Help for New Vets on Farm Practice
UK - A series of six hands-on training courses has been developed by the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA), sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, to help recently qualified vets climb the steep learning curve in their first jobs in farm pract...

Bluetongue Vaccine Protects Offspring
UK - New research shows cows vaccinated with a BTV-8 bluetongue vaccine passed protection to their offspring.

Economic Loss From Calf Rearing Is Huge
UK - With estimates that six to eight per cent of calves will die before they are weaned and about 30 per cent of calves will suffer some form of illness during the same period, calf rearing is an area that can be improved on many dairy farms, according...

New IBR Educational Material
UK - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has produced a new suite of education materials to highlight the costly financial losses associated with IBR infection in cattle herds.

New Guide to Scour Published
UK - Understanding and preventing infectious calf scour is the subject of a new practical guide published for cattle farmers by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health.

Cow Signals Initiative Shows Health
UK - It sounds almost too simple to be true, by watching cow behaviour dairy farmers can make small management changes that may boost production by up to 1000 litres a year.

Genus Profits in Times of Trouble
UK - Cattle genetics company Genus Plc reported a forty percent rise in profits this year, despite continuing struggle within much of the industry.

First Delivery of Merial Bluetongue Vaccine
UK - Merial Animal Health is pleased to announce the first delivery of its bluetongue vaccine, BTVPUR™ AlSap, in the UK.

Beefing Up the Sunday Roast
UK - The Sunday roast on our dinner tables has the potential to be packed with bags more natural flavour, say scientists at The University of Nottingham.

Merial Unveil the Liquid Bluetongue Vaccine
UK - Animal health company Merial has just launched the latest product in its range of bluetongue vaccines.

BPZ Expands and Merial Vaccine is Licensed
UK - Defra has today announced that the Bluetongue Protection Zone will be extended again on Monday 21 July, following the delivery by Intervet of almost 2 million additional doses of Bluetongue serotype 8 (BTV-8) vaccine.

Bluetongue Protection Zone Keeps Expanding
UK - Defra has today announced that the Bluetongue Protection Zone will be extended again on Monday 14 July, following the delivery by Intervet of over 2 million additional doses of Bluetongue vaccine.

Defra Bluetongue Tender Awarded to Merial
UK - Following the award of the second Defra tender, Merial Animal Health is now preparing to deliver bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV8) vaccine to England and Wales, starting in July.

Another English Vaccine Order is Welcome News
UK - The news Defra Secretary of State Hilary Benn has agreed to order a further eight million doses of Bluetongue vaccine for England has been welcomed by the Joint Action against Bluetongue industry group.

Vaccination Roll Out Plan Rolls On
UK - The JAB campaign for mass vaccination against bluetongue can step up a gear after Intervet announced its vaccine has been licensed for use in the UK. The news comes as Defra published its roll out plan and guidance notes for livestock keepers and...

Merial's SAPO Licence Restored
Merial Animal Health has been given the go-ahead to restart making vaccines to protect animals from foot and mouth and bluetongue disease at its Pirbright Centre in the UK.

Defra Orders a Batch of Bluetongue Vaccine
UK - The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today announced that it is placing a firm order with pharmaceutical company Intervet to supply 22.5 million doses of Bluetongue vaccine.

Foot and Mouth Biosecurity Alert
UK - Biosecurity Experts Offer Advice on Abattoir and Vehicle Disinfection Procedures to Farmers and Abattoirs

Leptospirosis Presence Established In 70% Of UK Herds
UK - Around 70% of unvaccinated UK herds continue to show evidence of leptospirosis infection, according to 2006 test results released by the Bovine Leptospirosis Information & Screening Service (BLiSS)

Genus reports strong growth
UK - Genus PLC said trading in the second half of the year started strongly and unveiled a 22 pct rise in pretax profits, driven by buoyant demand for its genetically improved pigs and bulls, which it sells to farmers for breeding.