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One in six farm vets suffer injuries – survey
Eighty-one per cent of production animal vets who suffered injuries reported being kicked. Robust health and safety procedures needed, BVA...
Medicine stewardship on dairy farms
Farm animal vet Owen Atkinson takes a look at how medicine use has changed, where the current problems lie, and...
KFC commits to better chicken welfare
The Better Chicken Commitment requires suppliers to meet a set of six requirements for all chicken in the supply chain...
NI vets praised for rapid response to ASF traces
ASF outbreaks have been confirmed in countries such as Belgium, Bulgaria and China. DNA fragments found in seized passenger luggage ...
Goats ‘can detect emotions’ in calls from other goats
This provides the first strong evidence that goats can distinguish between calls based on emotion. Study sheds light on social...
Blowfly risk “High” across much of the UK
"Strike risk will rise throughout July, spreading across the whole country" – Professor Richard Wall, copiler of the Blowfly Risk...