Íæż½ã½ã are being warned that ‘bluetongue shows no signs of slowing down’ and are being encouraged to have proactive discussions with their vets to assess their risk from BTV-3
Giving every lamb the best start in life is the focus for sheep farmers at lambing time, however, they have been reminded not to waste the potential of cade lambs.
The best way to protect Welsh flocks against current disease threat was the main topic up for discussion at the recent NFU Cymru Poultry Conference, held in Builth Wells.
Alistair Carmichael asked for clarification when IPAFFS , Defra's IT system import of products, animals, food and feed system was successfully updated and operating as intended to reflect the policy change made on January 10 in response to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Abortion is one of the biggest economic and welfare issues affecting the UK sheep flock each year
Experts at the Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre tested the intelligence of sheep, alpacas and goats. Which one came out as the smartest?
Defra has placed a ban on cattle, pigs, sheep and deer from entering the UK from Hungary and Slovakia following a confirmed case of the disease last week
Sheep are playing an increasingly important role in the productivity and profitability of a Buckinghamshire farm