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There has been a confirmed sighting of the Asian hornet in the Tetbury area of Gloucestershire
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Farming Minister George Eustice announces new measures to tackle devastating disease
Farming Minister George Eustice announces simpler rules for livestock keepers to register land they use for animals.
Vets can now submit animal sample data and request laboratory tests online from wherever they are in the field.
APHA representatives will be at many livestock and horticulture industry shows in 2016.
On 11 May APHA and Defra issued an Official Journal of the European Union notice inviting tenders for a range of animal health and technical support services.
Simpler rules on livestock movements to be introduced in England from July, Farming Minister George Eustice announced today (26 April 2016).
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is offering private interferon gamma blood tests to diagnose TB under certain conditions.
Further measures to protect England from bovine TB are being introduced as part of the government’s comprehensive strategy which is on track to deliver TB-free status for over half of the country by 2019.
Farmers are being urged to monitor their stock carefully for bluetongue symptoms.
A London egg packer and wholesaler has been fined for extending ‘best before’ dates on eggs and breaching compliance notices issued by APHA egg marketing inspectors.
A group of volunteers from the Animal and Plant Health Agency have been awarded the Ebola medal for their work in Sierra Leone.
APHA joins over 90 organisations by signing the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research.
From Friday 18 December, it is a legal requirement to notify APHA of suspect and confirmed cases of PED in pigs in England.
The comprehensive strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England is delivering results with more than half the country on track to be officially free of the disease by the end of this Parliament, Environment Secretary Elizabeth …
Farming Minister George Eustice announces new cross-industry TB biosecurity campaign.
Funding from the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership, will pave the way to creating a cluster of excellence in animal health in Surrey.
APHA representatives will be at many livestock and horticulture industry shows in 2015.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency marks the 150th anniversary of UK state veterinary medicine.
From 30 September, farmers will have a single phone number to call for questions to the Rural Payments Agency or the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
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