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Animal Health - General Aspects

 

Current Topics

December 2007

Thursday 20th December 2007

 

Defra orders 22.2million doses of Bluetongue serotpe 8 vaccine for England: for farmers to buy if they want to. What kind of health policy is that?
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

 

November 2007

Friday 23rd November 2007

 

It seems one can only despair over the UK's Bluetongue vaccination programme
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

Wednesday 7th November 2007

  Map showing proposals for Zones for Intra-Community Livestock Trade - New Commission decision for 6th November 2007
 

Saturday 3rd November 2007

 

Control of Bluetongue in livestock: the lack of planning and delay in decision making is alarming
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

Friday 2nd November 2007

 

Bluetongue serotype 8 vaccination policy for England and Wales
Ruth Watkins: Hill Sheep Farmer, Wales: Formerly Consultant Virologist, St Mary's Hospital, London

 
 

DEFRA press release concerning tendering for Bluetongue v8 vaccine makes incredulous reading
James Irvine: Teviot Scientfic, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

Thursday 1st November 2007

 

Vaccination against Bluetongue serotype 8: a proposal for discussion
Dr Ruth Watkins: Hill Sheep Farmer, Wales. Formerly Consultant Virologist, St Mary's Hospital, London.

 

September 2007

Wednesday 26th September 2007

 

Avian Influenza: an assessment of the threat to Scotland. Royal Society of Edinburgh publishes a flawed report
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

Monday 24th September 2007

 

"A control zone will not be put in place after just one animal is found to have BT8: we have to wait to see if other animals are infected." Defra
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

Sunday 23 September 2007

 

How BT8 may have got into the UK. The stupidity of it beggars belief
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 
 

The first case ever of Bluetongue in the UK
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

April 2007

Thursday 12th April 2007

 

The Bluetongue virus threat to UK livestock this summer
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

July 2006

Wednesday 19th July 2006

 

Basic mistakes in the control of FMD UK2001 that must not be repeated
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Edinburgh and Perthshire, Scotland

 

June 2006

Friday 30th June 2006

 

Linklater's Scotland: BSE and the great scare of nvCJD
Magnus Linklater: Columnist, Scotland on Sunday

 

April 2006

Tuesday 18th April 2006

 

Debbie Reynolds, UK Chief Vet, places surprising report to OIE on H5N1 episode
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Edinburgh & Perthshire

 

Monday 17th April 2006

 

Bird flu' anger as dead swan is left to rot by officials
Jo Rostron: Columnist, Yorkshire Evening Post

 

Saturday 15th April 2006

 

Serious concerns about how DEFRA organised the collection of samples for Avian Flu testing
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Edinburgh & Perthshire

 

Wednesday 12th April 2006

 

Further comments on diagnositc testing for Avian Flu and other diseases of livestock
Roger Breeze: CEO Centaur Science Group, Washington DC, USA

 
 

Defra is a dead swan. Discuss.
Magnus Linklater: Columnist, The Times

 

Friday 7th April 2006

 

The management of Avian Flu H5N1: If not us, who? If not now, when?
Letter to Land-Care

Dr Roger Breeze: former Head of Plum Island, US Department of Agriculture

 

Thursday 6th April 2006

 

So Avian Influenza H5 has arriv ed in GB. But how is it being handled?
James Irvine, Teviot Scientific, Edinburgh and Perthshire

 

March 2006

Tuesday 28th March 2006

 

Putting the contingency plan into operation - but with the same mistakes, yet again.
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Edinburgh & Cultybraggan Farm, Perthshire

 

Saturday 17th March 2006

 

European confusion over Avian Flu control measures
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Edinburgh & Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

Thursday 9th March 2006

 

Avian flu
Dr Ruth Watkins: farmer and retired clinical virologist

 

Friday 3rd March 2006

 

Seeking clarification from DEFRA about their H5N1 vaccination policy: copy of email sent to Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer
James Irvine, Editor, www.land-care.org.uk

 
 

H5N1 can kill cats, be they big or small.
Editorial

 

Wednesday 1st March 2006

 

DEFRA orders 2.3 million doses of Avian flu vaccine from Intervet, primarily for zoos.
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Edinburgh & Perthshire

 

February 2006

Sunday 26th February 2006

 

So what is the score with avian flu vaccines?
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Edinburgh & Perthshire

 

Friday 24th February 2006

 

Update on Avian flu: 24th February 2006.
Editorial

 

Thursday 23rd February 2006

 

Avian flu five years on from FMD UK2001: have we learnt anything?
James Irvine: Teviot Scientific, Perthshire & Edinburgh

 

Wednesday 22nd February 2006

 

A solution any birdbrain should see: as avian flu can spread unpredictably, vaccination is the humane and intelligent option.
Magnus Linklater: Columnist, The Times

 
Tuesday 21st February 2006

Cattle farmers in England at end of their tether with DEFRA over TB control.
James Irvine:Teviot Scientific, Perthshire and Edinburgh

 

Tuesday 7th February 2006

 

Five years on from FMD UK 2001 and still inadequate recognition of tests for early diagnosis
Editorial

 

December 2005

Tuesday 27th December 2005

 

BVA response to DEFRA's measures to control bovine TB
Editorial

 

July 2005

Monday 4th July 2005

 

Draft Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Bill: response to SEERAD consultation document
James Irvine, Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

January 2005

Wednesday 19th January

 

Proposal for a new organic status for hill farmers and conservation farmers: Organic "B" introduction and problems with the organic rules
Ruth Watkins, Welsh Hill Farmer and former Consultant Virologist.

December 2004

Thursday 2nd December

 

Policy and science of FMD control
Mary Marshall and Paul Roger, Animal Health Resources Ltd

October 2004

Friday 14th October

 

BVA Congress 2004: address by President Tim Greet
Article

Tuesday 12th October

 

SVS says that the recent TB situation in Perthshire cattle is "nothing unusual"
James Irvine, Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

Monday 11th October

 

DEFRA statistcs for TB in cattle: January - August 2004

Sunday 10th October

 

Alleged outbreak of TB in cattle in Perthshire
James Irvine, Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

July 2004

Thursday 8th July

 

Moredun Report 2003: so this is what the director thinks about the future of Scottish farming
James Irvine, Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

 

June 2004

Saturday 26 June

 

Animal health and welfare strategy for GB: a critique
Dr James Irvine, Teviot Scientific, Cultybraggan Farm, Comrie, Perthshire

April 2004

Monday 19 April

 

Scottish Executive pulls plug on Crofters Commission grants for bulls and rams
Dr James Irvine, Teviot Scientific at Cultybraggan Farm, Perthshire

 

December 2003

Monday 8 December

 

Lack of progress on farm livesto
ck identification and trackingJames Irvin
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September 2003

Friday 19 September

  Kelso Ram Sale: What to buy?
James Irvine

 

June 2003

Friday 13 June

 

Veterinary Services to the Cattle and Sheep Sectors
SAC Workshop 2nd June 2003, Norton House, Ingliston
James Irvine

 

February 2003

Friday 14 February

  Control of Sheep Scab:
Open letter to Chief Executive Quality Meat Scotland (14/02/03)

 

January 2003

Tuesday 21 January

  Cattle Health Schemes

 

December 2002

Tuesday 31 December

  Compassion for Health of Farm Animals 2003
Dr Ruth Watkins

Monday 23 December

  “Organic Farmers will have to get real” says Professor McKellar