Animal Health
Countryside organisations come together to protect rare geese in Caithness
Wildfowlers are urged to take care of Greenland white-fronted geese which visit farmland in Caithness during winter months A wildlife conservation…
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Defra grants English Winter Fair a TB dispensation
November’s English Winter Fair will continue to attract entries from across the UK after its organisers secured a TB dispensation from Defra. Because…
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Farmers warned to be proactive with liver fluke management this autumn
Farmers are warned to be proactive with liver fluke management this autumn to ensure no adverse effects to cattle performance are seen, given the…
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Vets call for clear animal welfare labels on food produce for UK consumers
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for mandatory method of production labelling, saying it will help post-Brexit farmers with a…
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New UN Action Plan aims to help agricultural sectors respond to growing threat of antimicrobial resistance
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has pledged to help countries develop strategies for tackling the spread of antimicrobial resistance in…
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Optimise lifetime productivity from calf to lactation with ‘marginal gains’ approach to dairy cow health
Dairy cow health and lifetime productivity can be optimised by taking a ‘marginal gains’ approach from birth, says Merial Animal Health’s Veterinary…
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Bovine TB will cost us trade deals with Europe, FUW warns
Current levels of Bovine TB will cost Wales trade deals with Europe if there is no action to tackle it, the Farmers' Union of Wales have warned. The…
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'Policy-driven' agriculture to blame for decline of wildlife, new State of Nature report suggests
Over 50 wildlife organisations have compiled a stock-take of all the UK's native wildlife, in a new report analysing the state of the UK's nature…
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Scotland setting the example on animal welfare, says British Veterinary Association
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) President, Sean Wensley, has praised Scotland on its leadership in many areas of animal welfare. The BVA…
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Majority of people don't understand benefits of veterinary medicine to farm animals, new survey says
A new survey across 6 European countries has collected the perceptions and attitudes towards the use of veterinary medicines for the treatment and…
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