Using the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway to engage with smaller pig producers

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a highly contagious virus. Transmission occurs through direct contact, airborne particles and contaminated surfaces, with clinical signs...

Plan, prevent, protect: optimal sheep vaccination

The decision to vaccinate sheep is primarily motivated by animal welfare and the wish to optimise health by giving sheep the best chance to be free from avoidable disease. If optimum protection from...

Revisiting bovine respiratory disease

Accurate and early diagnosis of BRD is a critical facet of any management programme. All too frequently there are delays in identifying animals requiring treatment or an acceptance of a low level of...