AgrotechA Harper Adams engineering project found that machine-learning models fed with acoustic, water, environmental and management data spotted early signs of disease in nursery pigs better than any single sensor; it won the 2026 Nick Bird Award.
LivestockA working group recommends building on existing manifests and brand inspection, linked to the national system, rather than a new scheme, to cut disease and market risk.
LivestockNational Fallen Stock Company data show Devon up 310% and Somerset 228% in August, as BTV-3 is confirmed on 2,124 premises in Great Britain this season.
LivestockBritain's APHA has asked pig vets to watch for a new disease syndrome, tied to a novel parvovirus variant, found on farms in the Netherlands and on one breeding farm in Denmark.
