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This week from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian's livestock specialist Katie Fallon

UK beef and dairy farmers are encouraged to stay vigilant against signs of lumpy skin disease, with cases confirmed in France and Italy

Organisers have changed the route of stage 19 of the Tour de France because of a herd of diseased cattle on the Col des Saisies

Avian Influenza Vaccination Taskforce's long-awaited findings reveal ‘significant uncertainties’ remain around wholesale vaccination

Public Health Wales advises farmers running public lamb-feeding events to avoid offering close contact with animals, such as holding, cuddling and kissing lambs to prevent cryptosporidium

Comprehensive review identifies four key management strategies for the fungal pathogen which can infect major UK cereals

Orkney and Shetland Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael has urged farmers to protect livestock following new Scottish movement rules

The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway has been expanded for multiple flocks and herds, in a move aiming to reduce disease and boost farm profitability

Rural Affairs head Huw Irranca-Davies says he cannot in 'all conscience invite' the disease into the country following Defra's England-wide zone change

National Audit Office study accuses Government of failing to plan despite greater disease risk