The latest Animal Health news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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The government is urging poultry farmers and keepers to follow good biosecurity practices to minimise contact with wild birds and to be vigilant for…
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Close to 200,000 cows are to be culled over the coming months in the Netherlands in a desperate attempt by Dutch authorities to avoid losing their…
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Authorities have decided to cull at least 37,000 poultry after a highly contagious bird flu outbreak was confirmed on a farm in southern Sweden – but…
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The Scottish government has announced that beavers will be reintroduced in Scotland and will receive a special protected status. Scotland's…
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A case of high risk H5N8 bird flu has been confirmed in the German state of Lower Saxony and about 16,000 turkeys have been culled, authorities say…
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Antimicrobial resistance in the dairy and beef sectors is being placed at the top of government risk registers alongside terrorism and pandemic flu…
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With flood warnings in place across the UK, vets are urging farmers to take precautionary measures to protect their livestock after a survey shows a…
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The pork industry is urging producers to send in their 2015 on-farm antibiotic usage data, 'in any shape or form', before the end of the year, to…
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Scientists from the University of Bristol have found that dung beetles can help farmers by reducing the development and survival of parasites in…
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Sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK are at a four-year low, putting the UK on track to meet ambitious targets to tackle antibiotic…
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