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
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
Are we pushing animals too far?5 Apr 2019A recently published book considers the philosophical and ethical implications of using and abusing animals for the benefit of humans
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
Reviewing bovine TB control in Devon19 Mar 2019Views on control methods were exchanged in a meeting attended by vet Dick Sibley, TB activist Brian May and a range of professionals involved with TB control
Lessons from the influenza outbreak13 Mar 2019Was the outbreak of equine “flu” a dress rehearsal for something more serious?
The potential impacts of Brexit on welfare13 Mar 2019Would a no-deal Brexit lead to compromised animal welfare standards?
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
Reassuring advice for recent graduates27 Feb 2019A final year veterinary student reviews The New Vet’s Handbook, published in June 2018
Dealing with diarrhoea20 Feb 2019Aetiologies and diagnosis are considered in part one of a two-part series on equine diarrhoea
Could we improve animal welfare by harnessing human culture?11 Feb 2019Mark Fisher, author of Animal Welfare Science, Husbandry and Ethics: The evolving story of our relationship with farm animals, explains the complexities of farm animal welfare
