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Vets question Geronimo decision in open letter

"We believe Geronimo’s case shines a light on the shortcomings of the current bTB testing policy." 13 vets are calling...

Researchers teamed up with farmers in rural parts of Tanzania to monitor dozens of herds of cattle using GPS trackers....

Factors such as birth weight, sex, and number of lambs expected, alongside lambing conditions, were found to affect ewe’s lying...

"The tests used on Geronimo were developed for use on alpacas and are highly specific" – Christine Middlemiss, CVO. Chief vet...

Many farmers see lameness in the flock as ‘a badge of failure’. Vets discuss current thoughts and practices on this...

Healthy livestock need less resource inputs to produce meat and milk. Report recommends 30 per cent reduction in meat consumption...

ASF spreads between animals, but it can also be passed by feeding infected meat. "Exercise Holly" will test out plans...

The vaccine reduces the level of avian flu virus chickens shed into the environment. “Our improved vaccine could help prevent...

The letter states that most sheep farmers do not monitor treatment efficacy or growth rates in their lambs. Experts advise...

More than 36,000 cattle in England and Wales were culled in the last year in a bid to tackle bTB....