AHW ARCHIVE
2012
04 April 2012
ADAS invite you to the first Welsh Government sponsored meetings for goat keepers designed to provide practical and technical advice...
20 March 2012
ADAS is delivering a workshop on the management and welfare of seasonal turkeys as part of the Livestock Health South...
19 March 2012
Dr Ben Maddison gives an overview of recent TSE research undertaken by ADAS's Biotechnology Group.
09 March 2012
ADAS provided a forward thinking and detailed insight into the UK livestock sector for Burges Salmon, one of the UK’s...
08 March 2012
We invite you to the third in a series of four workshops aimed at small scale pig keepers which are...
07 March 2012
For many years the small scale pig keeper has not necessarily been able to access training and tap into the...
07 March 2012
A series of ADAS-hosted goat keeping workshops has recently been completed and have proved to be a great success attracting...
14 February 2012
Dr David Burden gives an overview of the occurrence of Lungworm, its lifecycle and those factors that can give rise...
20 January 2012
ADAS invites you to a FREE sheep workshop aimed at optimising health and improving management of ewes on commercial farms....
2011
14 December 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, Senior Consultant John Newton from the ADAS Sustainable Livestock Group finds time to reflect...
09 December 2011
Peter Watson describes Johnes Disease and explains how it is becoming increasingly prevalent in the UK and the approaches that...
05 October 2011
ADAS is working with Duchy College, Bristol University and Eblex to improve the sustainability of beef and sheep production in...
30 September 2011
ADAS is supporting the Pedigree Welsh Pig Society (PWPS) in their quest to increase the sustainability of the Welsh pig...
22 August 2011
Andrew Walker, Head of Animal Health and Welfare, looks at the importance of water availability for livestock businesses.
19 August 2011
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) is one of the most common infectious agents found in British cattle herds. It is...
14 July 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
Peter Watson explains how Rinderpest, also known as cattle plague has become the first animal disease to be eradicated by...
16 June 2011
ADAS has been helping inspectors from the Animal Health Agency in Great Britain to develop an effective and consistent approach...
19 May 2011
ADAS has completed a series of projects assessing the impacts of changing availability of pesticides. These reports cover all key...
11 April 2011
Cereal straw is typically the bedding material of choice for the majority of farms, however, its availability and cost is...
05 April 2011
Andrew Walker, Head of Animal Health and Welfare, discusses how livestock production is key for efficient food production.
10 March 2011
ADAS has extensive experience with policy advice and evaluation at a UK level, but a recent project has brought us...
16 February 2011
ADAS scientists and their university colleagues have found that survival of scrapie prion pathogens in the environment may be a...
17 January 2011
Choosing suitable sites for outdoor pigs is a tricky business. ADAS consultant David Moorhouse explores some of the considerations for...
10 January 2011
ADAS is starting a new project in Derbyshire to help improve the sustainability of upland beef and sheep farming in...
2010
29 November 2010
New Regulations to implement the EU Broiler Directive came into force on 5 November in Scotland, on 10 November in...
16 November 2010
The poultry industry seems to be going through a period of time where EU Directives have required both the meat...
10 November 2010
In this article, ADAS senior consultant John Newton highlights the risks faced and reminds water companies that as employers, they...
09 September 2010
Defra has commissioned ADAS to conduct a review of the implementation of the Act by local authorities in England and...
09 September 2010
There have been occasional historical reports of bleeding calf syndrome in the literature and a current rise in the number...
08 September 2010
ADAS authors have published a paper in the journal Global Change Biology Bioenergy. The referred paper investigates the implications of...
20 May 2010
The manufacture, quality control, registration, distribution and packaging of veterinary medicines are controlled by a plethora of European Regulations and...
07 April 2010
Plunge dipping of sheep in water both to wash fleeces and as a way to control ectoparasites has been carried...
09 February 2010
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 is a serious parasitic zoonotic condition associated with sheep farming in the UK and many other parts of...
18 January 2010
The practice of rearing pigs outside for part or all of their life has seen a dramatic increase over the...
15 January 2010
ADAS, together with industry professionals and a Veterinary Animal Health Officer, are to hold 10 early evening workshops (7 pm...
2009
13 August 2009
The use of all medicines, both veterinary and human carries the potential for risk of harm to the environment. Some...
25 June 2009
Ticks represent a risk to humans, farm and pet animals and recent climatic changes have allowed a marked increase in...
03 June 2009
A recent article on 'Swine Influenza and Factory Farming' produced by CIWF suggested a link to human health from farming...
14 May 2009
Zoonoses are diseases that can spread from animals to man or indeed vice versa. They have been with us throughout...
06 April 2009
A collaborative research project led by ADAS has found that venison not only contains significantly less fat than other red...
02 April 2009
A series of crises in the European Union (EU) in the latter part of the last century, including the BSE...
02 April 2009
Economists and agricultural scientists tend to be optimistic in their assessment of the world's ability to support its rapidly growing...
02 April 2009
The development of resistance is a major issue in both human and veterinary medicine. It impacts on the availability and...