Content related to the topic: health

8 July 2025

BVDFree England scheme

The BVDFree England Scheme closed on 31 July 2024 – see our FAQs for information regarding the closure.

1 April 2026

Foot-and-mouth disease European outbreaks

The latest foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) updates and advice.

15 January 2025

Pembrokeshire farm turns the corner on lameness

Find out how Hackett Farm in Pembrokeshire transformed their cow’s mobility.

9 March 2026

Foot-and-mouth disease

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle and other cloven-hoofed ruminants.

2 December 2024

Husk: Are you in control of lungworm?

As a result of milder wetter winters, extended grazing seasons and reliance on long-acting anthelmintics, lungworm has been on the increase for the past 25 years.

28 November 2024

Making strides to tackle lameness

We explain how to tackle lameness and improve cow mobility.

20 March 2025

ASF: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best

Mandy Nevel explains why it is important that pig producers act now, before ASF reaches the UK.

8 November 2024

Assessing the risk of feral wild boar in England

The largest population of feral wild boar in England is found in the Forest of Dean.

9 January 2025

Lungworm survey reminder for vets

The survey will help build a picture of lungworm cases throughout the 2024 grazing season

17 September 2025

Be alert for lungworm in cattle this autumn

The wet summer and mild temperatures this year have been ideal for lungworm.

4 November 2024

2023 antibiotic usage in UK pig industry

Use of antibiotics in the UK pig industry has declined rapidly over the last nine years, but the latest figures reveal there was a slight increase in 2023.

8 August 2025

Blog: Second ASF contingency planning workshop

Miranda Bowden-Doyle summarises a recent workshop focused on post-farmgate contingency planning with regard to ASF.