Other
7 cases of bluetongue virus detected in Kent
Farmers in England’s southeast and it’s surrounding areas have been urged to be vigilant for bluetongue virus (BTV) on their...
APHA
Agri-Business
APHA and VMD headquarters go blue for AMR awareness
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) have lit up their headquarters to raise...
Government
Sales of vet antibiotics in the UK at lowest level ever recorded - report
Sales of veterinary antibiotics in the UK are at the lowest level ever recorded, according to a report published by...
Government
Defra launches interactive map of bird flu mortality in wild birds
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a new interactive map of reported wild bird mortality...
Sheep
Sheep pox and goat pox: How to spot and report it
The sheep pox virus and the goat pox virus affect sheep and goats and, according to the Animal Plant and...
Arable
Colorado potato beetle: Larvae confirmed in Kent for second time
Colorado potato beetle larvae has been found in Kent for a second time, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
Government
£2.35m in funding to research diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks
An extra £2.35 million in funding has been allocated for the research of diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks. The...
Agri-Business
Defra's 'outdated' IT systems raise ASF concerns - NPA
A recent report which showed that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) IT systems are “outdated” has...
Other
Two South West farmers banned from keeping animals
Two South West farmers have been banned from keeping animals following separate investigations by the Animal and Plant Health Agency...
Other
Cornish farmer banned from keeping animals for life
A farmer from St Bernard in Cornwall has been banned from keeping farmed animals for life after failing to provide...
Pig/Poultry
Defra reduces risk of poultry exposure to bird flu
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have reduced the...
Beef
Farmers urged to investigate unexplained abortions in livestock
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) is urging livestock farmers to investigate all unexplained abortions or stillbirths in their herds or...
Government
King Charles to applaud APHA staff for response to bird flu
King Charles will today (Thursday, March 9) visit the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in Weybridge to congratulate its...
Government
Vaccine against bTB moves into Phase 2 trials - APHA
Field trials for a cattle vaccine and new skin test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have moved into the next phase,...
Pig/Poultry
CVO confirms 5 cases of Seneca Valley Virus in pigs
The UK’s chief veterinary officer (CVO), Christine Middlemiss, has today (Tuesday, January 10) confirmed that there were five cases of...
Pig/Poultry
More cases of bird flu confirmed over the weekend
Three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) were confirmed yesterday (Sunday, November 21). And, according to the...
Pig/Poultry
Defra confirms 5 new cases of bird flu
Five new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed by the Department for Environment, Food and...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Nine new cases confirmed in England and Wales
Nine new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed in England and Wales. Bird flu was...
