by admin | 12.16.2024

UK Government declares AIPZ across four counties

Rise in avian influenza cases increases concern

by admin | 11.25.2024

Key takeaways from the recent lessons learned in farmed animal depopulation workshop

Attending the recent workshop in Toronto, Canada was a truly eye-opening experience. With experts from countries including Romania, Italy, Germany, the UK, and Canadian provinces, the event provided a...

by admin | 11.22.2024

Scrupulous biosecurity a must in wake of new AI cases

Defra has raised the avian influenza (AI) risk level for poultry farms with suboptimal biosecurity measures to ‘medium, with low uncertainty’, prompting urgent calls for UK poultry producers to tighte...

by admin | 09.19.2024

Poultry.Network Conference 2024: What’s next for avian influenza?

At last week’s Poultry.Network Conference 2024, attendees heard from Gordon Hickman, Head of Exotic Disease at Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

by admin | 09.05.2024

Livetec’s weekly livestock news roundup

Another busy week in UK livestock has seen Scottish mandatory bird flu registration open, whilst a bluetongue vaccine has been approved. NFU Mutual has ceased its AI insurance whilst the National Pig ...

by admin | 08.29.2024

What’s been happening in poultry and farming news this week?

The reappearance of Bluetongue in the UK, changing rules around egg labelling and chicken vaccinations have made this a busy week in the poultry and biosecurity worlds. Here’s our roundup of what’s be...

by admin | 08.22.2024

The farming week in review

Concerns grow over Bluetongue, as Denmark becomes the latest European country to record the disease, and African swine fever rears its head in a new region of Germany. NFU Scotland have also reminded ...

by admin | 08.15.2024

Farming news this week

This week’s news raise some serious concerns. France has reported its first bird flu case since January, and Bluetongue cases are rising rapidly across Europe. Over in the US, authorities are expandin...

by admin | 08.14.2024

Bluetongue: A growing threat to European livestock

Bluetongue, a viral infection that primarily affects ruminants such as sheep, cattle, and goats, has seen a worrying increase in cases this year. The disease’s rapid spread across Europe has ignited c...

by admin | 08.08.2024

Farming headlines you may have missed this week

This weeks international farming news has seen many developments. From resignations too ‘serious concerns’ over the risks of African swine fever entering the UK. More bird flu cases have been confirme...