1.   Sticklers for tradition will cut out the middle man and go straight to the farmers to buy a live pig.

2.   The EU has ordered virtually the entire country off limits to exports of live pigs.

3.   The protesters, organized by Global Exchange, had tried to get a live pig into the auditorium but the pig was turned out onto the sidewalk.

4.   A medical expert with experience testing assault weapons on live pigs says Amadou Diallo could have been shot more than a dozen times and still been standing.

5.   Authorities fear that the Hendra-like virus is transmitted by direct contact with live pigs or those just killed.

6.   But officials have said imports of live pigs from Malaysia will not be resumed in the near future.

7.   Exports of British beef, lamb and pork, along with live pigs, already have restarted within Europe but all require a special animal health certificate.

8.   In the event where the government is opposed to the ex-farm price rise proposal then hog markets might experience a shortage of live pigs.

9.   Spokesman Wang Wang-heung said mainland authorities also had pledged to step up inspection of live pigs.

10.   Singapore last week banned all live pig imports due to the virus scare and screened workers from slaughterhouses, horse stables and the national zoo.