Animal Health

New report says past government's port 'vision' has left Defra with no effective system to protect biosecurity

EFRA Committee demands action after report finds there is no way of know how much illegal meat is entering the country

FSA and APHA launch investigation into 'potential' link to feed product

Experts call for 'tsar-type' figure to oversee policy, rapid vaccination roll-out, further funding and greater co-operation in order to meet 2038 eradication target

Farmers are being urged to look out for hemlock water dropwort, a highly poisonous plant which poses a serious risk to livestock, particularly cattle and sheep

Farmers are urged to look out for hemlock water dropwort after several cases of poisoning have led to cattle deaths

Cases confirmed since August 11 include sheep in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire; cattle in Hampshire; and farmed deer in East Sussex

Poultry and game bird keepers in England face increased welfare measures in order to minimise scale of outbreak

Farmers Guardian are carrying out a survey to understand livestock farmers' thoughts on vaccinating for bluetongue and how the disease might be impacting trade on-farm

The Ulster Farmers’ Union says severe outbreaks pose a risk to Northern Ireland's poultry industry