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BVA calls for change on animal welfare at slaughter
The updated policy spans a wide variety of species. Updated policy includes recommendations for farmed and wild-caught fish. The BVA...
‘Breakthrough’ vaccine vehicle for sheep and goats
"Our major advance is that we will be able to immunise sheep against a wide range of pathogens using a...
Updated advice on lactating cow intramammary antibiotics
The VMD was informed of supply problems with certain lactating cow antibiotics earlier this year. Multiject IMM Intramammary Suspension will...
Blowfly risk ‘severe’ across much of UK
Blowfly stirke is primarily caused by the green bottle fly, Lucilia sericata. NADIS urges vigilance even if animals have been...
Moredun and Orkney Livestock Association announce partnership
"We are looking forward to seeing how this partnership progresses and the benefits it brings to Orknet farmers" Karen Johnston,...
First biosecurity report on ASF in China
"Biosecurity is still the only way to prevent our farms from being infected with ASF" – Prof. Yang Hunchun. Document...
Efforts underway to develop trypanosomiasis test
The parasite is an emerging serious threat in countries like South Africa, where more than 20 per cent of the global...
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Study highlights potential of avian influenza to infect commercial flocks
Migrating birds harbouring weaker viruses are more likely to pass avian flu to domestic flocks. Migrating birds with weaker virus...
Vets draw on behavioural science to tackle bovine TB
"For the first time, we’re calling for behavioural science to be front and centre in the approach to bTB research...
Bovine TB vaccine field trials given go-ahead
More than 40,000 cattle are slaughtered as a result of bTB infection annually. Trials follow 20 years of research by...