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Parasite forecast to help farmers avoid nematodirus
The interactive map provides a traffic light system of warning, alongside practical advice for assessing on-farm risk. Tool helps vets...
Countrywide Farmers calls in administrators
The Competition and Markets Authority did not approve the sale owing to concerns it could push up prices or lower...
Local abattoir network verging on collapse, report finds
The closure of local abattoirs is bad for animal welfare and bad for the environment. Closures mean livestock has to...
Reminder on antibiotic use in neonatal lambs
‘We would particularly ask colleagues to refrain from using high-priority critically important antibiotics in sheep.’ Vets and farmers provide advice...
Researchers investigate link between emotions and welfare
Litters of pigs that play the most also grow the fastest. Study could bring benefits to farmers, animals and consumers...
DNA study could boost meat and milk production
Understanding how cows convert plant-based diets into energy is key to securing future world food supplies. Scientists find 913 diverse...