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Scrupulous biosecurity a must in wake of new AI cases
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...
Poultry.Network Conference 2024: What’s next for avian influenza?
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).
Livetec’s weekly livestock news roundup
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 ...
What’s been happening in poultry and farming news this week?
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...
The farming week in review
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 ...
Farming news this week
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...
Farming headlines you may have missed this week
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...
What’s new in this week’s news?
by admin | 08.01.2024

What’s new in this week’s news?

This weeks international farming news has seen many developments, from Olympic egg news, vaccine rollouts and the UK raising a ‘Level 4’ bird flu alert.
What’s happening in the news this week?
by admin | 07.25.2024

What’s happening in the news this week?

There are lots of international stories in our poultry and pig news roundup over the last seven days. However, we begin a bit closer to home with some sobering findings from recent surveys:
Livetec’s weekly news round up
by admin | 07.11.2024

Livetec’s weekly news round up

Here at Livetec, we’re always keeping an eye on the poultry and pig stories making the news headlines. Here’s what piqued our interest this week:
EU boosts defence against bird flu with vaccine dose agreement
by admin | 06.13.2024

EU boosts defence against bird flu with vaccine dose agreement

The European Union has taken a proactive step to protect its agricultural industry from the threat of zoonotic avian influenza, or bird flu, by securing access to a significant number of vaccines.
New poultry depopulation solution recommended
by admin | 06.12.2024

New poultry depopulation solution recommended

A recently published report from the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) now recommends the use of high expansion nitrogen foam as an emergency depopulation method for poultry, following a successful demon...
Increasing US cases of bird flu in cows spark wider concern
by admin | 06.11.2024

Increasing US cases of bird flu in cows spark wider concern

In March 2024 it was confirmed that milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas had tested positive for avian influenza. This number had increased to 58 herds across the US by May 24th and the signs are ...
WHO raises concerns about bird flu spreading to humans
by admin | 04.23.2024

WHO raises concerns about bird flu spreading to humans

As the global leaders in biosecurity, Livetec are constantly keeping up to date on animal diseases and recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed “enormous concern” that the H5N1 bird...
Concerns rise as bird flu found in cow’s milk
by admin | 04.01.2024

Concerns rise as bird flu found in cow’s milk

On Monday 25th March 2024 it was confirmed that milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas had tested positive for avian influenza, in a statement released by US health officials.
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