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Bluetongue detected in imported cattle
Bluetongue is a notifiable disease and any suspicions must be reported immediately to the APHA. Movement restrictions in place at...
P&O Ferries ends calf transport over welfare concerns
Reporter Sam Poling followed one of the trucks for six days as it transported calves from Scotland to Northern Italy.(Stock...
MicroRNAs could predict future health of cattle
Up to a third of cows in UK dairy herds are thought to be affected by disease and reproductive failure....
ASF spreads to Belgium
ASF was recently reported in China and Bulgaria for the first time. UK experts concerned as virus moves closer African...
bTB incidence falls in two cull areas – Defra
“Bovine TB remains one of the greatest animal health threats to the UK." Dismay as badger cull is rolled out...
Animal health and welfare to be recognised as public goods
“This Bill should be good for animals, good for farmers and good for consumers" – David Bowles, RSPCA. Vets welcome...