A series of practical advice webinars for show organisers and vets have been organised to help key stakeholders prepare for the risk that notifiable and new and emerging diseases pose to livestock. Maintaining effective biosecurity to protect them has never
Ruminant Health & Welfare has worked with stakeholders from across the ruminant sector to create a flowchart to help farmers in the recently lifted Temporary Control Zones (TCZ) navigate what this means for their farm and animal movements during the
Welcome to Ruminant Health & Welfare Welcome to the first RH&W newsletter of 2024Our important work continues with our focus now on developing a beef welfare strategy with the working group as well as progressing the welfare goals identified in
Defra has announced that we are now in a seasonally vector low period when midge activity is much lower, leading to some changes to disease control measures for BTV-3. BTV-3 is the new strain of bluetongue currently being found in
Norfolk farmers and other stakeholders invited to bluetongue discussion in-person meeting A farmer focussed bluetongue meeting is being organised for Monday 15 January by key industry organisations working together to provide support and information for farmers and vets in the
New licence available for movements out of Bluetongue Temporary Control Zones where there is a welfare need A licence has been made available by Defra for animal movements to be considered, from premises within the Kent and Norfolk Temporary Control