The parasite-based disease Neospora caninum has been added to Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS) following evidence of rising levels of infection in the UK and Ireland. It is the first new disease in 15 years to be added to CHeCS, the regulatory body for cattle health schemes in the UK and Ireland, and joins Johne’s Disease, BVD, IBR and Leptospirosis.
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- Counting the cost of bovine TB in Wales December 13, 2019Farmers Weekly Christmas sales have continued to buoy primestock averages, helping lift the trade above last year’s levels. Liveweight steers rocketed 20p/kg to end the first week of December at 203p/kg, the first time weekly steer averages have hit 200p/kg or more this year. Heifers saw a similar lift to sit at 213p/kg and bulls […]