The latest Animal Health news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
Animal Health
African swine fever is spreading slowly in the Baltic countries and Poland, according to the latest epidemiological data analysed by the European…
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The Cross Compliance penalty regime for bovine TB tests have been branded ‘immoral’ by a farming union. The Farmers’ Union of Wales has said the…
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A dispute over the tenancy of land has meant that around 70 pigs, goats and chickens face the risk of being 'disposed'. Having been their home for…
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The National Farmers Union (NFU) has told MPs and Peers at Parliament that livestock worrying remains a 'major concern' for the industry. Farmer and…
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A devastating virus which can cause stillbirths or birth defects in livestock has been confirmed in lambs in two Scottish flocks near the border with…
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A cross-county police initiative has been launched to close legal loopholes against dot attacks on livestock. With the lambing season underway, five…
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Sixteen out of Wales' 22 councils have now banned the use of sky lanterns on their land. After discussions with RSPCA Cymru, Torfaen County Borough…
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Retailer Waitrose has extended its grazing pledge for its dairy cows as the supermarket exceeded its own target for outdoor grazing, achieving an…
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A farmer from Sussex will have to pay out more than £20,000 after risking the spread of a notifiable disease by illegally moving cattle. David Butler…
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Around 16,000 chickens have been killed in a fire at a poultry barn in Carlisle, Cumbria. Firefighters said a second shed containing a further 16,000…
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