Belfast-based livestock monitoring technology company CattleEye has closed a $2.5 million (€2.1 million) seed investment round. The money has come from a syndicate…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the government’s new measures to improve welfare conditions of farm animals during transit. The UK’s largest…
Higher welfare standards for farm animals being transported, including shorter journey times, more headroom and stricter rules on being moved in extreme temperatures,…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded positively to the government’s update to the Agricultural Transition Plan with regards to its plan to…
New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has found that total confinement systems may negatively impact the ‘optimism’ of dairy cows. The research…
Proposals have been floated for an all-island animal cruelty register to crack down on banned animal keepers moving between jurisdictions to avoid detection. It’s…
NFU Scotland (NFUS) president Martin Kennedy has urged farmers and crofters to respond directly to damaging the Department for Environment, Food and Rural…
The recently published Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) ‘Targets Task Force Report 2020’ confirms that sales of antibiotics to treat…
A new theory from researchers at the School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast suggests animals experience emotions much like humans –…
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