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Goats follow human gaze just like dogs, study finds
As soon as the goats discovered that they could not reach the treat, they redirected their gaze between the reward...
UK ‘better prepared than ever for BTV outbreak’
BTV can affect all ruminants but sheep and cattle are most susceptible. Pirbright Institute highlights ‘lessons learned’ from 2006 The...

Farmers urged to vaccinate against bluetongue
Cattle are the main carriers of Bluetongue. Vaccine available later this month Farming minister George Eustice is urging livestock producers...

Rotterdam to host world’s first floating dairy farm
Plans for the world’s first dairy farm, which will sit in the port at Rotterdam, have been revealed. The project...

Tributes paid to iconic Dolly the sheep
Original research team leader Sir Ian Wilmut with Dolly. Fans celebrate 20-year anniversary of birth Scientists involved in the original creation...

Three cases of rare cattle fever confirmed
Cattle can become infected when they are kept in close contact with sheep or lambs. Cattle that co-graze with sheep...

Scotland to apply for upgrade in BSE status
Scotland has been BSE-free since 2009 and has had no cases in animals born since 2005. ‘Negligible risk’ status could...

Drop in Welsh herds under TB restrictions
94.6 per cent of herds in the country were TB free during the first quarter of 2016. Data demonstrates progress...

MCR-1 thought to be ‘circulating’ in the US
MCR-1 was first discovered in multiple samples from pigs, pork and humans in China late last year.(stock photo) Second pig...

France reports 13 new outbreaks of BTV-8
‘The weather is starting to improve and as daily average temperatures increase in mainland France and the UK, so our...