoon.
PIG industry leaders were due to meet farm minister Nick Brown on Wednesday (06 Sep) afternoon in a bid to extract more government money to help farmers hit by swine fever controls.
A FURTHER case of classical swine fever has been confirmed on a farm in the surveillance area on the coast of Suffolk, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced.
THE Ministry of Agriculture is expecting outbreaks of swine fever to be confirmed on at least two more farms within the next few days.
SWINE fever is expected to be confirmed on more farms prompting fears that the disease has spread despite controls designed to restrict it.
BRITISH pig farmers are being asked to put their hands into their pockets to help East Anglian producers affected by swine fever.
A FURTHER case of swine fever has been confirmed on a pig farm in Norfolk, the Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed.
CASH-STRAPPED pig farmers could be driven to deliberately infecting their stock if there is another outbreak of swine fever, a producer has warned.
THE National Pig Association claims the government has jeopardised all the work done in the past three weeks to eradicate swine fever in East Anglia.
MAFF: Pig aid is a substantial bonus (01 September 2000)
THE Ministry of Agriculture insists its compensation offer of 35 a pig for animals slaughtered in swine fever control areas is a “substantial bonus” for farmers.
“A DISASTER” is how farmers leaders have described the governments offer of 35 per pig compensation for producers caught up in the swine fever outbreak.