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Avoiding swill ‘more important than ever’
It is illegal to feed kitchen waste or vegetarian scraps to pigs. Warning issued as Defra raises African Swine Fever...
Study calls for action on pain relief in calves
Almost all (99 per cent) practitioners surveyed agreed that cattle benefit from receiving analgesic drugs as part of their treatment....
£5.5m funding for Africa’s livestock
An initial programme aims to reduce death rates and reproductive losses in dairy cattle. Vets delivering initiative to improve animal...
Sheep producers urged to vaccinate against enzootic abortion
EAE is the most commonly diagnosed cause of abortion in ewes. Antibiotic treatments could be contributing to antibiotic resistance Sheep...
Contaminated eggs found in 15 EU countries
Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and France have been blocked from selling eggs after the detection of Fipronil. EU commission calls...
bTB outbreak confirmed on Skye
Last year there were 11 new cases of bovine TB in Scotland, which met the requirement for another year of...
700,000 contaminated eggs distributed to Britain
The products affected are processed foods in which egg is in one ingredient among many others. Supermarkets withdraw products over...
Defra commits to CCTV in slaughterhouses
Mr Gove’s announcement has been warmly welcomed by the BVA, FSA and VPHA. Welfare codes will also be updated, Gove...
New portable tests for diagnosing FMD
“… the biggest hurdle to overcome when tackling FMD is getting a quick and accurate diagnosis of which serotype is...
Eggs containing fipronil distributed to UK
A small number of eggs have been distributed to the UK from Dutch farms affected by fipronil. FSA working closely...