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Sensing technology set to detect disease in livestock 

Sensing technology set to detect disease in livestock 

Livestock diseases cost the UK economy an estimated £1 billion per year in lost productivity. Sensor systems have the potential...

SRUC announces new model for disease surveillance

SRUC announces new model for disease surveillance

“This model will allow the expertise available within SRUC to be harnessed more effectively for the benefit of all livestock...

Prison adopts 200 hens destined for slaughter

Prison adopts 200 hens destined for slaughter

Wayne Walters, a livestock and project management instructional officer, launched Project Jail Bird to help the men cope with life...

New understanding of bacterial infections found in noses of healthy cattle

New understanding of bacterial infections found in noses of healthy cattle

"These techniques and results offer a way forward in understanding why and how apparently healthy cattle harbouring these bacteria may...

Myanmar reports first ASF outbreak

Myanmar reports first ASF outbreak

Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, Thailand to the south and five administrative divisions of...

ASF: Serbia reports first outbreaks

ASF: Serbia reports first outbreaks

So far there have been four outbreaks in Serbia since 30 July. Over 240 pigs dead or culled on backyard farms...