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Merial sponsors Professor Jacqui Matthews worming online CPD

Merial Animal Health is sponsoring a Ledston Equine Clinic webinar to provide vets with the latest information on best practice worming, in a convenient online training session.


Some anti-parasitic collars withdrawn from French market

French authorities have issued a statement about the withdrawal


Merial appoints Pig Business Manager

Merial Animal Health has announced the appointment of Nick Munce as Pig Business Development and Technical Manager for the UK and Ireland.


Vets back compulsory microchipping of dogs in Wales

Moves to introduce compulsory microchipping of dogs in Wales have been welcomed by veterinary associations.


The usual cock up mode of operation . . . continues

Richard Wright on the Bottom Line for the pig & poultry industry
When writing this column it is always difficult to work out how to combine things that will interest both pig and poultry farmers. Feed prices and GM crops are obvious examples – but thanks to the inability of the European Commission to enforce its own legislation there are now others.


Data protection and the animal health industry

Veterinary medicines play an extremely important role in helping to maintain the health and welfare of farm animals. Donal Murphy, of NOAH, outlines how appropriate data protection legislation helps ensure that companies continue to be able to develop veterinary medicines to help veterinarians and farmers deal with existing and emerging diseases.


Former RCVS President to sit in the House of Lords

Former Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) President, Professor Sandy Trees, will be appointed to the House of Lords as a non-party-political (cross-bench) peer, following recommendation by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.


DEFRA update on grant funding

DEFRA have recently announced the second round of grant funding is open for the Farming & Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS) under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).


Owners spend £20,000 marrying their loved up animals

An animal registrar has revealed how some clients spend up to £20,000 marrying their loved up pets.


Warmer weather brings hidden dangers

Novartis Animal Health urges farmers to be vigilant in protecting lambs against Nematodirus as weather warms up


New Nuffield Poultrymeat Scholarship

……supported by Aviagen, Cobb and Hubbard Breeders.


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