Animal Health News

DEFRA announced that livestock farmers can now access founded vet visits for multiple herds or flocks belonging to the same farming business.

GB chief veterinary officers have urged farmers to consider the benefits of vaccination against bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3). 

DEFRA said that the country’s ability to prevent a future pandemic has been “significantly enhanced” today with the announcement of a £1 billion investment in a new National Biosecurity Centre. 

New data from CVS Farm’s recently launched dairy cow mastitis campaign has revealed that approximately 30% of its Mastatest submissions have either identified no bacteria or bacteria which do not benefit from antibiotic use. 

Experts provide an update on parasites, with liver fluke timings continuing to shift, monitoring needed for nematodirus and blowfly warnings.

DEFRA has announced that badger TB vaccinations increased to a record high across the country in 2024. 

The recent announcement regarding the future of Bluetongue (BTV-3) controls in Wales has coincided with the release of new ‘best practice’ protocols to control infectious cattle disease by CHECS. 

Concerns have been raised following a recent announcement by the deputy first minister regarding the future of Bluetongue (BTV-3) controls in Wales.

A new study led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed significant genetic and antigenic diversity in European swine influenza viruses, raising the critical need for pandemic preparedness and vaccine effectiveness in both animal and human populations.

Sheep farmers have been encouraged to stay alert and informed as Haemonchus contortus – commonly known as Barber’s Pole worm – gains more attention across the UK.

Sheep farmers in Northern England, Western Scotland and Northern Ireland have been warned of the risk of blowfly strike as the local Blowfly Watch risk alert has been raised to red.

The British meat industry has welcomed the announcement that the UK’s risk rating status for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been downgraded to negligible.