Animal Health

A new tool has been released to help farmers across the UK navigate the new rules around bluetongue

Avian influenza has been confirmed at two premises in Wales

The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway has been expanded for multiple flocks and herds, in a move aiming to reduce disease and boost farm profitability

Liberal Democrat MP Dr Danny Chambers said the UK needs to get serious and start preparing for the next animal disease outbreak

The Chief Veterinary Officers of GB, together with the AHDB, Ruminant Health and Welfare and other industry stakeholders are urging vets and farmers to discuss the use of available BTV-3 vaccines, where appropriate

The new scientific campus in Surrey, will serve as the UK’s foremost animal biosecurity facility as part of the new National Security Strategy

It follows ‘alarming findings’ from the National Audit Office on the Government and the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s ability to respond to a crisis

Restrictive zones will see huge economic losses for farmers, markets and rural community say MPs

Government urges farmers to vaccinate cattle against disease

Rural Affairs head Huw Irranca-Davies says he cannot in 'all conscience invite' the disease into the country following Defra's England-wide zone change