Content related to the topic: disease

11 December 2024

Five picks for breeding to improve mastitis and cell counts

A summary of the progress made in somatic cell count and mastitis rates due to improvements in cow breeding.

2 December 2024

Husk: Are you in control of lungworm?

As a result of milder wetter winters, extended grazing seasons and reliance on long-acting anthelmintics, lungworm has been on the increase for the past 25 years.

20 March 2025

ASF: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best

Mandy Nevel explains why it is important that pig producers act now, before ASF reaches the UK.

8 November 2024

Assessing the risk of feral wild boar in England

The largest population of feral wild boar in England is found in the Forest of Dean.

9 January 2025

Lungworm survey reminder for vets

The survey will help build a picture of lungworm cases throughout the 2024 grazing season

17 September 2025

Be alert for lungworm in cattle this autumn

The wet summer and mild temperatures this year have been ideal for lungworm.

4 November 2024

2023 antibiotic usage in UK pig industry

Use of antibiotics in the UK pig industry has declined rapidly over the last nine years, but the latest figures reveal there was a slight increase in 2023.