Agri-Business
Poultry farmer fined £28k for offences leading to bird flu outbreak
A partner in a poultry company has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £28,000 for offences relating to...
APHA
Agri-Business
APHA launches expanded rollout for bovine TB PCR tests
The use of PCR tests for bovine tuberculosis will have an expanded rollout, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)...
Environment
APHA seeks senior officer to lead wildlife department
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a senior scientific officer to lead in its discipline of wildlife...
Pig/Poultry
NFU wins battle over bird flu compensation for poultry farmers
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has today (Friday, January 19) won a legal challenge in a battle over compensation payable...
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...
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Defra's 'outdated' IT systems raise ASF concerns - NPA
A recent report which showed that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) IT systems are “outdated” has...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,...
