Do farm assurance schemes provide a life worth living?9 Sep 2019Schemes in the UK are falling short of citizen expectations and the ambition to provide a “good life” for farm animals
Building better relationships with farmers30 Jul 2019How to develop rapport and improve means of communication with farm clients
Veterinary practices and a bovine TB future29 Jul 2019Will the vet’s role evolve in an updated picture of bovine TB in the UK?
Nematode control in cattle25 Jul 2019Developing an effective plan for controlling roundworm and reducing disease risk in summer
Engaging with sheep clients25 Jun 2019How can vets improve their communication to farmers and become more involved with sheep health?
What can we learn from cattle contact chains?24 Jun 2019Analysing the network of cattle movements in the UK could improve the control of diseases, including bovine TB
Stay up to date with African swine fever prevention21 Jun 2019Promoting effective biosecurity practices is key to halting the spread of the devastating disease in Europe
Do we need better relationships with backyard poultry keepers?19 Jun 2019A research project in Scotland revealed attitudes of backyard keepers to biosecurity and veterinary care for their animals
Keep tabs on behaviour to boost welfare10 Jun 2019An insight into what animals are feeling, expressing and experiencing can guide improvements in health and welfare
Building sustainability into practice22 May 2019What does it mean to be a sustainable large animal practice?
Could pain management be the missing piece for pig productivity?21 May 2019How pain identification and management will feature in the future of pig production
Identifying priority welfare issues13 May 2019Results of a recent study will help prioritise animal welfare issues in the UK using expert consensus
Health planning in the beef cow17 Apr 2019A guide to developing health plans with your clients to encourage positive change on-farm
Tackling mastitis in Africa16 Apr 2019The problems encountered with milking in developing African countries are very different to those we’re used to in the UK
Antimicrobial resistance in pig production22 Mar 2019Coordinated, rapid responses could be required on a global scale to tackle emerging antimicrobial resistance threats
Diseases of farmed deer20 Mar 2019Learn about managing disease in the second article of a two-part series on deer farming in the UK
Epididymal semen harvesting18 Mar 2019Post-castration epididymal sperm extraction is a pioneering method of semen collection that permits semen extraction where other options don’t allow
Lessons from the influenza outbreak13 Mar 2019Was the outbreak of equine “flu” a dress rehearsal for something more serious?
Treating diarrhoea cases11 Mar 2019Treatment of diarrhoea in the adult horse is considered in part two of the series on equine diarrhoea
Tackling the management challenges of large animal practice8 Mar 2019At the 2019 SPVS/VMG Congress, the owner of an award-winning farm animal practice explained how she keeps her team happy
