Animal Health

Foot-and-mouth disease: Know the signs and symptoms

Animal Health

Foot-and-mouth disease: Know the signs and symptoms

As the first case has been confirmed in Germany, Defra has issued guidance for livestock farmers

clock 16 January 2025 • 3 min read
1,800 Portuguese farms affected by bluetongue

Sheep

1,800 Portuguese farms affected by bluetongue

More than 37,000 sheep have died from bluetongue in Portugal

clock 14 January 2025 • 2 min read
Border control 'paramount' after foot-and-mouth confirmed in Germany

Livestock

Border control 'paramount' after foot-and-mouth confirmed in Germany

An outbreak was confirmed in a herd of water buffalo in the first instance of FMD in Germany since 1988

clock 13 January 2025 • 3 min read
Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"

Livestock

Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"

"Transparency and authenticity are key in food production"

clock 11 December 2024 • 3 min read
BSE detected at farm in Scotland

Farm Business

BSE detected at farm in Scotland

Scottish Government said further investigations to identify the origin of the disease are ongoing

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected at poultry business in Norfolk

Farm Business

Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected at poultry business in Norfolk

The World Organisation for Animal Health has ruled that the UK is no longer free from highly pathogenic avian influenza

clock 06 December 2024 • 1 min read
Bluetongue updates: two more cases detected as total rises to 168

Animal Health

Bluetongue updates: two more cases detected as total rises to 168

14 cases of BTV-3 have been detected in premises which are now outside the current restricted zone

clock 26 November 2024 • 12 min read
Farmers 'unfairly penalised' for operating businesses in bluetongue restriction zones

Farm Business

Farmers 'unfairly penalised' for operating businesses in bluetongue restriction zones

"Fairness in the supply chain is essential to a thriving industry"

clock 27 October 2024 • 2 min read
Farmers in bluetongue zones offered 'reduced' prices for lambs by processors

Animal Health

Farmers in bluetongue zones offered 'reduced' prices for lambs by processors

"The control zone is there through no fault of any member within that control zone"

clock 24 October 2024 • 3 min read
Nearly 20 counties now placed in a bluetongue restriction zone

Animal Health

Nearly 20 counties now placed in a bluetongue restriction zone

Nine cases of the virus have been detected outside the zone in Cheshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Cumbria, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Cornwall and North Yorkshire

clock 11 October 2024 • 1 min read