Bill Mellor

New support to tackle endemic diseases in cattle and sheep nfuonline.com/updates-and-in…

It's usually the one you don't expect.

@RichardHRBenyon @BenGoldsmith Your farmer baiting must stop. You have no perception of the difficulties the farming community, particularly in challenging rural areas, is trying to deal with You're destroying trust in DEFRA,and increasing the polarity between farmers and conservationists.

Ever wondered what BVD looks like when a PI gets into a naive milking herd? This is what we're left with 9 months later. Every positive here is a brand new PI calf. A heifer cohort decimated. Biosecurity isn't just for herd health plans. #teamdairy

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94% OF BULL BUYERS CONFIRM THEY WILL PURCHASE FURTHER SIMMENTAL BULLS • 36% of buyers changed to #Simmental from a different breed of bull in previous five years britishsimmental.co.uk/94-of-bull-buy…

Really important from @JeremyClarkson

The CIS laboratory tests for the BVD virus using ELISA technology. Testing Options: • Individual milk antibody ELISA • Individual cow blood antigen ELISA • Individual ear notch tissue ELISA • Bulk milk antibody ELISA ow.ly/Xlkc50Ls2fr

Complete disgrace that in peak season after a bumper crop there was not a single pack of British apples on the shelves in Canterbury @asda. @NFUSouthEast .

@adambedders The man that never made a mistake never made anything. The man that made many didn't make much either.🤔

Got a little talk to give at a graduation ceremony coming up. What one life tip or pearl of positive wisdom would you give to the agriculture students of today as they set off into the world?

@tom_dracup @NFUtweets Good luck for the next chapter, you have been good to work with making progress on reducing bTB .

An absolute privilege to have been a part of team @NFUtweets over the last 6 and a half years. A huge thanks to all that I’ve worked with along the way. Looking forwards to the next chapter!

After years of collecting and importing top tier Genetics into the Country, I think it can now safely be said that Botswana can be counted amongst the world's top genetics producers. This here Tholo Holdings bull on Auction tomorrow is just but one example of what BW is producing

Remeber to BVD test any calves attending the ABAB Calf Show They either need to reside in a herd accredited free of BVD by a CHECS approved cattle health scheme or, have been tested individually on a blood or tissue sample for evidence of the BVD virus, with a negative result.

NFU Members | A message to livestock farmers from NFU livestock board vice chair David Barton. Understanding your intentions can help us better inform decisions about the British livestock sector. You can access the survey through ow.ly/Lb5r50KBgSj or NFU Online.

@DefraGovUK Great to see the fund announced but why is it a postcode lottery? Nothing for farmers or rural communities in Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington and majority of Lancashire LA areas. How is this fair @JanetHughes @DefraGovUK @NFUtweets

All animals attending UK Dairy Day must be BVD Free. Check you have the relavant paper work for all cattle entered and contact CIS if you need any last minute testing done.

All animals attending UK Dairy Day must be BVD Free. They must either reside in a herd accredited free of BVD or, be tested individually on a blood, milk, or tissue sample for evidence of the BVD virus, with a negative result. Contact CIS if you need any testing done

@ACQuinney @ChiefVetUK @VictoriaPrentis We have just had a first short interval test in LRA. Skins and gamma bloods done at same time.

I do find it extraordinary that we cannot blood test and skin test for tb at the same time, the on farm cost is huge along with the stress on the cattle @ChiefVetUK @VictoriaPrentis