Disease

18 December 2023

Download this factsheet for guidance on blood sampling pigs that are more than 13 weeks of age as part of the Annual Health and Welfare Review.

3 July 2024

Resources for vets and vet-led teams with official and practical guidance for carrying out Annual Health and Welfare Reviews

21 July 2025

Bluetongue is a non-contagious, viral disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants (primarily sheep and including cattle and goats), that is transmitted by insects, particularly biting midges.

1 September 2023

With ewe replacement and breeding tup sales in full swing, here is a timely reminder on the importance of quarantine.

1 August 2023

Post-movement TB testing rules are changing

25 March 2025

Tips for maintaining and improving the overall health, welfare, productivity and profitability of your herd.

7 April 2025

Researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Bern (Switzerland) have used economic and population data from Defra, AHDB and AgroVision to answer this question.

7 December 2022

Acting as an online tool to help dairy, beef and sheep producers monitor and compare medicine use, the Medicine Hub was brought in to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance to the industry.

4 November 2022

Following a review of projects, tools and services, AHDB is unable to fund the Pig Health Scheme beyond 2022

27 September 2022

This autumn sees the launch of a new manual to help farmers control liver fluke in grazing livestock, in a joint levy-body effort to control what can be a devastating disease.

10 November 2022

Pig clubs are back – join us to find out how a high-health, nucleus pig herd keeps disease out.

2 July 2025

Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) can have a devastating effect on the health and welfare of grazing livestock. Historically, control has relied heavily on the routine blanket use of flukicide treatments. This manual outlines good practice and sustainable control of liver fluke to protect livestock.

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