Animal Health
Flooding kills half a million cattle in Australia
The death toll of cattle in Australia has exceeded half a million head following a massive monsoonal flood in Queensland. More than 500,000 cattle…
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Farmer ordered to pay nearly £4k for illegal cattle movements
A Dorset farmer has been ordered to pay out nearly £4,000 after he was found guilty of illegally moving cattle and falsifying records. Shaftesbury…
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Raven population in 'healthy' condition despite threat to lambs
Raven populations in Scotland are in a 'healthy' condition despite a cull by farmers in a bid to protect livestock, in particular lambs. The report…
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Just one welfare incident can 'blight' entire pig sector, group says
It takes only one or two isolated animal welfare incidents on pig farms to put a 'blight' on the entire sector, according to the National Pig…
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Joint call made to end non-stun slaughter in UK
The RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association have joined forces to call on the government to repeal a legal exemption that permits animals to be…
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Welsh farmers engage with vets in bid to control Johne’s
Vets are urging Welsh dairy and livestock farmers to screen their herds and flocks for Johne’s as a first step to averting infection in disease-free…
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Vets launch first survey of discrimination in veterinary professions
The British Veterinary Association has launched its first ever questionnaire to gather experiences of discrimination in the veterinary professions…
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Livestock industry gets behind colostrum campaign
Two of the country's biggest beef rearing businesses are throwing their support behind a campaign which aims to highlight the benefits of colostrum…
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Vets receive training to provide Export Health Certificates post-Brexit
Welsh veterinary surgeons are receiving government training to provide Export Health Certificates if the UK leaves the EU with 'no deal'. New Welsh…
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Project to study 1,000 fresh beef mince for bacteria
A project will study 1,000 mince examples from retail outlets across Scotland to determine the prevalence of bacteria. The extensive survey among…
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