Author Posts: Sarah Kidby
Defra grants emergency use of three BTV-3 vaccines
5th September 2024
Rising cases of BTV-3 in Norfolk and Suffolk have prompted Defra to grant emergency use of three vaccines in England.
sheep
New record as Valais Blacknose sells for 30,000 guineas
4th September 2024
The owners of a Welsh country house hotel invested nearly £100K to start a flock of rare breed Valais Blacknose sheep.
Farmer fined after neighbour films grandchild in tractor cab
3rd September 2024
Howard Walters was sentenced after a neighbour filmed him feeding his cattle with his grandchild in the tractor cab.
POULTRY
Avian flu: Bird registration to become mandatory
2nd September 2024
New rules are coming into force on 1st October, to help protect the poultry sector from future avian flu outbreaks.
sheep
Fox or badger? Scientists identify main culprit in lamb attacks
2nd September 2024
Research by the Royal Veterinary College has found the main cause of lamb attacks on Scottish farms – and the culprit was a surprise.
Defra declares restriction zone to prevent further BTV-3 cases
2nd September 2024
After several confirmed cases of BTV-3 at premises across Norfolk and Suffolk, the UK’s chief vet has declared a bluetongue restricted zone across the region.
Badger cull will end, government announces
30th August 2024
Defra has released plans for a new TB eradication strategy, moving away from the decade-long badger cull.
What are the key claims made in Brian May’s controversial bovine TB doc?
28th August 2024
Brian May claims bovine TB could be tackled without culling badgers, but his documentary has been criticised for its lack of peer reviewed evidence.
Animal Health
New controls on sheep and goat products to tackle ‘plague’
22nd August 2024
Personal imports of certain sheep and goat commodities have been suspended to protect the UK from peste des petits ruminants (PPR).
HARVEST 2024
Theft of JCB loader stops harvest at Cambs farm
21st August 2024
Harvest is on hold at the farm after organised criminals broke into a locked grain shed to steal the loader, bypassing security measures.
Missing Mike Lynch returned to Suffolk farm before Sicily yacht sinking
20th August 2024
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch is said to have spent time recuperating on his Suffolk mixed farm, before going missing on a trip to Sicily.
First vaccine for cryptosporidiosis gets approval
20th August 2024
Bovilis Cryptium is the first vaccine in Great Britain that is proven to protect calves from the parasite that causes cryptosporidiosis.