Dairy
Farmers in South Africa that have already vaccinated their cattle for foot and mouth disease (FMD) are seeing them become reinfected.
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed within a cattle herd on the Greek island of Lesvos,...
N.Ireland
With 34t of illegal meat being intercepted at the Port of Dover in January, Carla Lockhart MP is calling for tighter biosecurity measures.
World News
Defra announced that the Hungary's import ban, that was put in place following their outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, has been removed.
Beef
The world’s first biodegradable vaccine for highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease has been developed in Australia
Agri-Business
The “spread, prevalence and impact of infectious animal diseases” is changing and bringing new challenges, according to a new report
Enhanced awareness and action is needed due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in Europe,...
The UK government has extended the ban on meat and dairy imports for personal use to protect British farmers from foot-and-mouth disease
The NFU is calling for a cross government biosecurity plan and investment to counter what it said are the biosecurity risks the UK faces
The sovereign island of Jersey has suspended the import of livestock, fresh meat, dairy products and animal by-products from Germany.
The state of Brandenburg in Germany has announced that it has activated its foot-and-mouth disease...
Authorities in Germany have said that a second suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has...
A second case of foot-and-mouth disease is now suspected in Germany in a neighbouring area to the first confirmed case....
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock...
Environment
An animal disease research facility in Surrey has been fined for shortcomings during experiments with cattle infected with the foot-and-mouth disease.
Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has reminded the public of the existence of a fraud hotline within the DARD.
According to a number of dairy analysts, milk production in Southeast Asia has come under threat as it struggles with outbreaks of foot and mouth disease