Livestock

Livestock groups have moved to block an imminent rule change that will have a ‘massive impact’ on exports, it has been revealed.

Look out for acorns on grazing pastures this autumn, as the effects of acorn poisoning can be detrimental to livestock.

Topping the show and sale of Highland cattle at Oban at was Andrew and Helen Kirkpatrick’s March 2019-born heifer, Claggorm 51 of Glengarnock from their fold at Beith, North Ayrshire.

Industry chiefs have urged Defra to consider expanding regional housing measures on a national basis to protect birds from Avian Influenza (AI). By Hannah Binns and Jane Thynne.

Dairy farmers in Wales are not yet ‘out of the woods’ despite a climbdown by Welsh Government on water rules, a union leader has warned.

Welsh farming unions have joined the British Veterinary Association (BVA) in welcoming the news that the use of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) in private practice in Wales has been given the go-ahead.

Good hygiene and colostrum management are the corner stones of controlling cryptosporidiosis infections in calves.

The decision by the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer Professor Christine Middlemiss will see mandatory housing measures for all poultry and captive birds in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex come into effect from 00:01

Industry chiefs have urged Defra to consider expanding regional housing measures on a national basis to reflect any increases of risk for Avian Influenza (AI).