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New support for TB-hit farmers

New support for farmers to help them deal with the impacts of bovine TB, and reduce the risks of further...

New Centre at Glasgow Uni

A new £2.4m Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and Food Safety has been officially opened at the University of...

New Welfare Regulations for Chickens

Agriculture Minister Jim Paice has said that British consumers deserve to see only eggs from hens kept in better welfare...

Reports on Bovine TB Published

Research reports related to the control of bovine tuberculosis in badgers have been made public by Defra. The reports show...

Faecal egg count offered

VLA and the University of Liverpool Veterinary Parasitology Research Group are offering a faecal egg count reduction test to assess...

FAO warns of deadly animal virus

A deadly viral disease which broke out in Tanzania earlier this year risks spreading to Southern Africa, posing a mortal...