LivestockCattle died before ticks and tick fever were found on a property near Taroom; producers want first-removed neighbours restricted again, and restricted properties in the tick-free zone have risen to 255.
AgrotechMeat & Livestock Australia says NLIS 2.0, the replacement for the national livestock identification database first due by June 2026, will go live in late 2027 after a review, with no cut in scope.
LivestockA Benton County herd is under quarantine after eight infected herds in neighbouring Yakima County since 8 October; Washington, Texas and Kansas are the only states with new dairy cases in the past 30 days.
LivestockWestern Cape animal health director Dr Noluvuyo Magadla says broken cold chains, stressed animals, forgotten boosters and missing records undo more vaccination programmes than faulty products.
LivestockNjombo Chabangu started Golden Roost Farm in Phalaborwa at 13 with a R10,575 loan from his father and now raises 400 broilers a cycle while studying in grade 8.
LivestockSouth African poultry farmers and an animal scientist describe the warning signs of sticktight fleas and mites, from itching birds and pale combs to fewer eggs, and the cleaning and quarantine that break the parasites' life cycle.
LivestockBetween 5% and 10% of the kudu at Addo Elephant National Park are lame, red hartebeest and eland show signs, and vets are watching the park's fenced buffalo herds closely.
LivestockH5N1 avian influenza was confirmed near Belford on 19 October, the second case in Great Britain this season, which has now lost its disease-free status; producers are urged to use funded biosecurity reviews.
LivestockWith fall migration under way, USDA Under Secretary Dudley Hoskins warned that wild birds spread highly pathogenic avian influenza along every US flyway and asked producers to limit visitors and keep stock away from wild birds.
CropsHalfway through a five-year, $54 million national programme, Australian grain researchers are building molecular and in-field tests for dozens of exotic and local pests and diseases, some designed to give an answer in under 48 hours.
LivestockThe Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has appointed London Economics to update its assessment of the economic damage an African swine fever outbreak would do to Great Britain's pig sector, drawing on Spain's recent experience.
LivestockSouth Africa's Nampo Alfa expo brought animals back under strict biosecurity and vaccination rules, drew about 5,000 visitors, and is planning an Africa Livestock Conference for 2027.
LivestockA Red Meat Industry Services adviser in South Africa sets out the everyday habits that keep cattle healthy: early disease detection, feeding and clean water, timed deworming and vaccination, quarantine and daily records.
