Animal Health News
- Bird Flu Outbreak Confirmed In Yorkshire
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire. All poultry on the infected premises will be humanely culled.
- Bluetongue virus webinars
AHDB are holding a series of webinars to provide live updates and presentations from industry experts on bluetongue and the BTV-3 strain that has been confirmed in cases in the UK.
- OPTICK
Are you a livestock farmer or vet? The project are inviting you to complete a 10-to-15-minute online survey, aimed at understanding farmers and vets’ perceptions and practices around tick-borne livestock diseases (e.g., Louping ill, tick-borne fever, babesiosis), impacts, treatment options and on-farm decision-making and diagnostic practices.
- CEVA Animal Health Press Release
Ceva Animal Health has announced that the EAE (enzootic abortion of ewes) vaccine, Cevac Chlamydia, will not be available as anticipated in September for the main 2024 vaccination season.
- Schmallenberg lambing survey 2024
Nottingham Uni School of Veterinary Science & Medicine is running a survey to gain an idea of the impact and scale of Schmallenberg virus
- Increased early season tick activity
APHA and Partner PM Providers have detected ticks on livestock throughout the winter months.
- Schmallenberg Latest Update
During 2024 APHA will again offer free-of-charge testing of samples from lambs, kids, and calves born with arthrogryposis
- NADIS enhanced online Flock and Herd Performance Planners
NADIS enhanced online Flock and Herd Performance Planners launching soon!
- Weird Weather Makes Liver Fluke Testing Advisable
COWS & SCOPS say testing before treating for liver fluke advisable after weird weather this year.
- SCOPS launches a new podcast series.
SCOPS offers another tool to the sheep industry.
- New rules on prescribing medicines
New rules on prescribing medicines! Template for vets.
- The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway
The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway (the Pathway) was launched in 2023 in England.
- SVLP provides a short window for livestock
We are now in the seasonally vector low period (SVLP). Risk of new infection and onward transmission due to vector activity is now very low.
- Livestock Health Scotland
Liver fluke control in Argyll
- CLiK family application video
CLiK family application video
- Moredun - Fluke Risk and Conservation Grazing – a guide to good practice
How do I assess fluke risk?
- SCOPS warning for cattle and sheep farmers as range of treatment options reduces
The liver fluke treatment situation has been further complicated by the discontinuation of the flukicide Trodax
- NSA, Moredun Institute and Elanco webinars on Sustainable Parasite Control
Sustainable Parasite Control: Test Don't Guess - webinars
- NADIS Cattle and Sheep Clinical Library for Veterinarians
NADIS are delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new teaching resource The Cattle and Sheep Clinical Library for Vets.