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Arla to increase its milk price for April
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Arla will increase the price it pays its UK members to 25.8ppl.

News should act as a 'wake up call' to other processors - NFU

Dairy company Arla has announced it will raise its milk price for April, making it the first major milk buyer in the UK to increase its price for many months.

National Farmers Union (NFU) said the news should act as a "wake up call" for other processors.

Milk prices have fallen rapidly over the past six months, with devastating consequences for many farmers, some of whom have even been forced to leave the industry.

Arla will increase the price it pays to its UK members by 0.83 pence per litre (ppl) from 30 March. This will take the company's standard litre price to 25.8ppl.

Commenting on the increase, Ash Amirahmadi, Arla's head of UK milk and member services, said: “The markets have shown an upward trend recently, in particular due to a reduction in milk production in parts of Europe and New Zealand."

In response, NFU's dairy board chairman Rob Harrison, said: "At last we have seen a UK milk price follow the upward motions of market indicators over recent weeks. Farmers have been seeing rising wholesale prices almost across the board with no sign yet of this feeding back to milk cheques, but we must see income returning to the farm gate quickly in order to save the industry from further devastation."

Mr Harrison said it is now more essential than ever that trust is rebuilt between processors, farmers and retailers.

Processors "cannot hold on to increasing returns at a time when farmers are suffering monumental losses of income, we must see returns to the farm gate immediately," he added.

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.