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PIG IN HELL
A Report into the British Pig Industry
by Juliet Gellatley, BSc Zoology
Director of Viva!
Contents
Like a Pig In.....
Bright Sparks
Breeding Sows
Weaners
Growers
Finishing Pigs
The Farrowing Crate
Piglets
Weaning
Boars
Gilts
Tooth-Clipping
Tail Docking
Factory Farming Causes Tail Biting
Nutrition
Early Weaning
Bad Housing
Castration
Swill
Early Weaning Causes Disease
Pig Injuries Can Cause Disease
Respiratory Disease
Pleuropneumonia
PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome or Blue Ear)
Pneumonic Pasteurellosis
Scours
Salmonella
Escherichia coli
Lameness
Osteochondrosis
Swine dysentery
Meningitis
Glasser’s Disease
PMWS and PDNS - new diseases
Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera)
Foot and Mouth Disease
The UK outbreak of foot and mouth
Diseases and the Drugs Used
Genetic engineering - The Industry’s Answer
RSPCA Freedom Foods
The British Meat Quality Standard Mark
The Farm Assured British Pigs Scheme (FABPigs)
Malton Code
The Soil Association Standards for Organic Food and Farming
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