Treat pigs well and they will reward all efforts

For the first time in history, the international veterinary pig congresses IPVS and ESPHM will coincide. The man overseeing this in Dublin, Ireland, is veterinarian Pat Kirwan. The main health themes for this year include, not surprisingly, PED and PRRS virus. Pat Kirwan is at heart a pig vet. He says, “I like my job very much because no 2 days are the same. Being a pig vet stretches all the competencies, like (preventative) medicine, husbandry, nutrition, management, economics, statistics, ge