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Bovine Disease Compensation

Compensation payable during October 2010, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only) for a bovine animal compulsorily...

Vets Welcome Welsh TB Strategy

Veterinary associations have welcomed the announcement by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) that it will consult on a new draft...

BVD Programme in Scotland Unveiled

A £40,000 programme to eradicate bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) from Scotland’s cattle herds has been unveiled. Cabinet Secretary for Rural...

Concern Over Animal Slaughtering

The BVA has expressed concern about the number of animals slaughtered without stunning and an increase in unnecessary suffering. Following...

Alliance Against Advertising to Farmers

Advertising antibiotics to farmers undermines the whole basis of prescription-only medicine and adds to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance,...

TB Consultation is a Major Step Forward

The government consultation on badger control has been welcomed by farmers and described as a major step forward in the...