Avoiding disease in pigs

Despite not being a vet, Pig Progress columnist John Gadd has every reason to dive into the topic of pig diseases. Two good reasons in fact, profitability and how to use the vet properly. John explains how spending extra money on prevention can in the long run be a cost saving. 1. The impact of pig diseases on profitability After the volatility of pig price movements which we can do little about, disease has easily the most severe effect on profitability. In contrast we can do something about di