Top tips for firework season with pets For those of us with pets this date is one that we are unlikely to forget, especially since the arrival of over-the-counter fireworks which has led to this colourful and noisy festival often lasting far longer than a single night. So, to help you and your pets to… Read more »
Happy, healthy Halloween: pet tips!As we wave goodbye to a glorious summer many of us are digging out our gloves, hats and scarves in preparation for the autumn festivities. Yet whilst those of us with two legs may be excited by the promise of Halloween sweets, ‘trick or treat’ fancy dress, bonfires and breath-taking fireworks… Read more »
The Annual Cost of Sheep Scab is around £8.3m in Great Britain Sheep scab is a major threat to the sheep industry, impacting on growth rates and causing serious welfare implications. Its prevalence has increased in the past 20 years following its declassification as a notifiable disease in England and Wales in the 1990s (although… Read more »
Over the past few weeks many cattle are likely to have been housed. Coming off grass there is the risk that these animals will bring inside with them a burden of parasites. Winter housing is a key time to treat for both external and internal parasites. Lice are a common winter problem among cattle and… Read more »