Animal Health
Liver fluke affecting one in four cattle
Liver fluke in cattle is on the rise according to the latest official data released by the Food Standards Agency. The figures for 2013 show that…
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Innovative machinery receives recognition at Cereals
The Surface primary seedbed cultivator developed by machinery experts Cousins and Crop protection specialists Hutchinsons has been awarded a medal in…
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Animal Health
Vets 'will not support' Badger Trust's judicial review
The Badger Trust has made an application for judicial review at the High Court to challenge the legality of the DEFRA Secretary of State's decision…
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Call for stronger TB surveillance for camelids
The NFU has called on government to strengthen TB controls for camelids to help stop the spread of bovine TB. In its response to a Defra consultation…
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Two veterinary pioneers combine to bid for bTB testing delivery role
A new national service company has been formed to bid for appointment as a Delivery Partner for bovine TB and other farm animal disease testing under…
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TB outbreak on discussion at NFU meeting
The devastating effect that a TB outbreak has on a farming business, alongside the Welsh Government’s proposals to move to a system of tabular…
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Animal Health
Anti-badger cull march to take place in Dorchester
A march against the badger cull on Saturday 17 May has been organised by the Dorset for Badger and Bovine Welfare (DBBW). The group said the march…
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Animal Health
Disease causing pork shortages around the world, report says
Pork shortages will be a key concern in many countries in the coming months as the ongoing spread of porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDv) in the…
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Animal Health
Thermal imaging cameras to prevent badger cull marksmen
Marksmen could be prevented from targeting badgers in a cull by thermal imaging cameras, according to campaigners against the cull. Local badger…
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Animal Health
Vets warn farmers over liver fluke risks
Sheep farmers are being warned that while liver fluke epidemics may have failed to hit the headlines during the recent winter, they have not…
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