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UK ‘free from avian influenza’
Defra reiterated the need for good biosecurity to protect UK flocks. Chief vet urges keepers to remain vigilant The UK...

Food Standards Agency advises people not to eat raw chicken
The FSA says that all raw chicken is unsafe to eat, regardless of the conditions that the birds have been...

BVA urges clarity over cull time frames
Eleven additional licences for badger control will be granted to parts of Devon, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset and Cheshire. Vets raise...

Huge rise in animals killed without stunning
Welfare at slaughter is one of the most pressing health and welfare concern for vets. Vets raise ‘grave concern’ New...

Vets to illustrate what lies beneath a cow’s hide
The installation will focus on the calves’ musculoskeletal system, nervous system, and internal organs. Pictured, a cow from last year’s...

Scotland launches consultation on bovine TB
The consultation seeks views on a proposal to introduce changes to the need for post-movement testing. Move ’vital to maintaining...