Animal Health
Pig specialists warn: 'turn away from micro-pig trend'
Britain’s leading professional pig specialists are urging the public not to support the current trend for keeping micro-pigs as fashion…
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Warmer spring to bring greater livestock parasite risks
A warmer than average spring is likely to lead to the early hatching of Nematodirus eggs on contaminated pastures. Sheep farmers with lambs born in…
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Animal Health
Protect valuable new season lambs
Sheep producers are being urged to realise full value for the 2015 lamb crop by making sure valuable new season finishing lambs are vaccinated…
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Animal Health
Vets call for extension to sign new TB testing contracts
Veterinary associations are calling on the government to extend the deadline for vets to sign new bovine TB testing contracts by a month to give…
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Animal Health
Resistance to sheep wormers increasing
Early results from a sample of 25 farms have revealed that resistance to wormers is increasing. Theseinclude wormer treatments that were previously…
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Animal Health
Worming sheep in the Spring
Ewes The first question that needs asking is – do the ewes really need worming? In reality a lot of the ewes won’t need a dose in April. Some may…
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Animal Health
Where we are with wormer resistance
A series of meetings have been arranged to discuss the important new findings on the levels of anthelmintic resistance on farms in Wales. Overseen by…
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Animal Health
Farmers remain concerned about TB testing changes
Farmers remain concerned over the possible impact of changes to the bTB testing regime which will come into effect in England on May 1, the NFU said…
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Animal Health
Labour's TB eradication policy 'of great concern' as farmers hear pledges
Long-term commitments to British food and the acceleration of high-speed broadband roll-out are among the promises political parties made in their…
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Animal Health
Landowners join forces to launch bovine TB vaccination scheme
Landowners in Cheshire are working collaboratively in a bid to take action against the spread of bovine tuberculosis in wildlife and livestock and…
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