Animal Health
China to open cloning factory to produce more cattle
China is planning to open a 'cloning factory' which will aim to produce one million calves and other animals a year, including family pets. The £21m…
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Bird flu detected in France
France, the European Union's biggest agricultural producer, reported its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in eight years after…
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Organisations join forces to highlight risk of Defra cuts to disease surveillance
The National Sheep Association (NSA) and Sheep Veterinary Society (SVS) have come together to highlight the need for Defra to prioritise animal…
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Sheep producers warned over worm risk
Sheep producers are being cautioned to watch out for gut worms in lambs, after research identified that internal parasites are still a common cause…
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£10m award boosts research into farming in developing countries
Efforts to tackle the challenges faced by livestock farmers in developing countries have been boosted by a £10 million research award. Scientists…
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Medical experts call for ban on preventative use of antibiotics in groups of healthy animals
Following World Antibiotics Awareness Week, 20 senior representatives from health and medical organisations co-signed a letter, published in the…
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Defra slaughter plan for TB infected pigs is 'over the top', says NPA
Defra's plan for tackling pig TB infections are 'over-the-top', according to the National Pig Association in response to a call for views on control…
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Farm animal welfare heroes are called out for awards
Nominations are now open for Ceva’s 2016 Animal Welfare Awards, which will once again celebrate the achievements of remarkable people from the…
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Red meat labelling concerns raised
Representatives from the UFU Beef and Lamb and Hill Farming committees have met with Environmental Health Officers and the Food Standards Agency to…
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Scottish pig industry concerned over pig disease threat
Views are being sought on whether the pig disease Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) should be classed as a notifiable disease in Scotland. While PED…
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