UK: Access to Pig Health Scheme to end in May

Published 2023년 2월 28일

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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced that it will cease funding the Pig Health Scheme (PHS) from May 2023. The scheme, which gathers pig health data from selected abattoirs and feeds it back to producers, will no longer be accessible after May. This decision is part of a review of AHDB's services due to an anticipated reduction in pork levy income. The loss of the scheme is causing concern among some vets and producers, as they argue that the Food Standard Agency's Collection and Communication of Inspection Results (CCIR) initiative does not provide the same level of valuable data on pig disease. AHDB is encouraging any producers with concerns to contact them.

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Access to the Pig Health Scheme (PHS) will cease in May, AHDB has announced. The levy body announced in November that it will no longer be funding the scheme, which feeds back pig health data collected at selected abattoirs to producers, beyond 2022. This was part of a review of all of AHDB’s services following the Shape the Future vote and in anticipation of a reduction in pork levy income this year. The final assessments took place on December 13 and access to historical reports via Pig Hub will cease on May 2023. The Food Standard Agency’s Collection and Communication of Inspection Results (CCIR) initiative also feeds back data to producers. However, some vets and producers are unhappy at the ...

Source: PigWorld