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Devon farmers 'completely exhausted' as bluetongue takes its toll
Bluetongue has left Devon farmers battling livestock deaths, mounting bills and fears of fewer lambs and calves next year, councillors have heard…
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Cattle could be screened for bovine TB using new AI eye technology
Cattle could be screened for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) using an AI-powered eye scan, under new technology being developed by Scottish researchers…
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Sexed dairy semen use tops 86% as beef breeding gains ground
Sexed dairy semen use has passed 86% in the UK, while beef semen now accounts for more than half of all semen used in dairy herds, according to new…
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Wild deer emerge as new concern in fight against bovine TB
Cattle vets are calling for new wild deer TB surveillance programmes by 2027 after identifying the animals as an emerging disease concern for the…
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Bluetongue cases top 2,500 in England as hundreds more investigated
Another 107 cases of bluetongue have been reported in England, pushing the season's total beyond 2,500 as hundreds more suspected cases remain under…
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Just six Scottish farms report using Bovaer, new figures reveal
Only six out of more than 6,400 Scottish farm holdings reported using the methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer, new government figures reveal…
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NI farmers on alert as Shamonda virus reaches Republic of Ireland
Livestock keepers in Northern Ireland have been urged to watch for signs of Shamonda virus after the midge-borne disease was confirmed on two farms…
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Meat prices fall as farmers struggle to recover rising costs
Fresh meat and poultry prices fell again in September, intensifying concerns that British farmers and processors are not recovering rising production…
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Scotland scraps bluetongue movement licences as zone goes nationwide
Scotland will scrap bluetongue movement licence requirements across the country from Saturday as the restricted zone is expanded nationwide following…
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AHDB U-turn keeps Farmbench alive for another year
Farmers will retain access to AHDB’s Farmbench service for another year after the levy board abandoned plans to close the benchmarking platform at…
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