Britain's dairy industry is doomed unless it takes more effective steps to control the spread of endemic diseases like tuberculosis and bovine virus diarrhoea, according to a leading cattle vet.
At a conference on infectious disease at the Royal…
London's Savile Row was turned into a sheep field today, to highlight The Campaign For Wool; a coalition of industry groups convened by HRH The Prince of Wales to educate consumers about the benefits of wool.
As the sheep grazed, the Row's famous…
A PR headache for Fortnum and Mason yesterday, as PETA employee Abi Izzard changed her name by deed poll to StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com to try and shame the London store into stopping selling foie gras.
To produce foie gras, birds are force…
The Royal Veterinary College has launched an appeal to the veterinary profession to raise a target of £10,000 to enable VetAid Kenya to help during what has become the worst drought in living memory in the Horn of Africa.
According to the RVC, the…
Expert speakers at Advances in Diagnostics, a meeting held in Brussels last month, have said that molecular technology will play a vital role in safeguarding the health and productivity of food animals in the future.
Dr Willie Loeffen, President of…
The World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) has announced that nominations are now open for its Young Poultry Veterinarian of the Year 2015 Award, sponsored by Zoetis.
The award, now in its fourth year, is open to qualified poultry veterinarians…
The Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans, has officially opened the new Wales Veterinary Science Centre.
The centre, which is located on the site of the former Animal and Plant Health Agency's (APHA) Veterinary Investigation…
The Ruminant Wellbeing Achievement…
The Dairy Vet of the Year award, which is organised by the British Dairying Magazine and sponsored by Krka UK Ltd, recognises a veterinary…
The new award, sponsored by Krka UK, will recognise an exceptional…
The award, which is sponsored by Zoetis, was given online this year at an event hosted by sports…
The award recognises an exceptional farm vet who has been working in the dairy industry for three to…
The Livestock Adviser of the Year Award recognises those who have made a real difference to the operations…
The award, introduced in 2020 and supported by animal health company…
Henry, who works at Crowshall Veterinary Services in Norfolk…
Mike Gooding, chairman of organiser…
The company says the workshop will provide vets with an opportunity to extend their knowledge of Q Fever, a zoonotic disease…
The workshop will be hosted…
Tom graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in 2017 and joined Synergy…
Henry won the title in recognition of his work tackling bird flu, as the outbreak of this devastating disease spread across the country this summer…