Techion, maker of the FECPAK faecal egg count diagnostic platform, is highlighting new research which showed that worm burdens in sheep can increase methane output by as much as one third.

Consequently, the company says the sheep sector is going to have…

Ceva Animal Health - maker of Zeleris - is running a competition for farm animal veterinary surgeons to win a Berghaus fleece gilet by spotting the Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) risk factors in this cartoon.

To enter the competition, click here and…

Welsh Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has announced a £5m programme to help eradicate sheep scab.

The disease had been identified as a priority by the Wales Animal Health and Welfare Framework Group.

Further…

Hysolv Animal Health UK has launched Respiporc FLUpan H1N1, a newly-developed vaccine against swine influenza which protects against the pandemic strain, pdmH1N1(2009).

Hysolv says the vaccine, which was developed by IDT Biologika, has been used successfully…

MSD Animal Health has changed the packaging for Bovilis, its range of vaccines for cattle.

The company says it has redesigned the packaging to make it more distinctive, the idea being that it makes stock control in the practice and vaccine management…

PBD Biotech has announced that a new trial has shown that Johne’s disease can now be detected reliably in the blood of day-old calves for the first time using a new Actiphage diagnostic system.

The trial, which was conducted by a UK-French team…

Dechra Animal Health has published the results of a study which found that antibiotic use was reduced by 43% in beef calves treated with Solacyl, its oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID).

The company says this means that using Solacyl as an alternative…

Dairy Insight has announced that the V-Grip tuberculin injector made by NJ Phillips is now available in the UK.

The company says that the Phillips tuberculin gun is easier to use, clean and maintain than the most commonly used device, and it also offers…

Defra has released new data showing that new outbreaks of bovine TB have fallen in the two areas that have now completed their licensed four-year badger culls.

In the Somerset cull area, TB incidence has fallen from 24% before culling started to 12%…

Virbac's calf scour vaccine, Bovigen Scour, has been granted VMD approval for a single-shot vaccination protocol in pregnant cows and heifers, and had its shelf life extended to 3 years.

Virbac says that this means that irrespective of previous vaccination…

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has suspended ten drugs for food-producing animals which contain the excipient diethanolamine (DEA), after advice from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (the scientific advisory committee to the…

Boehringer Ingelheim has launched Bovalto Respi Intranasal, an intranasal pneumonia vaccine for calves.

Bovalto Respi Intranasal protects against the two main respiratory viruses – RSV and PI3, using modified live viral strains that have been shown…

The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has launched the Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) Programme to support the responsible use of antibiotics across UK farms.

The programme gives farmers and veterinary surgeons access to new resources, enabling…

The Pirbright Institute has developed a novel sampling method which it says can detect the presence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus from samples in the farm environment, even when susceptible animals are not showing clinical signs.

The new methods…

Virbac has announced that its parasite control ranges Deltanil and Neoprinil are now available in new packaging in a wider range of sizes, and the shelf life for Deltanil has been extended from three to five years.

Deltanil, which contains deltamethrin…

Zoetis has announced the European launch of Suvaxyn Circo, a new monovalent killed virus vaccine which the company says reduces viral load in blood and in lymphoid tissues as well as faecal shedding caused by infection with PCV2.

The vaccine has been…

The BVA has raised serious concerns over the lack of information on UK exports of meat from animals that have not been stunned before slaughter.

Latest figures from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) indicate that 22% of sheep and goats (3 million) are…

The BVA, the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) and Veterinary Public Health Association (VPHA) have jointly welcomed a New Code of Practice for the Welfare of Laying Hens and Pullets which was laid before parliament on Thursday.

The new code…

Elanco Animal Health has issued a recall for Stresnil 40 mg/ml Solution for injection for Pigs, a sedative used for aggression, stress, obstetric conditions and as an anaesthetic pre-med.

The company has identified that inconsistencies in the cleaning…

Elanco Animal Health has announced that the first blowfly strike cases of 2018 have been reported on its Blowfly Strike Tracker.

The tracker, which Elanco produces with NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service), highlights areas hit with blowfly…

Champagne corks popping as Worcestershire-based Meadows Farm Vets Ltd has become the first farm animal practice to apply for and be given Practice Standards Awards since their introduction in 2016.

The independent practice, which was set up in 2010 by…

Boehringer Ingelheim has launched HatchPak IB H120TM NeO, a freeze-dried live attenuated virus of Bronchitis disease, H120 strain, for active immunisation of one day-old chickens in order to reduce infection with Massachusetts serotype of Infectious Bronchitis…

Actiphage, a new blood test for bovine TB, has been accepted for exceptional private use in England by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Dr Berwyn Clarke, CEO of PBD Biotech, which developed the bacteriophage-based detection method, says this…

Boehringer has announced the launch of Ubroseal Dry Cow 2.6 g intramammary suspension for cattle (Bismuth Subnitrate, heavy), the company's first teat sealant.

Ubroseal is licenced for the prevention of new intramammary infections throughout the dry…

A group of seven European experts in bovine mastitis have issued a statement recommending that all cows on all farms should have an internal teat sealant administered at drying off.

The group, which was convened by Boehringer Ingelheim, made its recommendation…