Animal Health
Testing this winter key to liver fluke control, say industry experts
The level of liver fluke is forecast to be relatively low for much of the UK, but the risk to grazing livestock on individual farms is becoming less…
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Why biosecurity planning can help prevent diseases on farms
Biosecurity is the "prevention of disease-causing agents entering or leaving any place where they can pose a risk to farm animals, other animals." If…
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Bird flu: Welsh farmers prepare for tomorrow's housing order
Farmers and bird keepers in Wales are being reminded that a mandatory housing order to combat avian influenza come into force tomorrow. Last week…
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Dairy farms 'losing tens of thousands' due to heat stress
Dairy farmers could be losing milk production worth tens of thousands of pounds by failing to protect their cows from heat stress during the summer…
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Half of free-range Xmas turkeys hit by bird flu, industry leader warns
Half of free-range Christmas turkeys have been affected during the most recent bird flu outbreak, an industry leader has warned. The scale of the…
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Experts urge farmers to keep monitoring worm burdens in lambs
The dry summer and mild, wet autumn of 2022 has resulted in a high worm challenge on many farms, with reports from around the UK of lambs suffering…
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Housing orders declared for NI and Wales amid heightened bird flu risk
Housing orders in Northern Ireland and Wales have been announced by devolved governments following concerns of a heightened risk of the disease as…
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Animal Health
EFRA MPs to probe UK's 'worst ever' avian influenza outbreak
A parliamentary committee is set to ask poultry farmers why the UK's largest ever outbreak of bird flu has been so serious and prolonged. The…
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Livestock health 'will suffer' without NI Protocol changes
Livestock health and welfare will suffer without changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol, the animal health sector has warned today. The National…
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Bovine TB: Record year for badger vaccinations in Cornwall
Over 250 badgers have been vaccinated against bovine TB in Cornwall this year, making it the most successful season to date. New figures published on…
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