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Livestock farming to benefit from new funding

Livestock farming to benefit from new funding

"We are delighted to have been awarded research funding through this initiative to help tackle some very serious diseases that...

Farm Animal Editor

Considerations in amphibian welfare

Amphibians can show a stress response, individual behaviour traits and remarkable cognitive abilities. Bruce Maclean explains…...

Bats obey traffic rules, study shows

Bats obey traffic rules, study shows

Bats abide by their own set of ‘traffic rules’: they chase each other, perform tandem turns and even slow down...

Wildlife Editor

Scientists develop diagnostic test for TB in cats

Scientists have developed a diagnostic test that will help in the diagnosis of mycobacterial disease in cats, including bovine and...

Industry Editor

Some pet foods contain unspecified animal species, study finds

Some brands of pet food contain unspecified animal species that are not listed on the product label, according to research...

What comes around goes around

There has been a lot in the press recently about the upsurge of ‘mobile vets’ and later in 2015 a new veterinary...

Maggie Shilcock