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Consultation launched for new registration rules for UK bird keepers

To help tackle avian influenza, the UK Government launched proposals in March requiring all poultry keepers to officially register their birds. The new rules would apply to all keepers, no matter how many birds they have,...

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‘Click’ chemistry may help treat dogs with bone cancer

In September 2022, researchers from California and Denmark were awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of 'click' chemistry. It’s a process where molecules snap together like LEGO, making them a potentially more efficient...

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The largest seasonal epidemic of Avian Influenza ever in Europe

Around 5,300 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus were reported in poultry, captive and wild birds in 36 European/EEA countries and the UK during the 2021-2022 epidemic season, according to EFSA’s latest overview of...

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Core strength can help improve the health of dogs and avoid knee injuries

Agility dogs lacking core strength from routine physical exercise are more susceptible to one of the most common canine knee injuries, a cranial cruciate ligament rupture, which is similar to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear...

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Antibiotic Sales and Usage Figures in the Livestock Sector Show Encouraging Progress

The latest VARSS and RUMA Targets Task Force 2 reports capture steady progress in stewarding responsible antibiotic sale and use across the UK livestock sector. The UK Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance and Sales Surveillance (VARSS) Report 2020 shows an...

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Use of Antibiotics in Animals is Decreasing

A report published in June 2021 by the EFSA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) states that the use of antibiotics has decreased and is now lower...

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UKs Veterinary Medicines Directorate updates guidance to GB manufacturers supplying the NI market

The 2021 Guidance update relates to manufacture and distribution of veterinary medicines and the rules of origin for veterinary medicines or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) between UK (GB) and EU (NI). The information is relevant to...

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EMA Regulatory Fees

From the first of November 2020 the pharmacovigilance fees payable to the European Medicines Agency by applicants and marketing authorisation holders increased by 1.7% and 1.6%. The increase is to reflect the inflation rate adjustments of...

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Environmental Impact of Parasiticides

Two expert groups (DEG and ERAWP) from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) are, as part of the Work Plan 2020, focussing on preparing reflection papers on antimicrobial resistance due to the presence...

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Regulatory Flexibility for Veterinary Medicines during COVID-19 Pandemic

The European Commission, EMA and the Coordination Group for Mutual Recognition and Decentralised Procedure (Veterinary) have issued guidance on adaptations to the regulatory framework to companies that develop, manufacture and distribute veterinary medicines in order to...

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Sep-2023

Biocides > News

ECHA proposal to restrict PFAS is under consultation

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals that are commonly used in many industries including cookware, personal care, textiles and plant protection products. PFAS...

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Aug-2023

Crop Protection > News

Genetic Toxicology: Ensuring Safe and Sustainable Agrochemicals

The European Union's Plant Protection Regulation 1107/2009 requires a comprehensive evaluation of the genotoxic potential of the active substances contained within key products used by...

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