BGS Webinar – Accessing AI Wednesday 1st May 2024 @ 7.30pm Topics to be covered are as follows: Types of AI ( laproscopic / cervical) Finding an inseminator Choosing straws and where to buy (including health status) Synchronising seasons The AI process Which nannies are suitable for AI Success rates Benefits of DIY AI The webinar […]
Sadly Anne Storrer passed away on the 4th March. She had been suffering from Dementia for many years and got a bad chest infection in the end. Anne was Chairwoman of the ANBS for several years and someone I really looked up to in that position. She always impressed me with her authority, knowledge and […]
It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Charlotte Dunnill of the Edgewood Herd after a long and courageous battle with illness. Charlotte was an avid supporter of shows across the South East and South West of England and never once complained or asked for help. She will be greatly […]
The office will be closed from Monday 18th December 2023 until the morning of Tuesday 2nd January 2024. All correspondence received during this period will be answered after this period. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy festive period.
Following routine surveillance, a further 2 cases of bluetongue in cattle have been identified on a farm near Cantley, Broadland, Norfolk. A 10km temporary control zone (TCZ) has been declared around the premises and both animals will be humanely culled to minimise the risk of onward transmission. Movement restrictions apply to cattle, sheep and other ruminants. This […]
Following active surveillance within the 10km temporary control zone (TCZ), a further four cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) have been identified in cattle on two additional farms. “It’s clear the surveillance is working,” says Dr Joseph Henry BVMS Cert SHP MRCVS, chair of the Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) bluetongue working group and president […]
On 17th October semen from 3 males, two British Toggenburg and one British Saanen, arrived in Brazil after it and the males involved had undergone rigorous checks and tests to fulfil the UK export and Brazilian import requirements for health, quality and genetic potential. The males involved derived from the Ashdene and Charnocks herds and […]
Existing users of Grassroots Online (formerly Pedeweb) will no doubt be aware of the recent upgrade to the system. While this was not without a few initial hitches and with a few things still to iron out, the upgraded system offers many benefits and enhancements when compared to the previous version. A number of committee […]
We have been alerted by one of the CAE testing laboratories that they have seen an increase in the incidence of CAE positive reactors on tests from BGS members. There have also been goats tested which have had an inconclusive result. Both testing laboratories have informed us that they have seen examples of herds that […]
British Goat Society Annual General Meeting & Extraordinary General Meeting To be held in the Joe Hallam Suite at Newark Showground, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 2NY On Saturday 15th April 2023 10.30am Arrival and Light Refreshments 11.00am BGS AGM Followed by the EGM 11.45am Affiliated Society Conference 12.30pm Lunch 1.30pm Speaker from the Milking Goat Association 2.30pm […]