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AHDB Pork clarifies trichinella testing regime

AHDB Pork clarifies trichinella testing regime

Existing evidence indicates that there is very low risk to public health in the UK from the disease. Still some...

Report calls for collaborative approach towards cattle vaccination

Report calls for collaborative approach towards cattle vaccination

Most farmers use one or more of the 38 vaccines currently registered for use in cattle in the UK. Vets...

Pre-lamb drenching may promote resistance

Scientists find new risks of pre-lamb drenching

Professor Jacqui Matthews of the Moredun Institute in the UK, said the findings are "worrying and relevant to the UK...

Funding to develop new vaccines for Bovine TB

Funding to develop new vaccines for Bovine TB

Bovine TB is one of the biggest challenges facing the cattle farming industry today. Research will play a crucial role...

UK at risk of a bluetongue outbreak

UK at risk of a bluetongue outbreak

"The risk of incursion from infected midges is difficult to predict at this stage because it is highly dependent on...

Survey reveals true scale of sheep dipping illness

Survey reveals true scale of sheep dipping illness

The HSE survey examined sheep dipping facilities and practices on a nationwide sample of sheep farms. Number of cases reported...