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Welsh bovine TB pilots extended after early success
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (445+ words) Two bovine TB projects involving 28 farms and 12 veterinary practices are being extended in Wales after trialling herd-level measures including tighter biosecurity, changes to cattle purchasing and the voluntary removal of high-risk animals. The pilots are operating in Pembrokeshire and North…...
GPS collars to track farm dogs in hydatid disease study
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (452+ words) Farm dogs will be fitted with GPS collars as researchers investigate how a serious parasitic disease persists in rural Wales. The Aberystwyth University-led study will examine how the movement and care of dogs in agricultural communities may influence the spread…...
Forty sea eagles to be tracked over sheep and lamb losses
2+ week, 6+ day ago (546+ words) Up to 40 sea eagles will be tracked across western Scotland in a two-year study aimed at establishing when and where the birds interact with sheep and lambs — and whether reported losses can be linked to specific eagle movements. The project…...
Senedd votes to consider targeted badger culling in bovine TB fight
3+ week, 1+ day ago (481+ words) Targeted badger culling could be considered in Wales’s fight against bovine TB after the Senedd backed a motion calling for expert-recommended wildlife controls to be assessed. No cull has been authorised. Any future action would require scientific support and a…...
Powys farmer fined £16,000 over serious cattle welfare failures
3+ week, 6+ day ago (377+ words) A Powys farmer has been fined after serious welfare failures left cattle sick, lame and living in unsuitable conditions, with two animals having to be humanely destroyed. Gareth Jones, of The Chalet, Greenhill, Pontrobert, Meifod, was ordered to pay a…...
Badger cull among options in NI bovine TB consultation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (522+ words) Northern Ireland farmers are being asked for views on whether badger culling, vaccination or test-and-remove measures should be used to help tackle bovine TB. DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has launched a 12-week public consultation on potential wildlife intervention as part…...
Dog walking app adds sheep alerts to help prevent attacks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (473+ words) Dog walkers using countryside routes will receive new livestock alerts through BudApp as part of a drive to reduce sheep worrying incidents. The National Sheep Association is working with the dog walking app to improve awareness of sheep on walking…...
Welsh cattle herds face new BVD testing rules from July
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (600+ words) Welsh cattle keepers will face new BVD testing rules from 1 July as Wales steps up efforts to eradicate one of the most damaging diseases affecting cattle herds. From 1 July 2026, cattle keepers with BVD Not-Negative herds must pre-movement test animals before…...
EU rules out CO2 pig stunning ban as UK weighs phase-out
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (515+ words) The European Commission has signalled it will not ban high-concentration CO2 stunning for pigs, putting Brussels on a different path from Defra’s stated intention to phase out the practice in the UK. Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for health and animal…...
New vet app launched to support livestock treatment planning
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (674+ words) Livestock vets in Wales have been given a new on-farm app designed to speed up treatment planning and support the responsible use of antibiotics. The Arwain DGC Veterinary Prescribing Champions App has been launched to help vets make clinical decisions…...