Pigs in North get H1N1 flu

IF YOU get swine flu, stay away from your pigs, farmers have been advised.

Northern Ireland’s chief vet Bert Houston issued the advice after the first European case in pigs of the H1N1 pandemic flu virus was found in piglets in the province.

“We have issued a code of practice which contains advice to farmers on how to reduce the risk of influenza entering pig herds and how to minimise onward spread if introduction does occur.”