Animal Health
Farmer shares graphic dog attack photo on Twitter to amplify livestock worrying
A Welsh farmer has used Twitter to share a graphic photograph depicting a dog in the process of attacking livestock. The farmer wanted to raise…
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'Johne's disease' initiative opens Phase II to garner wider attention of crippling cattle disease
The Action Group on Johne's, a cattle disease, has launched an industry consultation on Phase II of the Action Johne’s Initiative. Johne’s Disease is…
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Animal Health
Vaccination 'most effective control method' for lumpy skin disease
Vaccination of cattle is the most effective option for controlling the spread of lumpy skin disease, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) experts…
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No more lame excuses – BVA course tackles farm vets’ top welfare concern
Findings from British Veterinary Association's latest Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey show that lameness is the number one welfare concern…
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UK government seeks to reassure veterinary sector over EU workers and Brexit
The UK government has seeked to reassure the veterinary sector that those workers from outside the EU will be allowed to stay in the UK, despite…
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Goal to slash colistin sales by 65 per cent to cut resistance risk
The European Union has set targets to drastically cut sales of the antibiotic 'colistin' for animals by 65 per cent over the next 3 to 4 years. The…
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Research seeks dead badgers to test for TB
Farmers and landowners are being aksed to send in carcases of dead badgers for further study of the tuberculosis. Teams based at Universities of…
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Award winning farmer plays classical music to happy pigs
An award-winning farmer uses a novel way to keep his pigs happy – playing them classical music. Farmer Paul Howland, from Beccles, Suffolk, is a…
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Radar tracking reveals the 'life stories' of bumble bees
Scientists have tracked the flight paths of a group of bumble bees throughout their entire lives in what is thought to be the first lifetime tracking…
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Outbreaks of lungworm in cattle 'likely to occur' across UK in coming weeks
Outbreaks of husk (lungworm) in adult beef and dairy cattle, as well as youngstock, are likely to occur across the UK in the coming weeks and months…
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