Dairy
Although spring calving is mostly wrapped up, farmers are being advised to watch out for goitre before turning late calvers out to grass.
Rural Life
A farmer has been fined nearly £11,000 after a court prosecuted him for "extensive breaches of cattle movement and TB testing regulations".
Agri-Business
Animal and Plant Health Agency has announced today that its field trials for a bovine TB vaccine and has moved to the next phase.
Pig/Poultry
The UK government have declared that criminals found responsible for re-packing eggs with fake best before dates have been prosecuted
N.Ireland
The liver fluke season is expected to be longer this year, according to an independent sheep consultant in the United Kingdom (UK)...
In the coming weeks it will become a legal requirement for all bird keepers in Wales and England to register themselves with the APHA.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is set to lead a £2.3 million research project to "fill...
A Worcestershire man who kept sheep in "appalling conditions" has been banned by magistrates from keeping livestock for five years.
Experts are urging farmers to investigate all abortions and stillbirths to understand disease status and protect their future herds.
Government
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a workgroup leader for its bovine tuberculosis (bTB) immunology and vaccines team.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a bovine TB scientist with a salary range of...
Other
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a lead animal health scientist with an annual salary range of £42,577 - £47,039.
Beef
With recent warm weather, and daily temperatures being above 12°C, bluetongue virus transmission is possible in high-risk counties.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking two laboratory scientists to join its avian...
Farmers in high-risk counties for bluetongue can now apply for free testing for ruminants (cattle,...
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a new chief executive officer and the annual...
The Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking an animal sciences veterinary officer to join its animal sciences team...
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has today (Friday, May 17) announced Dr Jenny Stewart as...
The Scottish government has confirmed that a case of classical mad cow disease was detected on a farm in Ayrshire.
Sheep
The NSA is calling for increased vigilance amongst sheep farmers to protect their flocks, from contracting bluetongue.....
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has today (Monday, February 26) appointed a new lead non-executive director.
Defra has confirmed a case of avian influenza (bird flu) in commercial poultry in Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire. Yorkshire.
A partner in a poultry company has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £28,000 for...
