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Dismay over report on mandatory CCTV in abattoirs
"We are disappointed that the Task and Finish Group has not taken on board the concerns of vets working in...

HS2 to build on key hedgehog habitat
The hedgehogs live in the shrubbery of the car park’s borders. Move will destroy central London’s last hedgehog population HS2...

Vets welcome Northern Ireland’s bTB strategy
The strategy includes a badger cull in areas with high levels of the disease. TB group propose badger cull in...

Defra confirms avian influenza in England
A detailed investigation is underway to determine the most likely source of the outbreak. H5N8 strain detected on turkey farm...

Veterinary medicines containing zinc oxide ‘should be withdrawn’
The CVMP concluded that the treatment benefits of zinc oxide for the prevention of diarrhoea in pigs did not outweigh...

Human case of avian influenza reported
The 58-year old male patient is a Macau-based goods supplier who had been in contact with an infected silky fowl....