NEC BIRMINGHAM |  12-13 JUNE 2025

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A toolkit for the pig visit

13 Jun 2025
Equine and Farm Clinical Theatre
Farm Large Animal

In this session, Gemma Thwaites and Pete Siviter will be providing an overview of husbandry, management and veterinary interventions in small scale pig herds. When faced with a pig visit, especially as a vet who does not specialise in this species, the difficulties surrounding handling and restraint can pose real problems so we will be giving advice on how physically to go about this in order to make the visit smoother and to manage your own (and clients’!) expectations. The second half of the session will be a ‘Question and Answer’, where we will take questions from the floor about common situations and how to deal with them – most particularly the methods available for euthanasia. Further resources and where to turn for help will be included as part of the session.

  • 1)Understand the main veterinary interventions that may be required in small scale pig herds
  • 2) Gain an overview of small scale pig husbandry and management
  • 3)Improve confidence in handling pigs
  • 4)Appropriate sites for injection
  • 5)Top tips for pig euthanasia
  • 6)Where to turn to for resources and further help
Speakers
Peter Siviter, Farm Veterinary Surgeon - Synergy Farm Health
Gemma Thwaites, BVA Representative - Pig Veterinary Society

In partnership with

PVS

Primary Discipline

Large Animal

Learning Level

Introductory

Association

PVS

Audience

Veterinary Surgeon

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