Boehringer Ingelheim has launched "Change One Thing", a campaign in which farm vets are being urged to help livestock farmers move towards a sustainable, best practice approach to parasite control.

The campaign came after the company surveye…

David Chalkley MRCVS has been suspended for three months by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after it found him guilty of serious professional misconduct over bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing at a Cheltenham farm in March 2018.

Mr Chalkley faced three charges…

Zoetis has launched CircoMax Myco, billed as the first and only vaccine that includes two porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) genotypes (a & b), providing broader coverage against PCV2 and the longest-lasting combined protection against two of the main pathogens…

Elanco has increased the pack size of its Coliprotec vaccine, which protects piglets against the F4 and F18 strains of E. Coli that lead to post weaning diarrhoea (PWD), to treat 200 piglets.

Jack Fellows, Elanco swine sales leader, said: "With the potential…

RCVS Knowledge has launched Farm Vet Champions, an online course offering free and practical training in championing good antimicrobial stewardship. 

The Farm Vet Champions initiative has been set up to build a supportive community of farm animal veterinary…

Elanco has announced that Baycox Iron, the injectable treatment used to prevent clinical coccidiosis and iron deficiency in piglets, is now available again, following the company’s acquisition of Bayer Animal Health in 2020.

Elanco says Baycox Iron…

Boehringer Ingelheim has launched Prevexxion RN and Prevexxion RN+HVT+IBD, the next generation of Marek’s disease vaccines, in the UK and Europe.

Prevexxion RN is composed of a serotype-1 construct vaccine which Boehringer says offers a unique balance…

Forte Healthcare Limited has launched Cryptisel (halofuginone) 0.5mg/ml oral solution for the prevention and reduction of diarrhoea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum in calves. 

Cryptisel is for use in reducing oocyst shedding in calves where diarrhoea caused…

Bimeda UK has launched its online Nutrition Academy, which in 2021 will focus on the role of trace element nutrition in the health, fertility and productivity of ruminants. 

The academy will consist of three modules which will be launched in 2021. Those…

Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a respiratory relief product to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD), swine respiratory disease (SRD) and infectious pododermatitis (foot rot) in sheep.

Rexxolide contains 100 mg/ml of tulathromycin, which is widely…

Julian Allen MRCVS, a Director of Friars Moor Livestock Health, has been named the winner of the Farmers Weekly Livestock Adviser of the Year Award.

The Livestock Adviser of the Year Award recognises those who have made a real difference to the operations…

Rob Hall MRCVS from LLM Farm Vets in Shropshire has been named 2021 Young Dairy Vet of the Year at this year’s CREAM Awards, sponsored by Krka UK.

The award recognises an exceptional farm vet who has been working in the dairy industry for three to…

MSD Animal Health has launched a range of educational materials to help calf rearers and their advisers improve the management of scour problems.

The materials available include a scour management guide for farmers and a more detailed version for vets…

A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Medicine has shown that by making a few changes to colostrum hygiene protocols, farmers could significantly minimise the risk of disease in calves.

The study, which was carried out by researchers from the…

Ceva Animal Health has launched Cevaprost (cloprostenol 0.250 mg/ml), an analogue of prostoglandin F_2a, for cattle. 

The company says Cevaprost can help improve breeding success in reproduction protocols in cattle and has the following indications:

• Silent…

Zoetis has announced that the European Commission has granted the company marketing authorization for CircoMax Myco for the active immunisation of pigs against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.

The company says that CircoMax…

MSD Animal Health has announced that its calf scour vaccine Bovilis Rotavec Corona has a new license claim which allows it to be used for up to 28 days after first opening of the immediate packaging.

Bovilis Rotavec Corona is used for the active immunisation…

Poultry vet William Garton has been named as the Young Farm Vet of the Year in the National Egg & Poultry Awards organised by the magazine Poultry Business.

The award, which is sponsored by Zoetis, was given online this year at an event hosted by sports…

Ceva Animal Health has launched Tulaven 100mg/ml (tulathromycin) for bovine respiratory disease (BRD).

Tulaven is licensed for the treatment and metaphylaxis of BRD associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma…

Krka has announced the launch of Tuloxxin, billed as an affordable solution for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) triggered by Mannheimia haemolytica, Histophilus somni, Pasterella multocida and Mycoplasma bovis.

Tuloxxin contains Tulathromycin and Krka…

UK sales of antibiotics in food-producing animals have halved since 2014, according to a report published by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. 

The UK-Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance and Sales Surveillance (UK-VARSS) annual report shows that while…

A group of veterinary practices within the XLVets community have got together to carry out a study into sheep scab and encourage greater transparency, after fears that some farmers may try to keep the condition hidden. 

Caused by the mite Psoroptes ov…

Ceva Animal Health is hosting a free one-hour webinar on bovine respiratory disease (BRD) on Tuesday 1st December at 7pm. 

The webinar, titled: ‘When the coughing won’t stop…. what to do when standard BRD treatment protocols aren’t getting to the bottom…

Ceva Animal Health is encouraging vets and farmers to work together to ensure best practice in the disposal of pharmaceutical waste, after the company found that nearly 60% of vets believe that some of their farming clients are disposing of pharmaceutical…

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health is urging vets who advise beef producers to highlight the importance of liver fluke control in growing youngstock at housing, as new research shows average lifetime losses of over £60 per animal¹ for fattening steers…