Farmers, vets, organisations and industry professionals from across the whole sheep industry have joined forces, through Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W), to launch the new UK Sheep Welfare Strategy for 2023-2028. The strategy, which is the first of its kind
A case of the new emerging strain of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) has been confirmed in a single cow on a farm near Canterbury, Kent, following routine surveillance by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W),
Farmers urged to beware, take action and be vigilant for new strain of Bluetongue virus Following reports of a new strain of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) emerging and spreading rapidly in the Netherlands, there is increasing concern about the situation and
Applications sought for new Ruminant Health & Welfare chairperson UK-wide industry group, Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W), is inviting applications for a new chairperson. The group, which formed in April 2020, aims to co-ordinate and focus the UK farming industry’s
Reflecting on the success of Ruminant Health & Welfare so far Looking back can be a distraction and in a world dominated by change – buffeted by the Covid pandemic and the tragic war in Ukraine – focusing on the
Welcome to the latest issue of the RH&W newsletter. It’s been another busy month for the livestock sector and RH&W with multiple working groups making great strides forward with the Sheep welfare strategy – a document developed by industry for