Animal Health News

The UK government has introduced special measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), after a case was confirmed in Hungary.  

UK livestock producers are expected to be “hugely concerned” following confirmation of the foot-and-mouth disease in another European country. 

Elanco’s free Blowfly Watch service has re-launched to keep farmers informed of the risk of blowfly strike in their local area.

A Devon farmer who was forced to cull 5,000 hens following a bird flu outbreak on his farm is “overwhelmed” after people from around the world fundraised £35,000 for his business in less than a week.

Farmers in England and Wales are being urged to consult their vet about vaccinating their herd or flock against Bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) this spring as part of the new Battle Bluetongue campaign, which has been launched across the ruminant industry.

Welsh Ministers have agreed to licence three Bluetongue (BTV-3) vaccines for emergency use across Wales.

Suffolk-based Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm has recently raised a subject of open farms offering lamb cuddling activities.

British meat industry leaders said that the recent seizure of about 600kg of illegal meat in Northern Ireland, following a ban on German animal origin produce due to the foot-and-mouth disease, should be a “wake-up call” for the government.

Developing and empowering the wider farm team could be the foundation of improving mobility and foot health on many farms, according to Matt Dobbs, chair of the Stride Mobility Technical Board.

A dairy farmer managing a chronic bovine TB breakdown has eliminated a major disease threat to his herd by no longer buying in cattle. 

The Williams family have been farming in South Wales since 1940, and credit keeping a closed herd with managing to keep the bloodline going without breaks.

Defra has issued a statement in regard to an “inaccurate media coverage” of foot and mouth disease (FMD) controls with reports that it took six or seven days to implement Defra’s restrictions on German imports.