AHW ARCHIVE

2012

04 April 2012

Are we really fulfilling their needs?

ADAS invite you to the first Welsh Government sponsored meetings for goat keepers designed to provide practical and technical advice...

20 March 2012

Management and welfare of seasonal turkeys

ADAS is delivering a workshop on the management and welfare of seasonal turkeys as part of the Livestock Health South...

19 March 2012

Environmental reservoirs of prion diseases

Dr Ben Maddison gives an overview of recent TSE research undertaken by ADAS's Biotechnology Group.

09 March 2012

ADAS provide Burges Salmon with insight into UK livestock sector

ADAS provided a forward thinking and detailed insight into the UK livestock sector for Burges Salmon, one of the UK’s...

08 March 2012

ADAS Smallholder Training Workshops

We invite you to the third in a series of four workshops aimed at small scale pig keepers which are...

07 March 2012

Welfare workshops for small-scale pig keepers

For many years the small scale pig keeper has not necessarily been able to access training and tap into the...

07 March 2012

Goat keeping workshops proved a success

A series of ADAS-hosted goat keeping workshops has recently been completed and have proved to be a great success attracting...

14 February 2012

Pig Lungworm: will it make a comeback?

Dr David Burden gives an overview of the occurrence of Lungworm, its lifecycle and those factors that can give rise...

20 January 2012

ADAS Sheep Workshops

ADAS invites you to a FREE sheep workshop aimed at optimising health and improving management of ewes on commercial farms....

2011

14 December 2011

A look back over the last year in poultry

As 2011 draws to a close, Senior Consultant John Newton from the ADAS Sustainable Livestock Group finds time to reflect...

09 December 2011

Johnes Disease

Peter Watson describes Johnes Disease and explains how it is becoming increasingly prevalent in the UK and the approaches that...

05 October 2011

Improving sustainability of beef & sheep production

ADAS is working with Duchy College, Bristol University and Eblex to improve the sustainability of beef and sheep production in...

30 September 2011

Pedigree Welsh Pig Survey

ADAS is supporting the Pedigree Welsh Pig Society (PWPS) in their quest to increase the sustainability of the Welsh pig...

22 August 2011

Water and livestock

Andrew Walker, Head of Animal Health and Welfare, looks at the importance of water availability for livestock businesses.

19 August 2011

ADAS help Pedigree Welsh Pig Society to secure the future of the Welsh Pig

ADAS has partnered with the Pedigree Welsh Pig Society (PWPS) to further develop a campaign to secure the future of...

01 August 2011

Bovine Virus Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV)

Bovine Virus Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) is one of the most common infectious agents found in British cattle herds. It is...

14 July 2011

ADAS at the Royal Welsh Show 2011

Farmers and landowners have the chance to discuss even more opportunities on renewable energy with ADAS specialists at this year’s...

16 June 2011

Rinderpest Eradication - a Major Milestone in World Animal Health

Peter Watson explains how Rinderpest, also known as cattle plague has become the first animal disease to be eradicated by...

16 June 2011

ADAS develops software for checking enriched cages for laying hens

ADAS has been helping inspectors from the Animal Health Agency in Great Britain to develop an effective and consistent approach...

19 May 2011

Crop protection priorities: potential impacts of loss of pesticides in UK

ADAS has completed a series of projects assessing the impacts of changing availability of pesticides. These reports cover all key...

11 April 2011

Suitability of alternative bedding materials for animals

Cereal straw is typically the bedding material of choice for the majority of farms, however, its availability and cost is...

05 April 2011

Sustainable Livestock Management

Andrew Walker, Head of Animal Health and Welfare, discusses how livestock production is key for efficient food production.

10 March 2011

ADAS evaluates the EU’s policy on animal welfare

ADAS has extensive experience with policy advice and evaluation at a UK level, but a recent project has brought us...

16 February 2011

ADAS research finds scrapie prion material detectable in the environment

ADAS scientists and their university colleagues have found that survival of scrapie prion pathogens in the environment may be a...

17 January 2011

Suitable sites for outdoor pigs

Choosing suitable sites for outdoor pigs is a tricky business. ADAS consultant David Moorhouse explores some of the considerations for...

10 January 2011

Uplands Focus Farm Project – Derbyshire Peak District

ADAS is starting a new project in Derbyshire to help improve the sustainability of upland beef and sheep farming in...

2010

29 November 2010

EU Broiler Directive now laid before parliament

New Regulations to implement the EU Broiler Directive came into force on 5 November in Scotland, on 10 November in...

16 November 2010

EU Directive means changes for poultry producers

The poultry industry seems to be going through a period of time where EU Directives have required both the meat...

10 November 2010

Farm Security

In this article, ADAS senior consultant John Newton highlights the risks faced and reminds water companies that as employers, they...

09 September 2010

Review of the implementation of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 in local authorities in England and Wales

Defra has commissioned ADAS to conduct a review of the implementation of the Act by local authorities in England and...

09 September 2010

Emerging Farm Animal Diseases- Bleeding Calf Syndrome

There have been occasional historical reports of bleeding calf syndrome in the literature and a current rise in the number...

08 September 2010

What are the land use implications of biofuels?

ADAS authors have published a paper in the journal Global Change Biology Bioenergy. The referred paper investigates the implications of...

20 May 2010

Future Regulation of Veterinary Medicines in Europe

The manufacture, quality control, registration, distribution and packaging of veterinary medicines are controlled by a plethora of European Regulations and...

07 April 2010

Does Sheep Dipping have a Future?

Plunge dipping of sheep in water both to wash fleeces and as a way to control ectoparasites has been carried...

09 February 2010

New developments in veterinary vaccines

Infectious disease is still the most important veterinary problem in farm animal medicine. While there are vaccines available for many...

20 January 2010

Hydatid disease - reducing the risk

Hydatid disease is a serious parasitic zoonotic condition associated with sheep farming in the UK and many other parts of...

18 January 2010

Pointers for outdoor pigs

The practice of rearing pigs outside for part or all of their life has seen a dramatic increase over the...

15 January 2010

Animal Health & Welfare Workshops on Tail biting

ADAS, together with industry professionals and a Veterinary Animal Health Officer, are to hold 10 early evening workshops (7 pm...

2009

13 August 2009

Assessing the Environmental Impact of Veterinary Medicines

The use of all medicines, both veterinary and human carries the potential for risk of harm to the environment. Some...

25 June 2009

At risk from ticks?

Ticks represent a risk to humans, farm and pet animals and recent climatic changes have allowed a marked increase in...

03 June 2009

'Swine flu’ not a disease of pigs but of humans

A recent article on 'Swine Influenza and Factory Farming' produced by CIWF suggested a link to human health from farming...

14 May 2009

Swine flu demonstrates growing risk from zoonoses

Zoonoses are diseases that can spread from animals to man or indeed vice versa. They have been with us throughout...

06 April 2009

Venison: top for waist and taste

A collaborative research project led by ADAS has found that venison not only contains significantly less fat than other red...

02 April 2009

Food: Safety takes priority over price for EU regulators

A series of crises in the European Union (EU) in the latter part of the last century, including the BSE...

02 April 2009

Greenhouse gas emissions and the livestock industry: the importance of production efficiency

Economists and agricultural scientists tend to be optimistic in their assessment of the world's ability to support its rapidly growing...

02 April 2009

Resistance to Veterinary Medicines

The development of resistance is a major issue in both human and veterinary medicine. It impacts on the availability and...