Animal Health
Mandatory poultry housing order introduced for parts of England
A mandatory poultry housing order will be introduced for Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex next week as bird flu cases continue to rise. The strict…
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Beef and dairy farmers rate animal health as number one care factor
Beef and dairy farmers prioritise animal health as the number one care factor on their farms, ahead of milk and beef price, according to a new…
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Vets welcome Welsh government’s approval of lay TB testers
Veterinary professionals have welcomed the news that the Welsh government has approved the use of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) in private…
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Animal Health
TB Advisory Service hailed a success by farmers
A free service offering farmers biosecurity advice to prevent the spread of TB has been hailed by the majority of farmers who accessed it. TB…
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48m birds culled in UK and EU due to record avian influenza crisis
The 2021-2022 avian influenza outbreak has been the largest ever observed in the UK and Europe, according to a new report. Around 48 million birds…
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Anger as Welsh govt admits no badger TB programme in Conwy Valley
Concern has been raised after the Welsh government confirmed there is no programme to detect TB in badgers in the Conwy Valley. The devolved…
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Swiss reject proposal to outlaw intensive livestock farms
Voters in Switzerland have voted to reject proposals which sought to end intensive livestock farming practices in the Alpine country. Provisional…
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Southern Edge Area farmers asked to collect badger carcasses for study
Farmers and landowners in the Southern Edge Area are being asked to collect badger carcasses to help a bovine TB research project. APHA and the…
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Bird flu: EU to remove 16 week free range egg marketing limit
There will be no 16 week limit to the marketing of free range eggs during a housing order in the EU, according to proposals tabled by the European…
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Bird flu hits 64,000 turkeys in Norfolk amid new regional AIPZ
An outbreak of bird flu has impacted 64,000 turkeys on a farm in Norfolk, Defra has confirmed after the region was sent into an Avian Influenza…
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