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Cattle TB vaccine moves closer after six-year trial
On-farm trials involving 736 cattle have concluded across England and Wales, moving a potential bovine TB vaccine and companion test closer to…
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UK cattle sector faces loss of only lungworm vaccine
UK cattle farmers are set to lose their only licensed lungworm vaccine after MSD Animal Health confirmed production of Bovilis Huskvac will end…
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Senedd votes to consider targeted badger culling in bovine TB fight
Targeted badger culling could be considered in Wales’s fight against bovine TB after the Senedd backed a motion calling for expert-recommended…
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Young couple bring cattle back to farm after 22 years
Cattle have returned to a former Shropshire dairy farm after 22 years as a young couple establish their first beef enterprise and work towards a…
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British lamb wins tariff-free access under Swiss trade deal
British lamb will enter Switzerland tariff-free within quota for the first time under a new trade agreement offering improved access for UK farmers…
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Beef and lamb roadmap charts route to 7.9% emissions cut
Beef and sheep farmers could cut annual emissions by 1.9 million tonnes while improving productivity under a new environmental roadmap for England…
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Cow-sharing scheme uses cattle to tackle Welsh wildfire risk
Cattle are being used to help fight wildfire risk on one of Wales’s rarest landscapes, as a community grazing scheme tackles flammable vegetation and…
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£8m cattle emissions research centre to be built in NI
Northern Ireland’s livestock sector is to get a new £8 million research facility aimed at helping cattle farms cut emissions while protecting…
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Badger cull among options in NI bovine TB consultation
Northern Ireland farmers are being asked for views on whether badger culling, vaccination or test-and-remove measures should be used to help tackle…
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Welsh cattle herds face new BVD testing rules from July
Welsh cattle keepers will face new BVD testing rules from 1 July as Wales steps up efforts to eradicate one of the most damaging diseases affecting…
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