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The instant no. 2 Sunday Times bestseller! Join the Nicholson
family for this heartwarming journey through a typical springtime
on their South Yorkshire farm. Throughout the book they reflect on
the childhood stories, testing times, poignant memories and
enriching experiences that have shaped the lives they lead today.
With the coming of a new season, Roger and Cynthia Nicholson and
their sons Richard, Robert and David show how the farming year is
shaped around the arrival of baby goats, lambs, calves and piglets
galore. As Yorkshire's premier open farm attraction, Cannon Hall
Farm continues to play host to thousands of visitors and spring is
the busiest time of the year. People flock to meet the new arrivals
and catch up with old favourites such as the llama and alpaca
posse, the stunning shire horses and the irrepressible Shetland
ponies, including Ozzy Horsebourne and Jon Bon Pony. Along with all
the animal antics, Springtime at Cannon Hall Farm features tales of
bygone days when traditional skills, crafts and daily practices
shaped life in the countryside. And for fans of Rob and Dave's
Channel 5 shows, there are lots of behind-the-scenes secrets you
won't want to miss...
This manual explains how to diagnose and respond to a case or
outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). It includes general
information on the disease and its causes, including epidemiology,
transmission pathways and geographic distribution. It presents the
different phases chronologically, from detection and diagnosis
(clinical signs, postmortem findings and differential diagnosis) to
laboratory confirmation (main techniques for detecting both virus
and antibodies).African swine fever is a contagious viral disease
that affects pigs of all ages, inducing a haemorrhagic fever. It is
most often recognized in the acute form with an associated
lethality of up to 100 percent, and is a severe threat to pig
production systems. Not only does it threaten food security and
challenge the livelihoods of pig producers and other actors in the
supply chain, but it can have major consequences on international
trade.Since there is currently no effective vaccine or treatment,
the manual suggests that the best strategy for countries/zones that
are still free of the disease is to prevent entry of the virus
through improved border control, awareness-raising and better
biosecurity. Infected countries will also need to be able to
implement quick outbreak controls though movement restrictions and
stamping-out policies.
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