3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (398+ words) Researchers in Cambridge have identified a “repeatable late-year pattern” in recent incursions of the virus to the UK and believe tougher measures are needed to reduce the risks. Image: © Dirk70 / Adobe Stock Researchers have said more needs to be done to…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (484+ words) British Horseracing Authority officials are urging “vets to encourage bigger drives on getting horses vaccinated” following this year’s outbreak. Image: vchalup / Adobe Stock A senior equine vet has expressed hope that this year’s equine influenza outbreak will change attitudes toward…...

4+ day, 43+ min ago   (360+ words) Case figures revealed at latest weekly webinar, where farmers in Scotland were also urged to plan ahead amid the prospect of the virus posing a longer-term threat. A map was shown at the webinar last night (9 September). The red triangles…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (326+ words) A government minister has urged the industry to face the prospect of the virus being there to stay. Holyrood. Image © Heartland Arts / Adobe Stock The Scottish Government has urged vets and farmers to plan for bluetongue becoming a “permanent” presence…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (279+ words) Industry leaders say they want to prevent current supply challenges from happening again in 2027. Image: majeczka/ Adobe Stock A new survey of bluetongue vaccination intention has been launched in a bid to prevent current supply problems from being repeated next…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (239+ words) Collaboration and vigilance are still vital according to the latest update on the outbreak. Owners warned equine flu could still be circulating “below the radar of surveillance”. The UK is not yet “out of the woods” in the battle against…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (410+ words) Several areas of England and Wales have “emerging clusters” of infection, a new webinar on the virus has heard. Image: Leon Woods / Adobe Stock A senior government official has warned of new developing bluetongue case groups in England and Wales…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (314+ words) Local restrictions are in place in the area where the virus has been detected with nationwide rules set to follow. Dumfries and Galloway. Image: Maciej Olszewski / Adobe Stock Farmers in Scotland are being urged to secure vaccine supplies now as…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (430+ words) More than 2,000 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately in Britain 50 years on from the Dangerous Wild Animals Act’s introduction. Prominent animal welfare charities have urged the Government to review and reform legislation governing the keeping of wild…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (414+ words) Scholars found peak Lawsonia intracellularis exposure occurred between six and nine months of age and in the autumn-winter period. Researchers investigating the prevalence of the bacteria causing equine proliferative enteropathy have identified the peak risk period in foals. Vets from…...