Health

1 July 2025

When it comes to choosing materials for building your cow track, you have a number of options. Find out what to consider when deciding on the best material to use for your track and herd.

28 August 2024

When deciding on a route for your new cow track there are a number of things to keep in mind. Work through our checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything.

28 August 2024

Installing a cow track that works for your herd means taking into account the way cows behave when they’re moving around in groups. Find out how to ensure your track keeps your cows moving happily.

28 February 2025

The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway is a long-term, project partnership, co-designed by government and industry, across cattle, sheep, pig and poultry sectors to support continual improvement in health and welfare.

18 April 2022

Read about some of the ways we're helping farmers to keep improving pig health and welfare

26 May 2022

Find out about the moving and handling training and what it means for you, as well as how you can keep track of your training via PigPro – your online training record.

7 April 2022

Survey launched to understand impact of the rise in Schmallenberg virus on 2022 lambing season

3 February 2025

The UK and Canada have launched negotiations on a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Ottawa

19 August 2025

Good animal health and welfare are vital for each and every animal on our farms and, as a vet, improving animal health and welfare is my passion.

30 December 2024

In March and April, we anticipate that Pig Health Scheme assessments will resume in all 11 plants.

10 March 2022

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) recently announced that any zinc oxide veterinary products that are Qualified-Person-released by 26 June 2022 can continue to be used until the end of their shelf life (approximately two years).

12 July 2024

March 2022: The ongoing development of African swine fever (ASF) in continental Europe is a growing concern.

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