The latest Animal Health news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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A report by the National Audit Office has found that, while arrangements for identifying risks to food safety are effective, similar arrangements for…
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Vets must be at the heart of initiatives to expand the food supply chain in Northern Ireland, according to the President of the British Veterinary…
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The Food Standards Agency has welcomed the European Parliament’s endorsement of proposals to change the regulations governing official controls in…
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Ireland’s programme to eradicate BVD from the cattle industry has received a positive response from the country’s livestock markets. Following a…
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Farmers are urged to remain alert for lungworm disease in cattle as the peak period for infection continues into October, according to the latest…
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Dairy farmers will be able to genetically select for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) resistance within two years, due to a new joint research project…
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The Food Standards Agency, with Public Health England and local authorities, is investigating an outbreak of a particular strain of salmonella…
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The Labour Party has said it would halt the badger cull policy if it won the general election. But National Farmers' Union President Peter Kendall…
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E. coli vaccinations for cattle could cut the number of human cases of the disease by up to 85%, but they are being delayed by conflicting…
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Farmers should be alert for liver fluke disease in their cattle according to the latest Parasite Forecast from NADIS. The September forecast warns…
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