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Farmers advised to optimise timing of Worming Treatment Check

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

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

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

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

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

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...