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RSPCA tend to fox in family kitchen
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Chatter box The RSPB is calling on the public to help provide new homes for swifts, as figures show the birds' numbers have fallen to less than half what they were 20 years ago.

Swifts arrive in the UK late April-May and can spend up to three months in the country. The RSPB attributes the birds’ decline to modern buildings, which lack the nooks and crannies they need to build nests.

While some house builders have agreed to integrate swift homes into new buildings, the RSPB believes more can be done to help this incredible bird. 'Just, 1,000 additional new nest boxes could make a difference’, the charity said.  Chatter box

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Equine News
Calls to end export of non-stun meat
Calls to end export of non-stun meat

New figures released after campaign pressure
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BVA calls for comprehensive approach to welfare during transport
BVA calls for comprehensive approach to welfare during transport

Government urged to consider evidence base
Vets offered free certification training
Vets offered free certification training

APHA unveils plans in case of no deal Brexit
Study reveals link between vitamin D and heavier lambs
Study reveals link between vitamin D and heavier lambs

Researchers explore health outcomes in Scottish hill sheep
RSPCA and BVA issue call to end non-stun slaughter
RSPCA and BVA issue call to end non-stun slaughter

Million of animals slaughtered without pre-stunning between 2017-2018
Welsh vets offered training to provide EHCs after Brexit
Welsh vets offered training to provide EHCs after Brexit

Government allocates funding to prepare for EU exit with no deal
Neonatal calves at risk of lowered immunity, diet study suggests
Neonatal calves at risk of lowered immunity, diet study suggests

Small pilot study finds 13 per cent of calves in danger of FPT
EFSA issues update on African swine fever
EFSA issues update on African swine fever

Early detection ‘increases probability of eradication’
Gene-edited chickens could prevent avian influenza pandemic
Gene-edited chickens could prevent avian influenza pandemic

Poultry to act as a ‘buffer between wild birds and humans’
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Detection time for omeprazole reduced to 48 hours in racehorses

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that the detection time for omeprazole has been reduced from 72 hours to 48 hours. This is effective from 1 February 2019.

Omeprazole can be prescribed for the management of gastric ulcers in racehorses; however, studies have recently become available that show no direct effect of omeprazole on performance.

Tim Morris, the Authority’s Director of Equine Science and Welfare, commented: “Medication control in horse racing is essential to allow treatment for good welfare but also to ensure fair racing by medication withdrawal before racing. Trainers have asked for more information, especially on anti-ulcer medications, and we have used existing information to make a harmonised detection time for omeprazole available as soon as we could.”
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