Livestock News

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. 

The farming community has urged UK retailers to honour their commitment to source British meat following reports of beef from Australia, Uruguay and New Zealand hitting supermarket shelves.

Farmers have been urged to use the latest round of grant funding to offset the costs of mandatory EID following DEFRA’s recent announcement of new mandatory requirements.

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.

A bull that had been roaming Birmingham streets at the end of last week has found a new home in Norfolk. 

British farming industry representatives said that the latest report into DEFRA’s ability to respond to animal disease outbreaks should serve as a “wake-up call” for the government as well as the public.

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.

Defra has announced a “major step forward” in disease control and trade across the farming sector. The move will see the cattle identification and traceability in England being changed over the next two years.

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. 

Nofence digital grazing tools are in the spotlight thanks to their appearance on the latest season of Clarkson’s Farm.