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New avian flu prevention zone in Wales
The current prevention zone requiring birds to be housed indoors to prevent avian influenza, is due to expire on 28...
Avian flu suspected in Suffolk
Further investigations are being carried out to determine the nature of the virus detected and to establish the possible source...
Milk buyers issue Johne’s warning to farmers
Farmers who refuse to commit to a Johne’s control strategy may lose their contracts with milk buyers. Suppliers not tackling...
Scotland to extend avian flu prevention zone
Keepers in Scotland will have the option of letting their birds out from 28 February, provided they take steps to improve...
Defra outlines new avian flu measures
The proposed temporary measures would allow birds outside, whilst still requiring keepers to take reasonable precautions to prevent avian influenza....
Views sought on zinc oxide
Interested parties are being invited to provide written comment on proposals to withdraw veterinary medicines containing zinc oxide. VMD invites...
Scotland sees fall in BVD cases
BVD is one of the most important diseases of cattle in terms of economic cost and welfare. Government on-track to...
New TB test more accurate than current methods
Field trials of the new method have already proven successful. Test is exclusively sensitive to live bacteria A new test...
Tuberculosis-resistant cows developed for the first time
“Our study is the first demonstrating that the CRISP/Cas9n system can be used to create transgenic livestock with no detectable...
Study reveals insights into sheep scab treatment
The study found that farmers living in Scotland, North England and Wales should use preventative sheep treatment for sheep scab....