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Funding boost for pig wellbeing projects
The grant will help vets, farmers and researchers advance the wellbeing of pigs.

Vets and researchers invited to apply for new Care4Pigs grant

A €30,000 grant intended to help vets, farmers and researchers advance the wellbeing of pigs has been launched by Bayer Animal Health.

The global Care4Pigs initiative will give three candidates the chance to receive €10,000 each to support and drive innovative pig wellbeing projects.

It comes in response to growing emphasis for livestock professionals to ensure the wellbeing of their animals.

Almut Hoffmann, head of farm animal products marketing at Bayer Animal Health, said: “We see remarkable and forward-thinking work on pig operations around the globe and we’re pleased to extend our support and collaborative knowledge through Care4Pigs to further benefit pig wellbeing.”

The initiative has been launched in collaboration with the Farm Animal Welfare Education Centre (FAWEC) and the Korean Association of Swine Veterinarians (KASV).

Farmers and farm staff, practising vets, as well as researchers and graduate students in veterinary medicine, agricultural or animal sciences are invited to apply.

Submitted projects must demonstrate innovative, practice-oriented ways to improve pig wellbeing at farm level, and must also be either already underway or planned to start by early 2021.

Judges will be looking for submissions that demonstrate an innovative approach and measurable benefit on pig wellbeing.

Octavio Orlovsky Eckhardt, head of swine species marketing at Bayer Animal Health, added: “Each project’s on-farm practicality and applicability through different systems and production conditions will also be considered during the judging process, as well as its economic viability.”

Applications for the grant close on 30 June 2020. For more information about the grant and how to apply, please visit the Care4Pigs website.

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Cold-water dip to raise funds for Vetlife

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 The veterinary mental health charity Vetlife is inviting the veterinary community to join it for a sponsored cold-water dip.

The event will take place at Walpole Bay, Margate, on 17 May during Mental Health Awareness Week. Participants of all abilities can join in the challenge and are advised to bring a towel, a hot drink, a snack, and warm clothes to get changed into afterwards.

Those taking part are being asked to try to raise £100 each to support the work of the charity.

Details about how to take part can be found here. 

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Bluetongue low vector period ends

In an update to its bluetongue guidance, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the seasonal low vector period for the disease has ended.

With winter over, Defra is planning for a possible increase in cases as midges become more active. It has warned that farms along the east coast of England from Norfolk to Kent, and along the south coast from Kent to Devon, are at highest risk from infected midges blown over from northern Europe.

Since the virus was detected in England in November 2023, there have been 126 confirmed cases. The most recent case to be confirmed was on 1 March 2024.

Farmers are asked to continue to frequently monitor their livestock and ensure their animals and land are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency.