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Cattle vets announce new parasite policy
Parasite control in food-producing animals is full of challenges. Parasiticide resistance and soil health among the five key areas. Plans...
New avian influenza guidance for vets
The guidance follows multiple recent findings of avian influenza in recent weeks. Guidance follows multiple findings of the disease in...
A quarter of scour cases caused by a mix of disease organisms
ScourCheck diagnostic kits identified the presence of rotavirus, coronavirus, E. coli or cryptosporidium infections from a faecal sample taken from...
Vet students volunteer with BHWT
Pictured: Cameron Clark, first year veterinary student at the University of Glasgow. Glasgow students got hands-on experience with chickens. A...
UK-wide avian flu housing order announced
Keepers are being urged to follow strict biosecurity measures to keep their flocks safe from avian flu. Move follows several...
Farm vets to launch sustainability policy
"As farm vets, we are allied to a sector that acts as guardians of the countryside" – Elizabeth Berry, BCVA president....
Henry Lamb wins Young Farm Vet of the Year Award
Pictured: (From left to right) Jonathan Agnew, who presented Henry with the award, Henry Lamb, and James Porritt. The Norfolk-based...
Seaweed supplements to be trialled to reduce livestock methane emissions
UK and Irish seaweeds may significantly reduce GHG agricultural emissions and provide extra health benefits when used as a supplement...
UK veterinary antibiotic sales halved since 2014
Sales of the Highest Priority Critically Important Antibiotics in animals have fallen by 79 per cent since 2014. The VMD’s...
Governments pledge action and investment for sustainable farming at COP26
"To keep 1.5 degrees alive, we need action from every part of society" – George Eustice, UK Environment Secretary. The...
