Due to the drop in temperature and reduced midge activity, the UK's Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed the UK is in the ...

Harpercroft Farm, near Dundonald, Ayrshire, has lost more than half the lambs born this year following an outbreak of ...

Farmers are being reminded of their legal obligations around suspected cases of bluetongue, as well as mandatory notification ...

The NFU has had reports of calves being born displaying sigs of weakness, ill thrift and/or brain deformities. As such, we're ...

Fortnightly, we will be catching up with a vet in Northumberland to find out what farmers should be on the lookout for.

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies belonging to the Culicoides genus in ...

Defra has announced that the UK is now in a 'very low risk' period for Bluetongue virus following the confirmation of 200 cases over the past year. The risk is significantly reduced due to cooler ...

But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

The falling risk of bluetongue disease has prompted the chief ... The potentially-fatal animal virus, which is spread by infected biting midges, affects ruminants including cattle, sheep, goats ...

The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has announced yesterday (21 January) that we are now in the seasonally vector low period for bluetongue virus. Due to a decrease in temperature, midge activity is ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

EMA recommends approval of Bluevac-3 and Syvazul BTV 3 vaccines to protect sheep against bluetongue disease: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Monday, January 20, 2025, 13:00 Hrs [IST] E ...