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Prioritise animals’ fitness to travel over length of journey, NFU tells Defra
Responding to Defra’s Welfare in Transport consultation, the NFU has stressed the significant impact the proposals would have on the…
Health & Welfare
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Rising cases of Salmonella prompts warning from FSA
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning for consumers to take care when preparing and cooking frozen raw…
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Avian influenza confirmed in Redcar
Avian influenza H5N8 (pathogenicity to be confirmed) was confirmed in laying chickens at a premises near Redcar, Redcar & Cleveland…
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Smallholders and hobby poultry keepers told to follow bird flu lockdown rules
Every poultry keeper in the UK and Northern Ireland has been told they must follow the avian influenza lockdown rules…
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Banham Poultry takes part in first UK E coli vaccine trial
Norfolk-based Banham Poultry as teamed up with Zoetis and poultry veterinary consultants Crowshall veterinary services in a UK first in trialling…
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Genetic insights could help tackle Campylobacter
Scientists have identified regions in the genetic makeup of chickens that are linked to resistance to Campylobacter, the leading bacterial…
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Opinion: A vet’s view on avian flu
By Alex Royden, BVSc MRes MSc PhD MRCVS, Poultry Health Services Alex Royden is lead vet for the northwest practices…
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H5N8 avian influenza confirmed in commercial flock in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Robert Huey, has confirmed that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), subtype H5N8 has been…
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Kent cutting plant ordered to pay more than £9,000 for hygiene offences
A Kent cutting plant and cold store business which admitted responsibility for hygiene offences has been ordered to pay a…
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New case of avian influenza in England
Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed in a backyard flock of chickens near Hawes, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire on 18…