Biosecurity is the set of practical measures taken to limit the spread of infectious diseases, both within a farm and from one farm to another, or from elsewhere, e.g. the abattoir. Ensuring good ...

An extension of the original Swine Dysentery Charter, it aims to control disease quickly and effectively. It currently covers the sharing of information for both swine dysentery and PEDv outbreaks and ...

Confirmed case of swine dysentery: a positive laboratory diagnosis by culture and/or PCR of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae in the presence of clinical signs of diarrhoea in the pigs. Swine dysentery ...

Following a strict vehicle biosecurity policy should reduce the risk of disease being spread by lorries and other vehicles. However, it relies on everyone complying with the policy and having access ...

In the UK as a whole, lamb consumption has been in steady decline during the last 20 years. This is driven by comparatively high prices relative to other proteins, such as chicken. For the Muslim ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed at £186.50/t yesterday, falling £2.80/t from Wednesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract lost £1.75/t over the same period, to close at £186.80/t. Despite the European ...

Births to dairy dams in the third quarter of this year (July – September) have totalled 458,473 head, according to the latest BCMS data. This marks the highest recorded figure for Q3, and an increase ...

According to Sara Pedersen (pictured), veterinary consultant at Farm Dynamics, "One of the most significant challenges we face in the dairy industry is managing lameness in cattle." This problem not ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed yesterday at £190.50/t, up £0.35/t from Monday’s close. The Nov-25 contract closed at £188.75/t, up £1.65/t over the same period. Domestic futures followed both ...

UK sheep meat production has fallen by 7% YTD. Lowest October clean sheep kill on record of 1.09m head. September’s imports have continued to rise and exports have fallen to compensate reduced ...

AHDB ran a Trust study in conjunction with Blue Marble of 2,000 consumers in August 2024. The study showed that food costs, energy prices and the NHS are still really important concerns for consumers, ...

British pig farmers have saved themselves an estimated £15.3m in environmental mitigation costs thanks to significant progress in reducing ammonia emissions. Below, Zanita Markham, Projects and ...