The Blowfly Alert forecasts the level of strike risk for different regions of the UK. It will be updated monthly through July to October. The forecasts are supported by on farm reporting of cases – to report a case in your flock please click the link below.
View Alert Report An OutbreakOn many dairy farms producing one calf per year is no longer as critical as it once was.
Milk fever, also known as hypocalcaemia or periparturient paresis is a common but preventable condition at calving.
An outbreak of diphtheria in dairy calves is typically traced to unhygienic conditions with dirty feeding equipment.
Try to reduce your reliance on anthelmintics by using management options and monitoring where possible.
Sheep with footrot are very lame, lie down for long periods and may not bear weight on the affected leg.
Johne's disease presents as chronic weight loss/low body condition score and poor fleece.
There are long-established vaccination protocols using toxoid vaccines which prevent all common clostridial diseases in sheep.
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS or Blue Ear) appeared in the UK in 1991.
Avian Influenza (known as 'bird flu') is a highly contagious viral disease affecting the respiratory, digestive and/or nervous system.
Mycotoxins are toxic compounds produced by a variety of fungi/moulds. Birds can pick up these toxins through infected feed or bedding.
This webinar discusses the causes, clinical signs, treatment and prevention of Grass Staggers
This webinar discusses how trace minerals support the immune response to bovine respiratory disease vaccination
Financial losses result from mortality and antibiotic treatment costs. Respiratory disease is also a major animal welfare concern.
Once established, it is almost impossible to eradicate liver fluke from your farm.
Lungworm is an unpredictable parasite and risk can be difficult to assess. This assessment tool will help provide an indication of risk levels only. Parasite control should be part of your herd health plan.
AHDB are holding a series of webinars to provide live updates and presentations from industry experts on bluetongue and the BTV-3 strain that has been confirmed in cases in the UK.
APHA: Bluetongue virus BTV3 has been confirmed in a single sheep at a premises near Haddiscoe, South Norfolk.
During 2024 APHA will again offer free-of-charge testing of samples from lambs, kids, and calves born with arthrogryposis
NADIS are delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new teaching resource The Cattle and Sheep Clinical Library for Vets.
Ceva Animal Health has announced that the EAE (enzootic abortion of ewes) vaccine, Cevac Chlamydia, will not be available as anticipated in September for the main 2024 vaccination season.
Are you a livestock farmer or vet? The project are inviting you to complete a 10-to-15-minute online survey, aimed at understanding farmers and vets’ perceptions and practices around tick-borne livestock diseases (e.g., Louping ill, tick-borne fever, babesiosis), impacts, treatment options and on-farm decision-making and diagnostic practices.