Welfare

The Animal and Plant Health Association (APHA) has announced that field trials for cattle vaccine and new skin test for Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) are moving onto the next phase, in the fight to eradicate the disease.

With lambing time on the horizon, vets offer a reminder of best practice with a focus on low antibiotic use, colostrum quality and ewe nutrition.

Mineral supplementation can be key to achieving optimum animal health and productivity. But what are the main minerals livestock farmers should be focusing on to avoid a shortfall? 

With livestock attacks once again in the news, it is important for farmers to know where they stand legally and the measures which they can take to protect their flocks.

Advice on how to prevent naval ill pre- and post-calving was offered by vet Ben Strugnell in a recent AHDB webinar.

A new test is in the final stages of development to identify calf immunity levels, in the hope of reducing antibiotic use within the calf rearing system.

As new record high temperatures are set in the UK, more dairy farms are installing ventilation fans to protect cow health and milk production. 

An investigation is under way after more than 100 dairy cows died at a Jersey farm within a matter of days.

A crackdown on hare coursing led to more than 20 arrests in just one month, police in Lincolnshire have revealed.

With footrot endemic among the national sheep flock, a recent AHDB webinar discussed the findings of a clinical trial looking at alternative vaccinations for the disease. Katie Fallon reports.