European veterinary experts have lifted some of the restrictions on the export of live pigs from East Anglia, despite the confirmation of a new case of swine fever in Norfolk.

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The European Union introduced a ban on 14 August on the export of live pigs and pig semen from England, after an outbreak of swine fever was reported in East Anglia on 8 August.

BBC: EU vets ease pig ban

As wild migratory birds will sometimes visit farms and as domestic flocks of ducks or chickens often live alongside pigs, especially in developing countries, this is quite feasible.

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We live in an age when pigs really do fly.

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The couple, who moved into a horsebox on the smallholding in 2009, have greenhouses, chickens, sheep and pigs and aim to live as self-sufficiently as they can.

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That is not to pass judgement on intensive pig-rearing on animal welfare grounds, though some pigs reared in large units live wretched lives.

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The news is not cause for widespread panic, but people at risk -- those who live in or have traveled to the areas where patients live, or have been in contact with pigs -- should watch out for symptoms and get tested if they occur, Short said.

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They live in symbiotic harmony with the farm's pigs, bred for its Spanish "jamon".

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Scientists have cloned sheep, cows, goats, pigs and mice, but their success rate is as low as one live birth in 100 attempts.

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