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New model to predict effectiveness of livestock vaccines
The study has implications for the design of vaccines and vaccination programmes in livestock. Researchers use model to study effectiveness...
Philippines confirms first outbreaks of ASF
Strict quarantine and monitoring protocols are in place to protect pig farms elsewhere in the country. Fourteen out of 20...
UK will adopt EU animal welfare standards post-Brexit, Defra minister
“We will remain global leaders in environmental protection and animal welfare standards" – Lod Gardiner. NPA says announcement has ‘significant’...
Blowfly risk should still be viewed as “high,” experts warn
“The strike risk should still be viewed as ‘high’ throughout most lowland areas of the UK." A warm, wet autumn...
Farmers urged to check cattle for summer mastitis
"It is essential stockpeople pay careful attention when checking cows" – Dr Basil Lowman. SRUC expert issues warning amid rise...
New foot-and-mouth vaccine marks a significant milestone
Scientists hope the vaccine will address the current shortfall in availability. Vaccine less reliant on cold-chain transport and storage A...
Sensing technology set to detect disease in livestock
Livestock diseases cost the UK economy an estimated £1 billion per year in lost productivity. Sensor systems have the potential...
SRUC announces new model for disease surveillance
“This model will allow the expertise available within SRUC to be harnessed more effectively for the benefit of all livestock...
Prison adopts 200 hens destined for slaughter
Wayne Walters, a livestock and project management instructional officer, launched Project Jail Bird to help the men cope with life...
New understanding of bacterial infections found in noses of healthy cattle
"These techniques and results offer a way forward in understanding why and how apparently healthy cattle harbouring these bacteria may...