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Scotland to apply for upgrade in BSE status
Scotland has been BSE-free since 2009 and has had no cases in animals born since 2005. ‘Negligible risk’ status could...
Drop in Welsh herds under TB restrictions
94.6 per cent of herds in the country were TB free during the first quarter of 2016. Data demonstrates progress...
MCR-1 thought to be ‘circulating’ in the US
MCR-1 was first discovered in multiple samples from pigs, pork and humans in China late last year.(stock photo) Second pig...
France reports 13 new outbreaks of BTV-8
‘The weather is starting to improve and as daily average temperatures increase in mainland France and the UK, so our...
Faster diagnosis for oedema disease a possibility
The study involved 20 pigs from 14 commercial farms from which faecal swabs were subjected to the PCR test. Scientists...
H7N9 detected at Hong Kong poultry stall
Authorities are attempting to trace the source of the affected poultry (stock photo). Authorities cull thousands of birds Routine...