AHDA and AMTRA have supported the announcement that SQPs will be able to prescribe the sheep anthelmintic Zolvix – despite opposition from the British Veterinary Association.…
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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is unhappy that the VMD has re-classified Zolvix, an anthelmintic for sheep, from POM-V to POM-VPS. The re-classification means it can…
The VMD has agreed to a request from Elanco to change the legal distribution categories of Zolvix anthelmintic for sheep from POM-V to POM-VPS. Zolvix 25 mg/ml…
A protein found in egg white could be used to help control the spread of bluetongue, say scientists from The Pirbright Institute in Surrey. Bluetongue affects…
Unseasonably high winter temperatures across most parts of the country could impact on parasite infectivity at turnout for both sheep and cattle, according to NADIS…
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…
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…
As uncertainty among farmers is at an all-time high ahead of Brexit negotiations, the National Sheep Association (NSA) says that it does not support the UK…
Lesley Stubbings, an independent sheep consultant and a key contributor to OvertheCounter, is one of six researchers whose work will be helped by the Animal Welfare…
The NFU has called for action on the irresponsible use of drones after a case of “sheep worrying” was reported. A Hampshire farmer who thought his…
