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October case highlights

Case highlights from the PM room in October include: - Enterotoxaemia associated with Clostridium perfringens type D infection - Mesenteric torsion in a dog - Acute Streptococcus suis Type 1 septicaemia in piglets…

SRUC Veterinary Services
01/12/2023

Seneca Valley virus – another cause of vesicular disease in pigs

DEFRA have confirmed that the five cases of vesicular disease identified in pigs on farms in Norfolk last year were caused by Seneca Valley virus (SVV), also known as Senecavirus A.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
10/02/2023

Feeling hot, hot, hot?

We are all feeling the heat at the moment, and according to forecasts it is going to get hotter. Here is a reminder of some livestock health risks to consider during hot weather.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
18/07/2022

Exotic Diseases Update – Pigs

Brexit has resulted in a delay in animal health information passing between the UK and the EU. It is hoped that in time this will be overcome, but until then we may not receive the same early warnings of disease which we have come to expect.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
11/06/2021