Animal Health
Members appointed to new bTB board as farmers 'shackled' to disease
Welsh farm leaders have welcomed the appointment of members to the new Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board, as farmers are 'shackled' by the…
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Bluetongue confirmed in Somerset as over 80 farms now affected
Bluetongue virus 'BTV-3' has been confirmed in Somerset and West Sussex, counties currently not under any restriction, the government has confirmed…
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Insecticides will not prevent bluetongue, experts say
Animal health experts have told farmers that insecticides will not prevent midges biting livestock as a method to prevent bluetongue or reduce…
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Scientists generate genome assembly for inbred UK pig breed
Scientists have generated a nearly complete genome assembly for an inbred domestic pig breed, enhancing the animal’s potential use as a biomedical…
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Irish farm leaders call for import pause as bluetongue rises in GB
Calls have been made for a all livestock imports to be paused in order to protect the island of Ireland from bluetongue as infection rates rapidly…
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Bluetongue vaccine available to UK farmers from mid-October
Ceva Animal Health has announced that its new bluetongue vaccine 'BLUEVAC-3' will be available to British farmers from mid-October. The introduction…
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Bluetongue 'restricted zone' announced for whole of East Yorkshire
The government has announced a 'restricted zone' covering the whole of East Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire following confirmation of more…
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Animal Health
Brexit 'veterinary failures' costing UK meat sector millions per year
The government has been urged to negotiate a new deal with the EU as post-Brexit 'veterinary failures' are costing the industry millions of pounds…
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Intensive livestock farms could increase new pandemics, study warns
Intensive livestock farming methods could increase the risk of new pandemics, British researchers have warned. The study, led by the University of…
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Animal Health
New poll finds most people want clearer meat and dairy labelling
A new poll has found that the majority of people want clearer labelling on meat and dairy products to show the conditions the animals were raised in…
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