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Novel vaccine protects against RSV

Novel vaccine protects against RSV

The vaccine was used to immunise five calves aged three-to-six weeks, via two injections four weeks apart. (stock photo) Success...

Zinc oxide: VMD calls for 10-year transition period

Zinc oxide: VMD calls for 10-year transition period

The National Pig Association has opposed an outright ban, arguing that the benefits of zinc oxide to piglet health far...

Change of legal distribution category of Zolvix 25mg/ml Oral Solution

The legal distribution category of Zolvix 25mg/ml Oral Solution for sheep has changed, meaning that it can soon be prescribed...

Equine racing fatalities ‘at record low’

Equine racing fatalities ‘at record low’

Equine fatalities in racing fell to a record low of 0.18 per cent in 2015. Figures show fatalities in 0.18...

Equine Editor
New figures show fall in campylobacter cases

New figures show fall in campylobacter cases

The FSA is changing the way it monitors levels of campylobacter on chickens at slaughterhouse level. Levels in chicken continue...

Don’t forget the hygiene factors

Sometimes, managers concentrate so hard on the various ways of motivating staff that they overlook the simpler needs…...

Maggie Shilcock