Animal Health and Welfare

Officials are warning poultry keepers to remain ‘vigilant’ following two further cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were confirmed in Wales and in Cornwall.

An effective lighting system can have several positive physiological effects on herd performance, including increased milk yield and improved fertility.

The grazing of ewes on red clover swards around tupping time has long been ill advised due to concern about negative impacts on fertility, but research demonstrates this should not always be the case.

Abomasal disorders are an all too common problem in high-yielding adult dairy cows, with left-displacement of the abomasum (LDA) the most frequently reported. Wendy Short reports.

The Government has introduced controls on the movement of pork and pork products into Great Britain in a bid to protect the domestic pig herd from African swine fever (ASF).

More than half of consumers (59 per cent) believe buying local, seasonal food is the most sustainable shopping choice people can make, according to a new Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey.

The peer charged with heading up a Government review into antimicrobial resistance in 2014 has warned doing trade deals with other countries risks undermining the progress made over recent years in the UK.

Foreign pork products from systems using farrowing crates would not be allowed to be imported if the UK Government chose to ban them here, Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has said.

Concern over a shortage of large animal vets is mounting, as farmers left without access to livestock specialists accuse Government of merely paying ‘lip service’ to the problem.

A simplified licence enabling English farmers and landowners to vaccinate badgers has been introduced to help in the fight against bovine tuberculosis, the Government has announced.