Animal Health
New home for NOAH
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH), the trade association for UK-based animal health product manufacturers, has a new home. The organisation has relocated to a shared workspace at Stevenage in Hertfordshire, after 35 years...
Ruminant health key to lower methane emissions
Reducing endemic disease levels in ruminant livestock can contribute to the Global Methane Pledge to cut methane emissions 30% by 2030 - a COP26 outcome. A report from Scotland’s Moredun Research Institute – prepared in conjunction...
Scottish agri strength and potential
Research funded by the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI), in partnership with a subgroup of the Life Science Scotland’s Industry Leadership Group and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has...
Herdvision automates lameness scoring
A UK agri-tech business has introduced a new system to automate dairy cow mobility and body condition scoring, using 3D imagery, to improve herd productivity and welfare. The HerdVision system is part of Lancaster-based AgSenze’s...
Vets warn of ASF risk from import check delay
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) warns that he government decision to delay import checks on goods from the EU by up to 18 months “flies in the face of common sense” when notifiable diseases such as African Swine Fever (ASF)...
AHDA’s plan to reduce wormer resistance
The Animal Health Distributors Association (AHDA) is campaigning to combat anthelmintic resistance to effective treatments through a more responsible prescribing process for POM-VPS category animal medicines. The campaign will use...