Avian flu has been confirmed in chickens and geese at a farm in south Norfolk. The UK’s deputy chief veterinary officer said the H5N8 strain had…

The British Free Range Egg Producers Association claims that the RSPCA’s decision to press ahead with the implementation of aerial perching on its Freedom Foods free…

The National Pig Association  has highlighted the UK pig industry’s determination to maintain the current ‘very low’ levels of risk from Livestock Associated-MRSA (LA-MRSA) in pigs…

Defra has announced that all poultry in England will be allowed outside from tomorrow (13th April) after its latest bird flu risk assessment. However, biosecurity measures…

RSPCA wins grant to support farm animal welfare in China   The RSPCA has been given a grant of nearly £360,000 by the Open Philanthropy Project,…

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use has decided that veterinary medicines containing zinc oxide should be withdrawn. The European Commission will…

About 55,000 birds have been culled in Redgrave, Suffolk, after avian flu discovered last month was traced to a second premises. The first case was confirmed…

New figures released through RUMA suggest the UK pig sector is making significant changes in how it stewards antibiotic use in at least one key area,…

New research from RSPCA Assured reveals “a huge double standard” in the way shoppers regard chickens that lay eggs and chickens farmed for their meat. According…

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…