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New targets set for farm antibiotic use
Good progress has already been made in the industry. Vets and farmers work together on sector targets A task force...

2 Sisters chief grilled by MPs
Efra Committee chair Neil Parish accepted the company’s pledge to make improvements, but warned of the consequences if promises are...

Antibiotic sales for animals fall to lowest level
The UK’s chief veterinary officer Nigel Gibbens, said the results were “immensely positive”. Industry exceeds target two years early Antibiotic...

New test to improve liver fluke control
“Looking to the future, reliance on deworming treatments alone is likely to be unsustainable." Method aims to reduce immunity to...

Bluetongue detected in imported cattle
Vets are urging farmers to source new animals carefully. (Stock photo) Cases picked up via post-import testing Cattle imported from...

New insights on how FMDV replicates
The team are now looking at how mutations in polyproteins could be used for producing attenuated vaccines. Tiny protein could...

New study offers hope for ASF vaccine
ASF currently has no vaccine but the disease is spreading further across Europe. (stock photo) Deleting a gene reduces ability...

EFSA tracks ‘most likely pathway’ for avian flu
Experts conducted a thorough review of the information on avian influenza outbreaks in recent years. (stock photo) Experts offer new...

Pig sector to explore zinc oxide options post-Brexit
Zinc-oxide is used to prevent, control and treat diarrhoea in young pigs. Industry stakeholders meet with VMD to discuss the...

Vets urge action on farm animal welfare priorities
“Priorities need to become promises" – BVA president John Fishwick. BVA comments on government’s response to Brexit report British vets...