The latest Animal Health news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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The National Pig Association (NPA) has insisted the UK’s high animal welfare standards must not be lowered in pursuit of new trade deals and a…
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A project supported by AHDB has produced an estimated breeding value (EBV) which will enable Lleyn sheep breeders to select animals for their…
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Badger culling is expected to be rolled out in parts of Wales in efforts to control the spread of TB in cattle. Figures released by Defra show an…
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Badgers could be infected with “something like a herpes virus” to help stop them spreading bovine tuberculous to cattle, Farming Minister George…
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Predicting midge seasonality is key to reducing livestock diseases, a new study has said. Ecologists at the UK-based Centre for Ecology and Hydrology…
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The Northern Ireland farming industry has been encouraged to take up the BVD Incentive Scheme, which targets the removal of BVD infected animals. It…
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Six sheep, two lambs and three geese have died following a dog attack at a farm in Burnley, Lancashire. Newborn lambs were among the animals killed…
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New research has revealed that the immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during their short…
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The National Farmers Union (NFU) has begun lobbying the EU Commission for a solution to the marketing of free range eggs if there is another outbreak…
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The housing order introduced to try to prevent the spread of avian influenza has resulted in a surge in the numbers of red mite in layer flocks. St…
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