51AV视频

Letters: "Strong biosecurity must be the norm, not just a reaction to crises"

Nigel Bennet, livestock area manager, Northern Europe, Roam Technology, reflects on the growing risk to UK agriculture due to inadequate biosecurity, weak border controls and a shrinking veterinary workforce

clock 鈥� 2 min read
Letters: "Strong biosecurity must be the norm, not just a reaction to crises"

The growing risk to UK agriculture due to inadequate biosecurity, weak border controls and a shrinking veterinary workforce, as highlighted at last week's (March 4) Efra Committee meeting, is deeply concerning....

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358
Join Now

听

More on Livestock

British Cattle Breeders Club Conference: Breeding for feed efficiency
Livestock

British Cattle Breeders Club Conference: Breeding for feed efficiency

JOHN Elliot, who runs the Rawburn pedigree Aberdeen-Angus herd, along with his family, in the Scottish Borders, explained how the main aim of their business was to breed fuel-efficient profitable cattle

Angela Calvert
clock 01 February 2026 鈥� 2 min read
Genomic testing introduced for cross-bred dairy herds
Livestock

Genomic testing introduced for cross-bred dairy herds

NMR has introduced a genomic testing service for cross-bred herds as part of its GeneEze service

Farmers Guardian
clock 31 January 2026 鈥� 1 min read
British Cattle Breeders Club Conference: Closing the data loop in auction marts
Livestock

British Cattle Breeders Club Conference: Closing the data loop in auction marts

Scott Donaldson, group director of H&H based in Carlisle, raised the question of who benefits from the data collected in the performance recording and pedigree information of cattle

Angela Calvert
clock 31 January 2026 鈥� 2 min read