Livestock

Caring for Livestock in Extreme Weather

The UK farming community is experienced in handling challenging weather, but recent years have brought an increase in extreme conditions, particularly flooding. If you keep animals, you have a duty of care to protect their welfare during severe weather events, which includes having a contingency plan in place to ensure their safety. Flooding If you […]

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Sheep & Goat Keepers Annual Inventory

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All sheep and goat keepers in England and Wales are required to record the number of sheep and goats on their holding(s) on the 1st of December every year. This must be completed and returned by the 31st of December. England You will receive a letter or email from Defra at the end of November

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Handling Livestock Safely

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Incidents involving livestock are one of the most common causes of both fatal and non-fatal injury in the farm workplace. Animals can be unpredictable and handling livestock always involves an element of risk. These risks increase if animals are not handled regularly, for example, livestock from hills or moorland and sucklers or newly calved cows.

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