Scientists have produced pigs that may be protected from an infection that costs the swine industry billions each year. The team has used advanced genetic techniques…
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Merial Animal Health has launched a programme of monthly webinars, hosted on its Nexus online portal, to support SQPs with on-going continuing professional development. The webinar…
Defra has issued guidance for farmers who keep pigs and poultry on the same premises. In a worst case scenario, this could mean that if avian…
Don’t miss OvertheCounter’s free CPD seminars across the UK, each worth up to 20 CPD points. SQPs should register now, because places are limited and demand…
As Schmallenberg virus spreads across the UK, the British Veterinary Association has warned that we must protect our animal health surveillance system. There have been cases…
Recent incidences of young, neglected horses being dumped dead or dying have prompted Zoetis to warn of the risks of larval cyathostominosis. This potentially fatal disease…
About 23,000 birds will be culled after an outbreak of avian flu at Redgrave, Suffolk. This is the ninth UK outbreak in two months. The affected…
Blue Cross is helping to safeguard the welfare of neglected ponies running free on Bodmin Moor by supporting a practical initiative led by the Bodmin…
Chris Lloyd of AHDB Beef & Lamb is the 2016 winner of the National Sheep Association George Hedley Memorial Award. Chris won the award for his…
The British Veterinary Poultry Association and British Veterinary Association say Defra’s update of measures to contain the spread of avian influenza are “sensible and proportionate.” The…
