Livestock Health News

Here you will find our most recent News posts relating to Livestock Health.

Please see also:

the Friars Moor Monthly Farm Newsletter – please contact us to subscribe.
the XL Vets farm newsletter Livestock Matters – you can read or download the latest issue and many back issues.
(Note: for Courses & Events, see our calendar of forthcoming livestock health events)

Farmers Weekly Awards 2020 – Livestock Advisor of the Year – Julian Allen February 10, 2021Farmers Weekly have been hosting their week-long festival of British farming to celebrate farming’s successes and a chance to see and hear about the achievements of more than 40 of the best farmers in the land. We are so proud of Julian for winning the Livestock Advisor of the year award #FWAwards 2020. Many congratulations Julian! https://www.fwi.co.uk/events/awards/farmers-weekly-awards-2020-livestock-adviser-of-the-year-2
Take 15 minutes to complete the Big Farming Survey (100 words) January 20, 2021RABI has launched The Big Farming Survey, the largest ever research project of its kind, which aims to identify how increasingly complex challenges are impacting farming people’s physical and mental wellbeing, as well as the health of farm businesses. “To serve our community effectively, we require a greater understanding of how the pressures on farming people ...
Avian Influenza (bird flu) – new rules in force from today December 14, 2020From today (Dec 14) all poultry and captive birds must be kept indoors and strict biosecurity measures put in place, under rules issued recently by the Animal and Plant Health Agency. An increase in cases of Avian Influenza (bird flu) in both wild birds and commercial poultry flocks means that these additional rules have been ...
Order your flea & worm treatment online October 6, 2020We now have an easy and efficient way of ordering your flea/tick and worm treatment, 24 hours a day! Please follow these simple steps: Click on the green repeat prescriptions link on the homepage Complete the form in full Select the branch you would like to go to (in BOLD) Wait 24 hours and then go and collect your pet’s ...
Vet Viewpoint – diary housing September 15, 2020Six key areas to improve your dairy housing environment. An article by Alice Miller of Friars Moor Livestock Health, published in the XL Vets Farm newsletter (based on a previous article in Farmers Weekly): Vet Viewpoint: Focus on these six key areas to improve your dairy housing environment, by Alice Miller See also: Meet the team > Farm ...