Animal Health
Defra relaxes bluetongue restrictions amid 'very low risk' period
Defra has announced that the UK is now in a 'very low risk' period for bluetongue virus following the confirmation of 200 cases over the past year…
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Bird flu case confirmed on large poultry farm in Shropshire
Over one million hens will be culled following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a large poultry farm in Shropshire. The H5N1…
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Defra confirms three cases of bird flu on farms across England
Three cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry have been confirmed on farms in East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Sussex. Defra…
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Foot-and-mouth in Germany should be 'massive wake-up call' for UK
News of Germany’s foot-and-mouth outbreak should be a 'massive wake-up call' to the government to crack down on illegally imported meat or risk…
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Bird flu in cattle 'not an increased threat to humans'
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza detected in cattle does not represent an increased threat to people, a new UK study has concluded. First detected…
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Animal Health
Calls for total ban on personal meat imports amid disease outbreaks
Calls have been made for an immediate total ban on all personal imports of meat products to safeguard the UK livestock sector from numerous disease…
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Animal Health
Defra bans German livestock imports after foot-and-mouth case
The government has announced a livestock import ban from Germany to protect Britain from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) following a recent case. The…
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Animal Health
Peracetic acid tech offers poultry farmers new defence against disease
'Ground-breaking' peracetic acid technology could offer poultry producers a new defence against deadly pathogens like salmonella and avian influenza…
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UK concern as Germany confirms foot-and-mouth disease
The UK farming industry has expressed concern following confirmation of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo in Germany. The…
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Scotland's first bird flu case announced in Angus backyard flock
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a backyard flock in Scotland, making it the country's first case of the season. The disease…
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