Have a well-planned baiting and trapping policy with frequent baiting for rodents on pig farms

Ensure pig bedding materials are not contaminated with faeces or corpses of wildlife, rodents, birds, cats or other animals

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Best Practice Guidance:

• Defra (2002) Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Salmonella on Pig Farms. Defra, PB5399
• HGCA (2002) Rodent Control in Agriculture. HGCA, 2002

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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