Animal Health
One week left to apply for badger vaccination grant, farmers told
The Welsh Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans, has reminded landowners that they have just over a week to apply for a grant to…
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Firefighters tackle blaze as 10 calves killed
Around ten calves have been killed after a fire broke out on a farm in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway early this morning. Firefighters were called to…
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NSA takes action to discourage release of lynx into British countryside
Following the announcement of plans to release lynx into the UK countryside, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has contacted Natural England and a…
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Farmers urged to report dead badgers
As the warmer spring weather leads to a marked increase in badger activity, farmers have been urged to report badgers killed by vehicles to the…
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Dairy calf performance 'boosted when worm pressures reduced'
Planning ahead to manage worm burden challenges will help to ensure farmers reap the economic benefit of targeting heifers to calve at 24 months…
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Eating and rumination health monitor for cattle launched
Silent Herdsman, the developers of heat detection and animal behaviour monitoring systems for the dairy and beef farming sectors, today announced the…
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Labour and Conservatives clash over badger cull policy
Axing the badger cull in England and Wales will save more than £120 million, according to the Labour Party. "A Labour Defra will cancel the…
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Animal Health
Call to sheep farmers to 'know your worms'
Sheep farmers should have a good knowledge of the worms on their farm according to a new campaign launched by the Animal Health Distributors…
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Small decline in bovine TB in 2014 is 'not acceptable'
The small decline in the number of new herds affected by bovine TB in 2014 is not good enough and reinforces the need to implement the government’s…
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New, unique formulation proven to outperform traditional baits
Following on from last year’s wet spring where many outdoor brown rats were forced to find ‘dry accommodation’ and the mild winter that most of the…
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