Veterinary practices across the UK are being urged to take the lead on African Swine Fever (ASF) preparedness, by signing up their pig producer clients to…
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A sharp rise in antibiotic use on Danish pig farms following the ban on zinc oxide (ZnO) in 2022 is highlighting the crucial role of on-farm…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling for a ban on the use of farrowing crates, which are widely used in commercial farming to restrict the…
Livetec Systems has launched Livestock Protect, a cutting-edge digital platform designed to help the poultry sector predict, prevent, and respond to disease threats with greater confidence…
In response to increased findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza (’bird flu’) in wild birds and new cases in poultry and kept birds, the Avian Influenza…
Defra has raised the avian influenza (AI) risk level for poultry farms with suboptimal biosecurity measures to ‘medium, with low uncertainty’, prompting urgent calls for UK…
The inclusion of a probiotic live yeast in pig diets can shorten the fattening period and improve feed conversion ratio, according to results from a recent…
It’s a cracking year for hens as national charity the British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) celebrates rehoming one million chickens from commercial laying farms since 2005.…
The next interactive webinar in the Farm Animal Veterinary Society (FAVS) Carpool Cases series, will provide new vet graduates and students with the chance to learn…
In a judgment handed down today, a group of NFU members has won a landmark legal challenge against the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) in…
