Animal Health
High path bird flu confirmed just days before end of housing order
Two cases of highly pathogenic bird flu have been confirmed in England and Wales, just days before the end of the UK's mandatory poultry housing…
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Bird flu housing measures set to be lifted in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's compulsory poultry housing order will be lifted next week, following in the footsteps of the rest of the UK. The Department of…
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Tighter bovine TB controls to roll out next month in Scotland
Tighter controls to reduce the risk of spreading bovine TB in Scotland will be rolled out from next month, the Scottish government has confirmed…
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Animal Health
Disease outbreaks cost British pig industry 'over £850m a year'
Disease outbreaks are costing the British pig industry over £850 million a year, according to new research by the AHDB. Researchers have used…
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Bird flu housing order set to be lifted as cases slow
Compulsory housing measures for poultry and captive birds introduced to combat the UK's worst ever bird flu outbreak will be lifted next week…
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NI badger cull moves step closer as government seeks views
Northern Ireland has moved a step closer to a badger cull after an expression of interest call was made to tackle bovine TB in the region. The…
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New plan seeks to boost UK borders from animal disease threat
A new plan seeks to better protect UK animal health and agricultural productivity by strengthening borders against biosecurity threats and illegal…
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Animal Health
Rodenticide 'alarm bells' after barn owls show residues
New surveillance in barn owls as well as intelligence from the government-run Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme has 'rang alarm bells' for…
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Sheep sector demands legislative push to tackle 'abhorrent' dog attacks
A lack of action by the government to tackle livestock worrying is putting further risk to animal suffering, the sheep sector has warned in a letter…
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Defra lowers poultry bird flu risk to 'medium' as cases slow
The government has lowered the risk of avian influenza to kept poultry from 'high' to 'medium' as the frequency of new cases of the disease begins to…
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