Animal Health
Pig campaign underestimates health risks, warns vet association
Celebrity campaigners championing the use of swill as an environmentally-friendly food source for pigs are 'underestimating the disease risks' which…
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AHVLA wins Gates Foundation grant for brucellosis research
AHVLA, in collaboration with the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), have been awarded a research grant from the Grand Challenges…
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Coccidiosis treatment can support heifer development, research says
Coccidiosis is often not treated until clinical signs are evident; but new research shows that long term implications can be avoided by carefully…
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Safeguard antibiotics for animal health, says veterinary association
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is reminding animal owners that the rules for safeguarding antibiotics in humans also applies to animals…
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Scientists in 'call for action' on farm antibiotic use
A newly published report has highlighted for the first time the link between the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and the bigger issue of…
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Farmers warned over treating liver fluke infection
Treating cattle for liver fluke infection at or soon after housing is the best strategy to increase feed conversion rates and improve productivity…
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Veterinary association supports BVD eradication plans for Scotland
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has given full support for the new control measures being introduced as part of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea…
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Treat any lame sheep before winter housing
Wet and muddy underfoot conditions are exacerbating sheep foot problems and flockmasters are being urged to implement the five-point disease…
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RSPB livid over 'destruction of farmland'
The RSPB has sent a formal letter of complaint to Devon NHS bosses concerning the destruction of farmland near Exminster. The site, Hillcrest, is…
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Badger cull extensions 'justified', says veterinary association
The pilot badger cull in Somerset ended on Friday 1st of November. An extension period for the Gloucestershire badger cull granted by Natural England…
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