Animal Health
Farmer ordered to pay £10,000 for ignoring bovine TB rules
A Welsh farmer has been given a 24-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £10,000 for moving cattle when a tuberculosis restriction was in…
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Organic dairy farm under fire following release of undercover footage
An organic dairy farm in Somerset is under fire after undercover footage released shows workers abusing livestock. The shocking scenes were filmed…
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UK vet body calls for clarity on animal welfare in Saudi lamb deal
The UK's largest veterinary group has urged the government to confirm whether British lamb exported under a new trade deal with Saudi Arabia will be…
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Sheep farmers call Lynx UK Trust's '100% landowner backed' claim 'misleading'
Sheep farmers have called claims by Lynx UK Trust suggesting it has obtained permission from all landowners for the release of lynx as "misleading"…
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'Serious implications': Defra's sheep dip cost hike angers farmers
Farmers have urged the government to reconsider a decision to increase the costs of sheep dip disposal permits, which have seen increases of up to…
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Farmers reminded not to feed food waste to pigs following ASF in China
Pig farmers and keepers have been reminded not to feed kitchen or catering waste to pigs to help prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in…
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Activists lose court case to stop Defra's decision to extend badger cull zones
Badger activists have lost a High Court case to stop the government's decision to extend cull zones to nine new areas. Ecologist Tom Langton, who is…
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Avian influenza confirmed on Russian poultry farm
A farm in Russia which holds nearly half a million birds has been tested positive for bird flu. The commercial farm, in the Kostromskaya region of…
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Welsh farmers slam 'painfully slow' progress on tackling bTB in wildlife
Welsh farmers have expressed concern that the level of bovine TB has risen over the last 12 months, despite the introduction of further cattle…
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Livestock anti-inflammatory drug suspended following health safety concerns
A veterinary product for food-producing animals that contains the excipient diethanolamine (DEA) has been suspended due to health safety concerns…
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