Discourage pests/animals that can carry disease (such as rodents, wild birds, cats, dogs, foxes and insects) around pig units

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:

• RDS (2005) Birds: Problems on livestock units. Rural Development Service Technical Advice Note 42. April 2005

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