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Farmers advised to optimise timing of Worming Treatment Check
Eligible livestock farmers in England can apply for Defra funding for a veterinary-led health and welfare review and a Worming...
Poultry allowed outside as avian flu restrictions lift
Measures remain in place to prevent wild birds from infecting kept birds. Bird keepers urged to maintain high biosecurity standards....
Testing reduces need for routine treatment of liver fluke, study finds
"By listening to the science, we have been able to make informed decisions about when to treat our livestock" –...
Avian flu housing measures to be lifted
Mandatory housing measures have been in place in England since November 2022. Keepers are urged to maintain high biosecurity standards....
Sheep farmers urged to vaccinate early against enzootic abortion
"Once we get close to tupping, there is very little we can do if there is a shortfall in vaccine...
Welsh government publishes new bovine TB plan
Nearly 95 per cent of Welsh herds are now free of bTB. The country aims to be free of the...
Action needed to halt sheep worrying, say farmers
Seventy per cent of sheep farmers experienced sheep worrying in the past year. Attacks by dogs becoming the norm, survey...
Coughing in calves should be investigated
"Even if clinical pneumonia is avoided, coughs signal the loss of performance in the herd." – Nigel Miller Farmers urged...
Atypical BSE confirmed in Cornwall
Atypical BSE is non-contagious, and occurs naturally and infrequently. Great Britain’s risk status for BSE remains at ‘controlled’. Defra has...
New bTB advice for Anglesey cattle farmers
Anglesey cattle farmers will receive a letter advising them of the measures they can take to protect their herd. Welsh...