animal health

A new digital platform has been launched to help poultry producers with biosecurity management and response to disease threats

Phase three of the National Johne’s Management Plan includes four key changes dairy farmers should be aware of

Cattle instincts and health and safety should be considered when purchasing or designing cattle handling systems

A common issue affecting pre-weaned dairy calves, rumen drinking can have significant impacts on calf performance and in severe cases can result in death

A Lancashire dairy farmer has significantly reduced calf scours, mortality, and antibiotic use by vaccinating cows in late pregnancy against cryptosporidium parvum

The Government has imposed livestock bans on Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and now Austria

The Welsh Government has announced the next steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance in animals, which will include £2 million of new funding and the establishment of a new expert advisory group

A Farming Connect-funded Welsh study has identified two bacterial pathogens as the principal causes of mastitis in commercial sheep flocks

Slovakia has joined Germany and Hungary in losing its foot-and-mouth free status

A rapid treatment response for lame cows in between scheduled hoof trimmer visits can pay dividends