New Scottish Pigs website puts pig health, biosecurity and welfare information in one place
9 November 2026
Scottish Pigs has launched a new website at www.scottishpigs.org.uk, giving producers, vets and the wider industry a single, authoritative source of information on pig diseases, biosecurity and welfare in Scotland.
The farmer-owned cooperative, which has led disease control work for the Scottish pig sector for more than twenty years, launches the site at a time of continuing disease risk. The threat of African Swine Fever is ever present, and PRRS is one of the most economically significant pig diseases in Scotland, costing the industry an estimated £3 million a year.
Clear advice in a disease emergency
The new site makes it clear what to do in a disease emergency. It explains:
- how to report suspected notifiable diseases such as ASF to APHA – see notifiable diseases
- how to report suspected Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) to the Scottish Pig Disease Control Centre
- how to record wild boar and feral pig sightings through iRecord
Everything in one place
The site also brings together information on PRRS Control and Elimination Scotland (PCES), including contacts and farm signs and training materials to order, alongside practical biosecurity guidance and standard operating procedures. The biosecurity pages draw on Biocheck audits of 105 Scottish indoor units to show what PRRS-negative farms do differently.
Further pages cover endemic diseases such as swine dysentery, pleurisy and salmonella, along with welfare work including the long-standing Scottish SPCA partnership and adaptive farrowing.
Producers who have signed the Scottish Pig Health Charter, and their nominated herd vets, can use the site to request access to the Scottish Pig Health Network (SPHN) mapping system hosted by SRUC. Everyone can follow news from projects such as Pig Insights, which turns Quarterly Veterinary Reports into live health intelligence.
“Scottish pig farmers have led the way on herd health for more than twenty years, from the UK’s first slaughter disease surveillance scheme in 2003 to the national PRRS programme today. But good information only helps if people can find it quickly. This website brings together the guidance, contacts and tools our members and their vets need, and makes it obvious what to do if disease is suspected. With the threat of African Swine Fever ever present, that matters now more than ever.”
Andy McGowan, Scottish Pigs
The site will be updated regularly with programme news, research findings and practical resources for farms.
For more information, contact Andy McGowan at andy@scottishpigs.org.uk.