Livestock
SFT to hold pig conference in September
The Society of Feed Technologists (SFT) has revealed the agenda for its pig conference to be held in Coventry in September. Conference chair is Dr Tegan Whiting, monogastric nutritionist and technical expert at dsm-firmenich, who...
New officers for NOAH
The National Office of Animal Health, the trade association for UK manufacturers of veterinary medicines, elected its new board of management and officer team at its recent annual general meeting.
Food chain plan to lift UK food and drink resilience
Agri-food trade bodies the British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, NFU and UKHospitality have collaborated over a five-point plan for a more resilient and affordable UK food system. The associations point out that the...
Huskvac withdrawal threat to cattle health
The Control of Worms Sustainably (COWS) group has warned that MSD Animal Health’s decision to cease production of Bovilis Huskvac, the only lungworm vaccine approved in the UK, is a significant threat to cattle health and welfare. The oral vaccine protects young and...
Genus trading ahead of expectations
A second half trading update from Genus, the UK-listed global cattle and pig genetics business, reports better than expected trading across both species markets. he company’s PIC pig division delivered a strong performance in the six months to June 30th 2026, with...
Animal health and the Irish EU Presidency
AnimalhealthEurope, which represents 14 of Europe’s leading manufacturers of animal medicines as well as 16 national animal health associations, has welcomed the priorities set out by Ireland as it started its six-month Presidency of...