Animal Health
Salmonella control for pigs launched
Animal nutrition specialists Optivite have launched a new salmonella control programme for pigs. The programme looks at meeting an overall need…
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Producers urged to vaccinate lambs
The warm and sunny March weather was a godsend for the many UK sheep units lambing during the month, but producers must not become complacent if they…
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New research launched into neglected cattle diseases
Four European academic research groups, together with Pfizer Animal Health, have forged a new research consortium to combat uterine disease - a…
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Roslin Institute and Kent University win key funding
Leading global pig breeders and geneticists, JSR Genetics, have successfully won two prestigious Technology Strategy Board grants in conjunction with…
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JSR launch ’Faster Finishing’ Boar
Pig and Poultry Fair 2012 will see the launch of a keenly anticipated new Sireline, the ’faster finishing’ JSR Geneconverter 800m Boar, by leading…
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Novartis produces sheep parasite protection chart
Novartis Animal Health has published a product usage chart aimed at SQPs and vets that gives guidance on the use of ectoparasites through the…
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Bee health a top priority, says crop protection boss
Rejecting calls for a ban on certain insecticidal seed treatments, the crop protection industry has moved to highlight the regulatory controls and…
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Vets urge caution over superbug claims
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has urged caution over the findings of a Soil Association literature review, published today, which cites…
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Inspectors deployed at ports for first time in decades
RSPCA inspectors were at a UK port today for the first time in more than a decade to check the welfare of hundreds of calves and sheep being shipped…
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RSPCA pledges zero tolerance to welfare breaches at ports
The RSPCA’s new chief executive, Thanet Council and Compassion in World Farming have all pledged zero tolerance to breaches of animal welfare or…
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