Ceva Animal Health, the manufacturer of Ketofen, has announced it is sponsoring a professional foot trimming course for cattle in order to encourage vets, farmers and professional foot trimmers to work more closely together.

The four-day course, which…

Mossman Farming, a dairy farm on the west Welsh coast which has been stricken by bovine TB, has become the first to gain permission to trial PBD Biotech’s rapid Actiphage blood test for Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). 

PBD Biotech says the Actiphage…

The Royal Veterinary College Principal, Stuart Reid has become embroiled in a row over its students' annual charity calendar, after a veterinary vegan group complained about the month that showed veterinary students handling sheep.

The photograph…

Virbac is hosting a free CPD webinar on the role of trace minerals in cattle health and performance.

The webinar, which will be streamed live at 8pm on Wednesday 20^th November and will be available to watch for six months thereafter, is being presented…

Ceva has launched Salmoporc, a salmonella vaccine for pigs, in the UK and Ireland.

Salmoporc gives protection against Salmonella Typhimurium and its monophasic variants. It is administered orally to piglets and through subcutaneous injection in sows. 

MSD Animal Health has launched Bovilis Intranasal RSP Live, a live BRD vaccine for early life intranasal administration to dairy and beef calves from one week of age.

MSD says the new vaccine reduces the clinical signs of respiratory disease and viral…

The British Veterinary Association has responded to a study by Downs et al assessing the effects from four years of badger culling in England on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle.

The study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, investigated…

The BVA, the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA), the Goat Veterinary Society (GVS) and the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) have launched a new policy position addressing the issues surrounding surplus male animals on farms, recommending…

Virbac has launched Multimin, a prescription only, four in one trace mineral injection to combat oxidative stress and its effects in cattle.

Oxidative stress is an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants which can lead to cell and tissue damage, impacting…

Ceva Animal Health has announced it will launch Salmoporc, a live attenuated vaccine against Salmonella typhimurium in pigs, in 12 European countries including the UK over the rest of 2019.

The company says Salmoporc has been used on German and Polish farms…

Ceva Animal Health, supplier of the Cevac Chlamydia vaccine, is supporting a new campaign to raise awareness of Enzootic Abortion of Ewes (EAE) and drive farmers to their vet to vaccinate before tupping to prevent unnecessary lamb losses and the inappropriate…

Techion has announced the launch of the latest upgrade to the FECPAK^g2, which includes a raft of new features designed to make faecal egg counts quicker and easier than ever.

This latest incarnation of the FECPAK^G2 is now a battery-powered and wi-fi enabled…

Bayer has announced the Europe-wide launch of Baycox Iron (36 mg/ml toltrazuril plus 182 mg/ml gleptoferron) suspension for injection for piglets.

Baycox Iron Injection is indicated for the concurrent prevention of clinical signs of coccidiosis (such…

Boehringer Ingelheim, manufacturer of Bovikalc and Bovikalc Dry, has launched its National Milk Fever (hypocalcaemia) Survey and is asking vets to encourage their farm clients to take part and improve the quality of data available on clinical and subclinical…

Boehringer Ingelheim's fourth National BVD Survey has found that 47% of farmers across the UK say veterinary advice was the main reason for their decision to vaccinate.

1243 farmers took part in the survey, which was held in partnership with the 

Elanco has issued a recall of Tylan 200mg/ml Solution for Injection (Vm 00006/4098), its antibiotic for cattle and pigs, due to a failed periodic revalidation that may affect the level of sterility assurance.

This only affects batch number C967336A, expires…

Dechra Veterinary Products has launched Tialin (Tiamulin hydrogen fumarate), an antibiotic indicated to target a range of conditions in pigs and poultry.

Tialin is licensed for the treatment of dysentery, colitis, ileitis, pneumonia and pleuropneumonia…

Norbrook has launched Taurador Pour-on, a doramectin-based endectocide, licensed to treat gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, warbles, sucking and biting lice, mange mites and hornfly in cattle. 

The company says Taurador Pour-on provides…

Dr Ben Swift from Royal Veterinary College and Dr Cath Rees from Nottingham University have been off to Buckingham Palace to collect the Royal Dairy Innovation Award for a bovine tuberculosis test they developed together.

The test, which enables the…

Following concerns about the supply of raw materials used to make the local anaesthetic, procaine hydrochloride, the Veterinary Medicine Directorate has confirmed that Pronestesic is currently available from suppliers, with normal UK availability of other…

Dechra Animal Health has launched Revozyn RTU, billed as a revolutionary breakthrough for subclinical and clinical local mastitis in cows.

Revozyn RTU, which contains 400 mg/ml Penethamate hydriodide, is the first ready-to-use injectable narrow spectrum…

Forte Healthcare (UK) has announced the launch of Utertab 2000mg (Tetracycline hydrochloride, POM-V) for the treatment and prevention of post parturient disorders in cattle.

Forte highlights that Utertab's intrauterine administration allows it to act…

MSD Animal Health has announced the launch of Porcilis Ery+Parvo+Lepto, its new vaccine against erysipelas, porcine parvovirus and leptospirosis.

The new vaccine offers up to 12 months' immunity against three of the biggest diseases that cause reproductive…

The British Veterinary Association is urging the government to put welfare at the heart of any decision-making with regards to moving livestock inside and out of the UK.

In its updated position statement, the association emphasises its support of current…

The BVA has joined forces with the RSPCA in calling on the Government to repeal a legal exemption that permits animals to be slaughtered without pre-stunning, causing unnecessary pain and suffering.

The latest figures from 2017/18 reveal that over 120…