animal health

This week's letters from FG readers

A five-year, industry-led project's findings has shown the importance of proactive animal health planning on Welsh farms

A new research project being run by the University of Nottingham could help poultry keepers predict or get early warning of disease outbreaks

Research carried out at the University of Liverpool has highlighted the importance of sole thickness in the prevention of sole lesions, says Prof George Oikonomou

Investing £30,000 in starling-proofing cattle housing is a major outlay for a Welsh dairy farming business, but it calculates a payback period of just two months in feed savings alone

A social science research project launched earlier this year has identified five key themes outlining the main challenges farmers and vets face when controlling Johne’s disease on-farm

The latest research is furthering our understanding of milk composition, allowing milk replacers to be formulated to ensure even more effective calf rearing

Farmers are being encouraged to test for Q fever if they are experiencing a range of fertility issues in their dairy herds

Politicisation of bovine TB is one of the reasons the disease crisis spiralled so badly out of control, and Labour's pledge to end badger culling if it comes to power next year therefore risks undoing all the progress that has been made.

Digital dermatitis, white line disease, slurry heel and sole ulcers are the main risk factors for lameness in cows at housing