Animal Health News

Farming bosses said that pace and delivery on the bovine TB strategy must improve to ensure comprehensive change.

Sheep farmers in South Wales have been warned of the risk of blowfly strike as the local Blowfly Watch risk alert has been raised to red.

Defra has just announced that mandatory housing measures for poultry and captive birds, which were introduced across various counties to prevent the spread of bird flu, will be lifted from Thursday 15th May. 

The Scottish Region of the National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed the approval of the Bluetongue vaccine in Scotland and said that the move is “reassuring” for the sheep industry.

Neogen experts outline the benefits and uses of Neogen Farm Fluid MAX, and share optimal cleaning and disinfection protocols.

The decision to extend the ban on personal imports to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been welcomed by British farming and meat industry leaders. 

A case of human flu in a pig has been confirmed in Northern Ireland. 

“Must be done to minimise the risk,” said NFU Cymru while urging the UK government to tighten border controls to help protect the Welsh livestock industry as the fears over foot-and-mouth disease are increasing. 

Sheep farmers in the South West of England have been warned of the risk of blowfly strike as the local Blowfly Watch risk alert was raised to amber.

Defra has pledged to tackle illegal meat imports by offering £3.1 million in funding for checks at the Port of Dover in 2025/2026. However, the port authority said that this is not enough to protect the livestock sector from potentially devastating disease outbreaks. 

The avian influenza housing measures have been extended in the north of England to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease, Defra confirmed.

Defra has just announced that the free-range poultry meat producers and processors will no longer need to change how free-range poultry meat is labelled when mandatory housing measures are introduced.