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August 2009 The work performed so far was presented at the conference of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics in Durban, South Africa. The paper generated substantial interest, and was well received. The presentation can be viewed by clicking here.

June 2009 Funding for Phase 2 of the project has been confirmed. This will consist of development of training materials and subsequent training of inspectors; farm trials of the protocol on 15 pig farms throughtout New Zealand; formal validation of the reliability and repeatability of the protocol; and development of an electronic data registration system. The project duration will be one year. Training will commence in August 2009.

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