Farmers reveal personal trauma of bovine TB slaughter
The trauma of witnessing 23 cattle including six calves shot dead in a pen on their farm due to bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has forced a distressed Monmouthshire couple to consider selling the rest of their herd and keep sheep instead. With the December 17 deadline looming for views on the Welsh Assembly Government’s proposed badger […]
Live bird markets are “reservoir of infection” for Bird Flu – RVC research reveals
Disease can be contained through frequent rest days according to infection model Since December 2003 outbreaks of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPA1) affecting domestic poultry have been reported in 50 countries across the world. Massive economic losses and the pandemic threat make H5N1 HPAI one of the greatest current public health concerns. Guillaume Fourni […]
Stark message to vets on Antibiotic Awareness Day
To mark European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2010 today (18 November) the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is warning veterinary surgeons in the UK that failure to use antimicrobials responsibly could result in their use being restricted. The BVA actively promotes the responsible use of antimicrobials and last year published a poster and guidance for vets: Responsible […]
Win one of ten Ritchey Portasol Dehorners worth 100 each
A free-to-enter competition has been launched by Vtoquinol as part of a drive to encourage dairy and beef farmers to appreciate the benefits of using a licensed, standardised colostrum product. Ten lucky entrants will win a superb Ritchey Portasol Dehorner worth 100. All they have to do is answer a simple question on the role […]
New Lifeline from Rumenco
Rumenco has launched a highly cost-effective round block version of its popular pre-lambing bucket-based supplement Lifeline Lamb and Ewe. Sheep producers purchasing the new Lifeline block will be able to save around 100 per tonne compared with its plastic bucket-packaged counterpart. In addition, free feeders are currently available with every tonne of the new block […]
Practical Applications for NSAIDs in Production Animals
The use of NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs), such as salicylates, in treating inflammation in production animals has long been appreciated. NSAIDs can be a useful adjunct in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, allowing high temperatures to be reduced quickly, and as a result, improving recovery times. Salicylates are also known to […]
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health expands veterinary vaccine manufacturing facility at Biosciences Center Boxmeer
Boxmeer (the Netherlands), November 9, 2010 Today, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announced that it has opened a specialized filling and freeze-drying unit for veterinary vaccines at its Biosciences Center Boxmeer in the Netherlands. The opening of the Central Filling and Freeze-drying Department was performed by her Royal Highness Princess Mxima of the Netherlands in the presence […]
RVC scientists develop severity estimation calculator for PMWS
Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College, contributing to a 11.5m in total BBSRC funded programme to tackle some of the most harmful and widespread endemic diseases that commonly affect farmed animals in the UK, have developed a severity estimation calculator for Post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). Post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) is a common disease […]
Finalists for Pfizer Pig Trainee of Year Awards
Three of the pig industrys brightest young workers from Berkshire, Devon and Norfolk have been chosen as finalists competing for the 2010 Pfizer Pig Trainee of the Year Award. Now in its fourth year, the award recognises the importance of training in helping pig producers meet increasingly demanding market standards as well as in developing […]
