vaccination

Planning a weaning strategy encompassing feed transitions, worming and vaccinations can help to reduce stress on lambs at weaning

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

Defra's latest quarterly statistics showed over 13,000 cattle were slaughtered in 2024 due to bTB, a 27% increase compared to 2023

The UK could be led by Europe with vaccination having an impact on cases on the continent

Calf rearers should look at all areas of calf management and disease prevention, to help control problems with cryptosporidiosis in calf sheds

Defra said the new approach will use a 'data-led and scientific approach to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament'

On a recent AHDB webinar, industry experts discussed the current bluetongue situation in the UK and the outlook on vaccination

That was the message from new livestock board chair and Gloucestershire beef suckler farmer David Barton, who added the ‘unpredictability' of this strain of bluetongue was worrying

Taking time to think about what might go wrong during handling will help ensure your stock are protected.

On a recent National Sheep Association webinar, industry experts discussed the impact of disruptions to the sector’s vaccine supply and how sheep farmers can prepare for further shortages