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Study highlights survival costs of ewe reproduction
The study found that females with offspring had bigger gut worm infections than females which didn’t reproduce. Researchers assess a...
Sheep dogs from the perspective of a farm animal vet
Large animal vet Kaz Strycharczyk takes a look at the routine health management of farm dogs. ...
ASF detected in Hong Kong slaughterhouse
The virus was detected in tissue samples collected from the condemned carcass of an imported pig.(Stock photo) Culling of 6,000...
Amazon to change pig ‘swill feeding’ advert
Swill feeding has been banned in the UK since 2001. Move follows complaint by the National Pig Association The National...
Young lambs at ‘very high’ risk of nematodirus
Warm weather in February put early-born lambs at risk. Online map shows rising risk levels after temperature fluctuations Young lambs...
New insights into antibiotic resistance in pigs
Information on the development of resistance in E.coli in relation to antibiotic treatments in commercial pigs is scarce. Researchers assess...