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AMR: Pig council publishes antibiotic guidelines
The guidelines offer advice on how to use antibiotics when a veterinary surgeon has recommended them as appropriate.
Guide aims to help farmers use veterinary drugs responsibly

The Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) has released a set of guidelines to help farmers use antibiotics responsibly.

Put together by the council’s Antimicrobial Use sub-group, the guidelines offer advice on how to use antibiotics when a veterinary surgeon has recommended them as appropriate.

Pig farmers must observe good biosecurity and husbandry to control disease and reduce the need for antibiotics. This includes proper management of ventilation, nutrition, water supply, housing, hygiene and biosecurity.

The guidelines stress that antibiotics must only be used after consultation with a veterinary surgeon.

In addition, they recognise that in specific situations, vets may advise alternative good practice solutions based on their knowledge of the farm. In these scenarios, it is emphasised that advice from a vet should always take precedence over the PHWC guidelines.

National Pig Association’s policy advisor Georgina Crayford, who sits on the antimicrobial sub-group, urged all producers to familiarise themselves with the guidelines, to ensure the industry continues to use antibiotics responsibly, reducing their use whilst maintaining animal health and welfare.

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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.