Content related to the topic: disease

12 January 2021

Understanding causes of mastitis key to control

By putting a Mastitis Control Plan in place, farmer Chris Mossman has seen cases of mastitis fall drastically in his herd at Nantybach Farm.

11 September 2020

Feed into Beef research project

The Feed into Beef project is a five-year AHDB-funded collaborative project to deliver improved beef cattle feeding guidelines

3 May 2024

SHAWG

The Sheep Health and Welfare Group Conference 2020

1 May 2025

Using medicines responsibly in livestock

Learn about using medicines responsibly and environmental considerations.

10 July 2020

Managing and treating mastitis in your herd

Strategic Dairy Farm: Mastitis expert Dr James Breen joins Hillhead of Covington's Willie Baillie for a review of their last nine months activities

7 July 2020

A guide for pig producers: Bets use of vaccines and caring for medicines

Guest speaker Lysan Eppink joins us from Boehringer-Ingelheim, to present a guide to safe use and efficient storage of vaccines and medicines on farm.

30 January 2025

Lameness in sheep - treatment and diagnosis

There are quite a few different treatments and protocols for treating lame sheep. If you haven’t already, talk to your vet about creating a plan of action to devise the most appropriate treatments tailored for your flock’s disease problems and circumstances

22 October 2024

The role of badgers in the spread of bovine tuberculosis in pigs

Practical biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of pig herds being infected by bTB from badgers.

8 July 2025

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. It is one of the biggest disease issues facing the UK cattle industry.

8 July 2020

Mycotoxins in pig feed

Guidance on reducing the risk of mycotoxin exposure to pigs

1 June 2020

Nigel Miller appointed Chair of new Ruminant Health and Welfare Group

Nigel Miller has been appointed as Chair of the newly-formed Ruminant Health and Welfare Group (RHWG) with effect from 1 June 2020 for a two-year term.

1 June 2020

Pig industry antibiotic results released

The latest antibiotic usage figures for the UK pig industry show that levels remain unchanged last year, despite significant disease challenges.