Animal Health
Lambs finishing two weeks earlier thanks to genetics programme
Lambs produced by an organic hill flock of Welsh ewes are hitting finishing weights two weeks earlier since performance recording was introduced to…
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Applications now open for new hen housing grants
Applications are now open for new hen housing grants, available to laying hen and pullet farmers in England with flocks of 1,000 birds or more. The…
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Bluetongue virus transmission now possible as weather warms
Bluetongue virus transmission is now possible in high-risk counties in England due to the recent increase in temperatures, experts warn. With the…
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New Defra support to help livestock farmers tackle diseases
New government support has become available to help livestock farmers in England tackle two diseases. The support is available as part of the Animal…
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Bird flu now impacting 92 dairy cow herds across 12 US states
The US government has now confirmed avian influenza in a total of 92 dairy cow herds across 12 states. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has…
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New £1.2m project to explore sheep scab treatment resistance
Researchers in the UK have been awarded a £1.2 million grant to spearhead a project looking at resistance to sheep scab treatments. Scientists will…
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New legislation aims to eradicate bovine viral diarrhoea in Wales
New legislation will be introduced to facilitate a cattle sector-led approach to eradicating bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in Wales. From 1 July 2024…
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Cattle slaughtered due to bTB incident up 17% in Wales
Total animals slaughtered due to a bovine TB incident in Wales has increased by 17 percent, bleak new government figures show. The figures, covering…
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Environment Agency drops plans to increase sheep dip permit costs
The Environment Agency has confirmed it will not be raising application charges for sheep dip disposal following concerns over the potential impact…
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Pig farmers urged to take part in important zinc oxide study
Pig farmers are being urged to help researchers look into the impact of the removal of zinc oxide at medicinal levels from piglet diets. The shelf…
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