Livestock

No matter the system, calf health is vital to production later in life, said experts at a recent Wynnstay Calf roadshow held in Pershore, Worcestershire. Ellie Layton reports.

Preparations are underway at Aikengall Farm, East Lothian, as the Hamilton family look forward to hosting this year's NSA Scotsheep

The new BTV-3 Government framework sets out how disease control efforts will focus on movement control of susceptible animals and their germinal products as a precautionary tool to stem spread of the disease, until a safe and effective vaccine

National Pig Association chief executive Lizzie Wilson told visitors to the Pig and Poultry Fair in Birmingham that worrying amounts of illegally imported pigmeat being seized at the Port of Dover increased the UK's exposure to ASF

There was an air of cautious optimism at the Pig and Poultry Fair, held at the NEC Birmingham for the first time, but industry leaders warned of many challenges ahead

Requirements to install, operate and keep CCTV footage will come into force on June 1, with regulations enforced on December 1

Dairy calf rearers can derive a horde of animal health rewards by feeding high quality colostrum for longer and a recent farmer survey shows most farmers are open to the practice if it were shown to be beneficial with adjustments to labour, equipment, and facilities

At just 21 years old, Elin Meredith has returned home to take over the family farm at the foot of the Brecon Beacons. Ellie Layton finds out more.

Poultry farmers in England and Scotland will no longer have to change how their eggs are labelled during housing orders due to avian influenza, saving farmers from costly labelling requirements

Italy has announced plans to send soldiers to hunt wild boar as it looks to protect its prosciutto and sausage industry from African swine fever (ASF)