Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a Dutch poultry farm, following the discovery last week of cases in two wild swans. A cull will…
Month: October 2020
UK biotech company, Deep Branch, has secured further investment to scale up the sustainable generation of protein that can be used as animal feed. The company…
MSD Animal Health UK has doubled the number of vet surgeon research bursaries it is offering this year. Three new research bursaries are being introduced in…
Three-quarters of vets are concerned about stress and burnout in the profession as a result of COVID-19, according to a new survey from the British Veterinary…
The impact of the Spoutnic robot on poultry mating behaviour and fertility has been studied by the Applied Innovation Team at Hubbard. The findings – based…
Adrian Rushby, production director for PD Hook, has run the Virtual London Marathon in aid of The Farming Community Network (FCN). Rushby raised nearly £20,000 for a charity…
A new commercial study with Hy-Line brown hens at a large layer farm has shown that oregano essential oil in layer diets results in more saleable eggs per…
Broiler breeders fed twice a day display less foraging and pecking behaviour and more eating and resting behaviour. Furthermore, some birds even produced more eggs, according…
The chair of Red Tractor, Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has announced that she will leave the organisation at the end of her three-year term on 12 November…
The chief vets from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have today raised the risk level of avian influenza being introduced to the UK from ‘low’…