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H5N8 outbreaks ‘unprecedented’, Defra concludes
To date, there have been over 1,000 reported poultry outbreaks and nearly 1,500 wild bird findings. Epidemiological report finds wild...
Zinc oxide to be phased out by 2022
Zinc oxide is widely used in the EU to prevent and control post-weaning diarrhoea and bowel oedema disease in young...
Bornavirus discovered in Upper Austria
Bornaviruses cause a lethal disease in horses, the Borna disease. Over 50 per cent of local white-toothed shrews tested positive...
Hospitals encouraged to explore animal therapy
Nearly all of those who had worked with animals during their career said it had benefited the patient. First nationwide...
Children benefit from family pets
“Our interactive programme encourages children to think about what animals need and they learn how they can be responsible towards...
Minimum age changed for Nobivac Rabies
The minimum vaccination age for Nobivac Rabies in dogs, cats and ferrets has been changed from three months to 12...