Livestock News

Hartpury University and Hartpury College’s Home Farm has installed a state-of-the-art robotic milking system that allows a cow to be milked when it wants, which can be up to three times a day on average.

More than six tonnes of illegal meat were seized at Dover Port during a 14-hour period at the beginning of December.

Another dog attack on livestock happened in Suffolk in the space of just two weeks, seeing three sheep being killed by out-of-control dogs. 

A plant-based drink company, Oatly, has lost the right to call its vegan drinks ‘milk’ following a court battle.

The High Court has recently dismissed an appeal by the activist group, The Humane League, following its previous discharge of the group’s claims that the Defra secretary of state was acting unlawfully in allowing so-called ‘fast-growing chickens’. 

Following detections of avian influenza in poultry, wild and captive birds across the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, a prevention zone has been declared across the region to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease. 

A pregnant ewe was attacked and killed by a dog in a field in Lavenham, Suffolk. 

As 2024 comes to an end we take a look at the key animal health challenges from the year. Sarah Kidby reports.

A Buckinghamshire-based animal farm has issued a plea for help after its goats were stolen for the second time. 

Restrictions are in place after Defra confirmed three further cases of H5N1.

Nine cows from a Cornish farm have been killed during Storm Darragh. 

UK pork exports to China have received a boost with the re-listing of two sites. Defra said that this move could raise revenues by around £80 million.